Good evening.
The purchase and delivery of the dehumidifier was made yesterday and my first impressions - observations are as follows:
1) The dehumidifier seems to have good quality plastic materials at first glance.
2) The manual is more confusing in understanding its operation rather than helping the buyer.
3) Its operating menu is relatively simple (which is very good) and provides the following 2 basic options:
-> a) Room dehumidification with manual selection of humidity level and automatic control by the machine, and
-> b) Clothes drying.
4) The noise level produced by the fan, not the compressor (very important), is higher than the noise level of a new technology air conditioner.
5) It probably does everything it promises (at least in my 75 sqm apartment, with relatively good insulation and initial humidity indication of 70%), and its effectiveness was immediately noticeable (fogging of windows, condensation in blind spots, etc., disappeared within a short time).
6) The tank is sufficient for the conditions prevailing in my house. On its first day of operation, with continuous dehumidification for 16 hours (3pm-7am), it collected about 5 liters of water and reduced the humidity below 50%.
7) The filter covers the entire air intake surface (unlike some other companies that only cover a part of it).
8) Power consumption as well as the actual humidity and temperature of the house cannot be evaluated at the moment due to the lack of corresponding tools.
9) The feeling of the room temperature has clearly improved and all family members noticed it immediately. Certainly, the thermostat of the energy source you have for heating can be lowered by 1-2 degrees and in collaboration with the dehumidifier, it can provide the same or better results than before.
10) Under no circumstances can I believe the air extraction capacity mentioned by the company in the specifications,
340m3/60 minutes = 5.67m3/minute (it is difficult to believe).
11) Those of you who visit the company's website will see that there are the following two models:
-> a) Puredry Sofia PD2419 Design Low Energy 2019
-> b) Puredry Sophia PD2419 Design Low Energy 2022.
https://puredryhellas.com/?s=2419
After the holiday, I realized that I couldn't initially understand their differences and which model I finally purchased, so I first contacted the store that supplied it to ask about the differences, and then I contacted the company to tell me through the registration details for the warranty (S/N) which of the two models I bought.
The supplying store (after a long wait) informed me that essentially (b) is the evolution of (a), meaning a new model, while the distribution company through the service department told me that what I have is (b) without any difference from (a)...
So, going back to the information posted on the company's website, I found that the Puredry Sophia PD2419 Design Low Energy 2022 is indeed the evolution of the Puredry Sofia PD2419 Design Low Energy 2019, at least based on what is mentioned and shown in the images.
The differences between them are the following four:
-> a) The new model has a bright humidity level indicator (red, green, and blue LED) which the previous one does not have (as stated by the company).
-> b) The new model, apart from the company logo on the front of the device, also has the PureDry logo stamped just above it (as shown in the images).
-> c) The new model features a 5th generation compressor, without this or something similar being mentioned for the previous model.
-> d) The new model has enhanced insulation inside the device to limit noise from the compressor.
12) Based on the above, it is highly likely that I have purchased the new model without feeling 100% certain (after the company's response) about whether there is indeed a substantial difference between the two.
P.S. After using it for a period of time, I will come back with newer and more substantial details.
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24/11/23 --- Here I am again after 2 years of use!
The dehumidifier does everything it promises.
The power consumption is really low.
The quality of the plastics is really good.
The room temperature sensation is completely different from the pre-dehumidifier era (BIG DIFFERENCE).
Flaw --- Only what some users mention about the sound resembling a "hard disk". If I hadn't read about it, I might not have paid any attention to it.
It truly deserves every penny of its €220 purchase price!