Customer Reviews

Danby DDR3009EE 30 Pint Dehumidifier

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We got this dehumidifier for our 1400 square foot basement, and put it in the unfinished section which is about 650 sq ft. We leave the door open going into the finished area so that it can hopefully remove some of the moisture in there as well, although they say that it can't really work through walls or door opening. You sort of need one per room. This dehumidifier collects so much water that we can hardly keep up with emptying it out. within hours of turning it on you could feel the difference in the air, and the container was full. There is also a direct drain option if you would rather let the water drain outside instead of in the container, and then you don't have to worry about emptying it. It doesn't overflow because there is a safety feature to shut it off when the water gets to a certain level. We love our Danby!

We bought model DDR3008EE in 6/08. It worked well at first, but in Fall 2008 ate a lot of power, and its anti-icing function appeared to stop working. We didn't use it over the winter. We turned it on in 7/09 and found its coils would not cool. Other than the fan blowing air, it was totally non-functional. A local shop confirmed that the coolant had leaked out. It took many calls to Danby just to finally get a human being instead of a machine. The man told me Danby couldn't help us as the 1 year warranty had run out. We paid $242 for this piece of junk. We won't ever buy a Danby product again.