- Tidily structured 1-quart dehumidifier for small spaces
- Removes .803 pints/day at 86 degrees F and 80 percent relative humidity
- Automatically switches off when water tank is full
- No compressor for quiet operation
- 11-3/4 by 6-1/2 by 6 inches
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Amazon.com Review
The 65-watt WindChaser mini dehumidifier takes unpleasant moisture and must out of the air in small spaces like bathrooms, laundry rooms, and storage closets. Specially designed for tight quarters, the unit comes with a diminutive construction and a whisper-quiet compressor-free motor so that you may not even notice it working away. In conditions of 86 degrees F and 80 percent relative humidity, the dehumidifier removes .803 pints per day, storing the collected moisture in an easily removed transparent bottom tank. Even though it's tidily constructed, the tank holds 2.11 pints at a time, so you don't have to empty it every day.
Operation of the dehumidifier is markedly simple--just push the rocker switch to "on" and walk away. The unit automatically turns off when the tank is full and illuminates a "full" signal light. Helpful structural details include an inset carrying handle, protective rubber feet, and an upward dry-air outlet. WindChaser also includes a one-year warranty. --Emily Bedard
From the Manufacturer
Features:
- Easy to use controls
- Removes up to 380-ml of water per day
- No compressor – uses thermo-electric Peltier module
- 90-mm high speed brushless long life DC motor with turbo blades
- Stylish compact design
- Ideal for home or office
- AC adaptor included
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but smaller than you think,
By A Customer
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This review is from: WindChaser Mini Dehumidifier (Kitchen)
The Windchaser Mini is good for small, relatively enclosed spaces. Just keep in mind that the picture is a little deceiving; it's about 1/5th the size of a regular dehumidifier. If you have just a small room with a mosture problem and don't want to spend $200 for a regular dehumidifier this is definitely what you want. The only down side is the small tank which has to be checked reasonably frequently depending on the level of humidity.
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a solid performer for little money,
By A Customer
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This review is from: WindChaser Mini Dehumidifier (Kitchen)
I cannot speak to the product's longevity as I have only been using it for about a week. I can speak to its effectiveness, however: This thing works much better than I expected it to. Though the description and product manual refer to small spaces such as bathrooms and closets, this thing really is powerful enough to use in a smallish apartment, taking it from room to room. (It is very light and portable.) I have been struggling with moisture problems (condensation on the insides of my windows) for quite some time. This mini-dehumidifer dries out my living room such that the moisture on my windows is gone within a couple of hours. If I leave the unit on, the moisture doesn't even form in the first place.
My previous solution was to run my forced air heater to the point that my apartment was very, very warm. Not only was that uncomfortable but it was also expensive in terms of electricity costs. This little dehumidifier uses very little power so it shouldn't create too much of a spike in my energy bill. As to the "quiet operation," I suppose if one lives in a rural area with low ambient noise, one might find the white noise put out by this unit a little disappointing. To put it in perspective, however, just imagine the amount of noise put out by a SMALL fan. That's how much noise this thing makes. It is really very unobtrusive. As to someone else's unit only running for four months, I hope I have better luck than that. If I encounter what I deem to be an early product failure, I will report back here. I will say that the manufacturer's warranty is pretty much a joke: They want the consumer to pay $15 for return shipping. This means that after paying to ship the product to the manufacturer and paying this service fee for its return, the consumer has spent over 1/3 what it would cost for a new unit from Amazon. What's worse is that the warranty states that it does not cover a malfunction due to normal use. I've never heard of such a thing in a warranty. I'm not even sure what WindChaser would repair under warranty if they refuse to repair or replace an item that breaks under normal use. Addendum submitted on 3/12/05: I was thinking about getting another one of these so I was checking out the reviews. I'm surprised that so many people have purchased this product and had it fail so quickly. I've had mine for over one year now and it still works. Perhaps part of the problem is the intensity of use. I do NOT run my unit 24/7. There are many days that I do not turn it on at all because I don't need to. I would guess that the longest I've ever run the thing continuously is about 48 hours. I'm guessing that this product simply fails early if it is used continuously (ie, it probably isn't built to withstand that sort of duty cycle). The only problem I've noted with mine so far is that the fan is sometimes noisier when I first turn it on, but the sound returns to normal within less than a minute when that happens.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Item! I know why a few others have died also!,
By GlockShot (Gulf Shores, AL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: WindChaser Mini Dehumidifier (Kitchen)
I bought this to go in a small block room in the back of my house. It's airtight to make it fireproof and I was having a lot of problems with moisture from the concrete in the blocks that is still curing. The house was only about 4 months old. I bought the WindChaser and that thing really works. For the first week or so, I had to empty it every day. After that, the room started to dry out so I only have to empty it about every 3 or 4 days or so. About 2 months after I started running it, I noticed that it sounded a little funny so I turned it off. After about an hour, I turned it back on and the fan wouldn't run. I opened it to see what might be the problem since, it is a pretty simple design and there isn't much to go wrong. The fan is a standard 3 or 4" brushless 12v dc, very similar to what is probably circulating air into most computer cases. The lubricant on the bearings had dried out causing the motor to stop. I suppose from the moisture or heat?? Anyway, I pulled the bearing cover off (just a small piece of rubber that snaps over it), and a couple of 3 in 1 oil did the trick. I think it actually works better now! Compared to the cost of the larger one's,the space savings, and the noise of the large one's, having to oil the motor once was a small price to pay. This thing really is a great item. Not quite as quiet as they advertise, but nothing you wouldn't get use to in an hour or two. About like most small air purifiers.
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