Soleus Air DP1-30-03 Portable Dehumidifier With Humidistat White

Pros: I feel like I should defend this unit from the other review. I have had one for nearly two years and it has change our lives. It works great. It is like a sponge and there is a lot of satisfaction when we dump the holding tank full of water that was sucked from the air. I don't know if the moisture guage is accurate. It doesn't matter to me. When the tank fills we dump it and my condo feels much more comfortable. Sometimes we will run it for a second cycle during particularly damp periods. This is one of the best purchases I have ever made. I wish I had realized sooner. I had mold problems in the winter months and they are now gone!

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: The other reviewer may have bought the inappropriate capacity dehumidifier for their application. I live in a modest size three bedroom condo and it is perfect for my needs. I do not run it on automatic anyway. We start it when we are not home or late at night so it doesn't bother us. When the tank fills it shuts itself off.

Pros: Nice size, great looks!

Cons: Runs all the time because humidistat detects humidity badly. Collection tank way too small.

Other Thoughts: We researched many dehumidifiers and bought this one. Stupidly, we bought it from Newegg which won't accept a return like other online stores would. THis unit is nice looking, and seemed to meet our needs. There are two main problems:

1. The humidistat does not detect the humidity correctly, the machine things it is 50% humidity at all times, even when our tried-and-true meter says 20%. The result is that this unit runs constantly.

2. The collection bucket is way too small. We have to empty it twice a day. This may not be as big of a problem except for #1.

We have not contacted Soleus yet, because it will cost us $40 to ship it back to them for a replacement unit.

Would not buy again.