After unpacking, I first left him a few hours quietly. Since this is a compressor cooling unit, you should deal with it as with a refrigerator, even if it is not explicitly in the manual: Because refrigerant and compressor lubricant are in the same cycle, the lubricant must set off, otherwise the compressor may be damaged. This then leads to the already mentioned in previous reviews noises or malfunction.
The scheme is working properly. After a few minutes the room humidity is identified, since the sensor is only acclimatized. The display value is in very exactly with the ambient humidity. That he is a few percent lower than the moisture content of the commercial housing hygrometer is perfectly normal, as he sits in the main air flow.
The apartment is 90 square meters, ceiling height 4m, ground floor a villa in a river valley, through the flood in the spring, the house has taken up a lot of water and there is now slowly. Average humidity values initially between 65 and 75 percent, far too high. Laundry was barely dry, teileise slight mildew if you're not careful with exactly the ventilation and heating.
The device was first 3 days in continuous operation, centrally situated in the hallway. On, started with about 72 percent humidity at 22 degrees Celsius. A humidity value does not need to be adjusted because initially once had a basic humidity from the rooms, so all doors. After about 14 hours, the cassette is full of water (3L), appliance switches as described on, reclosing manually by emptying. Timer i. O ,, independent shutdown takes place, then here can also be a value be specified. Operation with time switch is not possible as after a power failure, a restart is possible only by hand. This is quite ok, because the sensor would have to be initially ventilated by the device anyway, otherwise it would be permanently switched on and off by itself, this does not make sense and would damage the refrigeration compressor. The indoor air quality has improved enormously, 10-15 percent lower humidity. Heating of large apartment will not take place. It is but a few to consider:
- Ventilate only when outside temperature at least 5 degrees below internal temperature, thereby constituting unit..
- When humidity is higher outdoors than to be inside window. Otherwise, device and window. The additional purchase of a small weather station makes absolutely sense.
- Operating overnight useful or even a day, if you are to work. Close all windows.
- Establish a central or even in a separate room (kitchen or bathroom) is sufficient. The dry and moist air mixes of selbt, but you should open the door slightly ajar or sufficient.
- Morning and evening for about 20 minutes airing.
- Do not interfere with the operation of the device, but are left alone.
The unit is not too noisy. That's grunts nomal because it is indeed ultimately a "refrigerator" is, at the just the side effect of condensation is exploited.
I am very happy with it. He has 3 years warranty, I'm not worried. He has to get even cheaper anywhere else for the price. Everything great!