I found this made it really difficult to carry the weighty appliance up and down stairs. It’s not too bad just transporting it from room to room, but between floors, it’s awkward. This isn’t a small dehumidifier by any means, and as well as weighing 13kg, it’s tall. So if you’re trying to carry it up and down stairs you have to lift it quite high to avoid tripping. I think a handle works so much better in these situations. The table below summarises this year's results. Brands are ranked by their customer score, which reveals how satisfied owners are with their dehumidifier and how likely they are to recommend it, plus how each brand's dehumidifier scores on average in our independent lab tests.

We've pulled together our fault data, customer insight and average performance in our independent dehumidifier tests to give you an in-depth look at each brand. It's also important not to confuse the extraction rate with a dehumidifiers water tank capacity. As both are generally measured in litres or millilitres this can sometimes cause confusion.Large Water Tank: Features a large 2-litre water tank and a hose for continuous drainage, allowing you to run the dehumidifier for long periods of time without emptying the tank. This dehumidifier is designed for managing fairly low moisture levels in small rooms up to 15m² or 2200 cubic feet, so it isn't going to cope with major damp issues or be able to control humidity within an entire house like larger capacity dehumidifiers. That said, the ProBreeze 1500ml Mini dehumidifier still impressed us during testing, and as long as you don't expect too much of it, this mini dehumidifier has a lot of plus points, not least its affordability. To help with this, the Pro Breeze 12L Low Energy Dehumidifier benefits from 'storage' mode. To activate, just press and hold the sleep mode button for three seconds. This will cause the dehumidifier to stop collecting water and run the fan on high speed for around 30 minutes, followed by another 20 minutes at low speed. This process dries the dehumidifier out so you can safely store it away. That said, if you find the Pro Breeze 12L Low Energy Dehumidifier on offer, and are willing to accept its flaws in exchange for its lower price point, this can be a great value buy that does the job and will make a big improvement to general damp issues. The Pro Breeze 20L Premium Dehumidifier with Special Laundry Mode has a generous 5.5L water tank, so keeping on top of emptying it isn't too much of a chore.

In practice, the Pro Breeze 12L Low Energy dehumidifier uses an average of 220W to operate. This is far less than the 440W the Pro Breeze 20L Premium Dehumidifier with Special Laundry Modeuses, but still far higher than the comparable MeacoDry Arete One 12L Dehumidifier which uses on average just 151W. If you're looking for the best dehumidifier for the bedroom, then, in our opinion, it's all about finding a dehumidifier with low noise volume, and the Silentnight 39899 600ml Dehumidifier is one of the quietest dehumidifiers we've tested.It also offers Smart App controls, which means you can connect it to WiFi and operate it remotely via the Pro Breeze App or connect to Alexa or similar voice-activated devices. It has a decent-sized water tank capacity of 4L, and an automatic humidity sensor which means you can set your desired humidity level, switch it on, and just let it do its thing. Along with the MeacoDry Arete One Dehumidifier, the Pro Breeze 20L Premium Dehumidifier's Special Laundry Mode is definitely the best dehumidifier for clothes drying out of all the dehumidifiers that I've tested. During our testing process we found it really easy to use and operate, and our reviewer loved the Smart App connectivity (something few dehumidifiers offer) as it gave her a lot more control over how she could use the machine, saying 'the in-App experience is fantastic, the menus are really clear, and changing the settings is simple'. Living in a Victorian terraced house, our home does suffer with damp and mould, and this dehumidifier extracted enough moisture from the air to fill the water tank in just four hours when I first powered it up.