You’ll end up with a desiccant dehumidifier if you buy the first or cheapest one you see. Although excellent at reducing air moisture, the negatives of desiccant dehumidifiers outweigh the positives.

Take a look at the pros and cons below to identify if desiccant dehumidifiers are indeed a waste of your money.

Pros of Desiccant Dehumidifiers

They Reduce Air Moisture

There’s only one pro of desiccant dehumidifiers - they remove moisture from the air. They’re very good at this, too good for domestic properties. They remove 3x more moisture than is necessary for British homes. Excessive dryness can introduce bacteria, so it’s not much of a pro after all!

Cons of Desiccant Dehumidifiers

They Cost a Lot

Because desiccant dehumidifiers remove such a large amount of moisture from the air, they use a lot of energy. This quickly has an impact on your energy bills. Compared to good compressor dehumidifiers, desiccant dehumidifiers use 2x the energy but extract the same amount of moisture.

Desiccant Dehumidifiers Waste Energy

This extra energy used to remove more moisture is wasted. Your bills will be higher, and your carbon footprint will increase, which isn’t just costly for you, but for the planet too.

They’re Made for Industrial Sites

Desiccant dehumidifiers are made for large industrial sites. These sites are more extensive than domestic homes, so they have more moisture to extract. Desiccant dehumidifiers are made to work in locations that drop below 3°C - they’re not well-suited to home use.

They Aren’t as Good as Compressor Dehumidifiers

Compressor dehumidifiers are more popular, and there’s a good reason for that. They are much cheaper to run and remove the right amount of moisture from the air. If you buy a dehumidifier with Smart Control from Ebac, it’ll even switch itself off when air moisture falls below a certain level!