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Really helpful video, thank you, especially as the manual only came in Chinese. I bought it but came across some problems and am wondering if it's all normal or if I have a defective product. Thanks in advance for any feedback! (1) The machine emits a squeaking sound every few seconds. (2) When switching from normal mode to night mode, it takes about 1/2 hr - 1 hr to become quiet. (3) Humidity level never gets to my target of 50%. The lowest it's gotten is 53%, in a room that's much smaller than the advertised 50 sq m. This is in Kuala Lumpur, where average indoor humidity is 60-70%, so I would have thought you could achieve 50% in a tiny room with closed door & window. (4) The first time I switched from night mode back to normal mode, humidity indicator jumped from 53% to 62%. I wasn't able to recreate this (but I've only had the machine a couple days).
Hi, I’m not sure what the squeaking sound is, but as there’s only a fan as the main moving part, I can only assume it’s this. As regards the change in volume when switching to quiet mode, check whether you have “drying after power off” option enabled. This normally only works when it’s turned off, but it might be the reason for the issue you’re experiencing too. If it makes no difference, then I’m not sure what it might be, sorry. Finally, as regards humidity levels, make sure there’s enough free space around the unit itself, and also ensure the filter is cleaned regularly. These will all impact the functionality of the unit.
Thanks very much. When the tank is full, you’ll hear three beep sounds, with the top display showing a flashing ‘tank full’ icon. If you’ve added it to Mi Home, you will also get a push notification sent to all phones connected to the same account.
I found the handle really hard to remove, and it took me ages to do so. I'll probably just leave it off anyway as I carry the whole tank with two hands when emptying. The little plastic floating thing inside the tank doesn't seem to have any kind of connection to the main unit, so I wonder how it knows when full (weight maybe?), and what if anything that floating thing does. It doesn't appear to be a switch. Thanks again for your video.
Yes, the handle is pretty hard to remove most of the time. I managed to get it out easily once, but I can’t recall how I managed to do it. I don’t recall seeing anything inside the tank when I’ve removed the top cover in the past, but it’s a good question as to how it knows.
@@homekitnews It's at the back of the tank on the left. Just a little self-contained plastic disc. Thanks for your quick reply. There's a short YT vid of someone who made a new handle on a 3D printer that seems to work better. Not sure why he made it...probably broke the old one trying to get it off. Cheers.
@@homekitnews I discovered that the plastic disc contains a magnet, and can be moved up and down from outside the tank with a fridge magnet, so that explains that.
Could you please provide information regarding the temperature of the airflow emitted by the dehumidifier during its operation, specifically, does the air flow tend to be cold or warm?
The airflow coming out of the device tends to reflect the general air temperature of the room in my experience, so during the summer it can be quite warm, unless you have the AC on, and the room is cool, in which case the air is only slightly warmer. In winter (even though winters are mild where I am), the airflow will be cool.
Brilliant short vid. Thank you. Just bought ours but all instructions in Chinese!!! So your vid helped me understand the basic controls....I agreee with ALL you say.....build quality like with all MI products we have is outstanding. Thx again .......PS their range of Air Purifiers are also a must!!!
Got the same one. But I have a problem, lots of dust goes through the washable filter onto metal fins, metal bends very easily so hard to clean 😪 Common issue? Is Hepa available in China perhaps?
It’s the same for my device here, but aside from manually brushing the dust off, I don’t think there’s anything else you can do. I don’t believe there’s a HEPA filter available as it would be too thick to fit in the thin area.
@@homekitnews thank you for reply v interesting, only had for a few months, quite a lot of dust, not sure what the metal fins are, do yours bend easily too? Going to try and cut a filter to fit, else will just put my air purifier horizontal and push air through it first.😂
@UnikumMitsubishi i assume the fins are part of the process of humidity removal, but how I’m not sure. Maybe heat dispersal. If it’s this reason, it makes sense the fins are quite thin, to let heat disperse faster. I’ve tried in the past to be careful with cleaning them, but admittedly it’s not easy. If you’re getting a lot of dust, an air purifier is certainly an important piece of equipment for your home, and not just for the dehumidifier. We have a dog, so a lot of dust and hair is generated.
No, it doesn’t have built in voice control, but if you want to use it with Siri, you can set up automations in the Mi Home app, which can then be triggered via Siri voice instructions. If you can speak Chinese, you can use one of the Xiaomi devices with the built-in Xiao Ai voice assistant to control it too.
Hi Thanks for this amazing video I wish to know if the water drain out automatically or can be control by the app as I need this feature so much because i’m not at home for a week or longer sometimes
Hi, no it’s not capable of humidification, as the mechanism for such a device is very different from that of a dehumidifier. I’m not sure if such a product exists, but it would probably be large and expensive in order to fulfill both functions.
Hi, it’s not the best design unfortunately, so you have to pull the grille from the bottom, where the slot for removing the water tank is located. It doesn’t come out smoothly, but it doesn’t require that much force. Also note the grille can only fit in one way, so make sure to fit it the right way up.
If your room is adequately temperature controlled with an AC, then it’ll pump out cool air, but on a hot day with little climate control in place, it’ll push out warm air. So essentially it reflects the surrounding temperature to a large degree.
@@joelevi9823 the top section of the dehumidifier, where the air is expelled doesn’t get hot, and as its plastic, there’s not even a remote chance of being burned of scalded.
@@homekitnewsok so it's sounds reasonable.. i heard they get off some heat but if it's a little i think it will keep the room more comfterbul ..thank you
Hi, I don’t currently use HomeBridge at the moment, just Siri Shortcuts, but a colleague of mine who uses a lot of HomeBridge plugins informs me there’s one for this.
Hi, unfortunately this is not an Aqara product, and it’s not officially HomeKit compatible, so you can’t use it in either the Apple Home or Aqara Home apps. It only works with the Mi Home app, but that also means it will work with Google and Alexa, if that’s of any use to you.
Hi, thanks for the detailed review. Were you able to check if there is another mode that it will let it go lower than the auto mode you tested? I think the promo image speak of some night mode. I was interested in this mainly for the declared noise levels, which is equivalent of a 13L dehumidifier, but 45db is more in line with the other 22/25L dehumidifiers. I should import it, and it gets quite expensive, so it should be worth the extra money.
Hi, I do mention towards the start of the video that there’s a sleep mode, although I didn’t show it being tested in the noise levels section. Needless to say it’s a lot quieter than the auto and clothes drying mode.
@@ChristianBrandoni Hi, the specs I show near the start are basically from the Xiaomi (Taiwan) website, and although the website removed it as a listed product a while ago, it seems to be back with slightly amended specs (11L now instead of 10L). However, the 10L mentioned is not related to its capacity to store water, it's related to how much water is removed from the air per day, based on specific temperature and humidity levels. So in this case, the new listing shows this (once translated to English) "Daily dehumidification 11L (27℃/60% relative humidity), 20L (30℃/80% relative humidity)* ". I hope I understood you correctly, but if I didn't, let me know. Here's the link to the webpage in question - www.mi.com/tw/product/xiaomi-smart-dehumidifier/
@@homekitnews Thanks, yes that's what I meant. I didn't notice the specs change in relation to temperature. Gotta redo the comparison with the other model I was evaluating. Price is roughly the same, but with shipment it becomes double.
@@ChristianBrandoni in all honesty, whilst it’s been great for me, a couple of others have reported a specific problem that relates to it failing, with a specific error code. I haven’t had that, although the display has slightly failed in the last few months, so some of the LEDs failed, making it harder to discern the numbers on the display. Considering you’d need to import it, it might be safer to buy locally.
Amazing review. I see that you live in Taiwan, i also live in Taipei. I would like you to share the link where you bought this from because i dont want to face issues with connecting to an App or have everything in Chinese. Thanks
Hi, I bought it from one of the Xiaomi stores in Taipei. I’m not sure if they still sell it or not, but it uses the Mi Home app, which is available in other languages besides Chinese, so you will be ok.
@@homekitnews i will pass by now to their store in Xinyi, but it doesnt seem to be on their website. For some reason they dont sell everything here, such as Xiaomi stores. Thanks again
@walaasader7638 yes, the range is limited for xiaomi products in Taiwan. I don’t buy many of their products these days, but this device has been useful, and with Siri Shortcuts support it can work well.
I bought the Panasonic F-Y20JH for the whole house, but its quite loud for the bedroom. I want one for the bedroom. its very difficult to find noise specs on these, and everything is in Mandarin. So today i found about Xiaomi dehumidifier , and the noise seems to be fine for sleeping, when its on sleep mode.
@@walaasader7638 we use the Xiaomi in our bedroom and have it come on (sleep mode) in the morning whilst we’re still asleep, and it’s pretty quiet. It does make an initial noise when it starts up, but i think that’s unavoidable.
I prefer the Xiaomi because at least the app it works with (Mi Home) is Siri Shortcuts compatible. You can barely do anything with the LG devices in their own app.
Hi, from what I can see they don’t seem too specify coverage area. The only thing I was able to find is the following text; “Meet 8 hours of continuous dehumidification: in a laboratory with an area of 24m2, a room temperature of 28.7°C and a humidity of 73%RH, the drying mode is turned on to allow the dehumidifier to operate continuously for 8 hours. The total dehumidification amount is 3927mL, which is lower than the capacity of the tank of 4,500 mL.”
If you have the ‘drying after power off’ function turned on, then the motor will continue to run even when you remove the tank, although the water will not continue to flow into the space where the water tank normally sits.
How did you get to type in your shortcut command phrase? Long time ago, it allows me to either type or say the phrase but now it requires that I say the phrase. Do I need to set something in my iPhone? Thanks
@@just4therecord I hadn’t used Sir Shortcuts in the Mi Home app for a while and for some reason it has gotten slightly worse. As you can see in the video, it shows up in Chinese, so it’s no longer converting to my preferred language for some reason. It all works though.
@@mlxlmewq7733 there are some on Amazon, but none of them are a ‘smart’ let alone HomeKit compatible, but then it depends on whether that’s the important part for you. Most of the battery ones seem a bit small, and the larger one would only last a few hours before needing a recharge I assume.
If it’s not listed as a device in the Mi Home app, you will need to change the server in Mi Home to match the region you purchased it. So if you got it from China, you would have to set the server/region in the app to China.
This is the global version, purchased in Taiwan. I tried adding it to the China server in Mi Home, but it wouldn’t work, so it’s definitely the international version. Model number - CSJ0110DM
@hunterscollection7179 ok, I’m not sure what the code means. I’ve done a quick Google search but I couldn’t find anything, so I’m not sure what it could be. I assume the H6 code is in place of the humidity number.
I have it on auto throughout the day right now, and it needs emptying twice a day. The company claim it can collect between 10-20L of water from the atmosphere a day, depending on the humidity levels and power settings. If you’re able to feed the included pipe to a drain, then the size of the tank becomes irrelevant, of course. The tank’s actual capacity is 4.5L.
@@homekitnews then get within your means. Get the 22L one! But do invest in this particular brand because i have tried several other dehumidifier and this xiaomi is the best.
@@homekitnews50l model has contain UVC that may cause cancer and spread harmful UV rays throughout the day in the air under the pretext of sterilizing the air What do you think? Do you find this feature disturbing? I have stopped buying the 50l model because it contains UVC. Now I am thinking about the 22l model. I am concerned whether it is able to reduce humidity up to 40/45% The area is approximately 25 square meters
You can use multiple regions in the Mi Home app, all with the same account, which allows you to add to the China server. The only issue is if you have other devices on different servers, they can’t interact with each other in Mi Home. You can only be signed into one region/server at a time though.
