The unboxing and initial checkout of the Waykar PD160B 34-Pint dehumidifier. Hardly anything is made the way it used to be, but for whatever reason, dehumidifiers in particular seem to be the absolute cheapest, most unreliable appliances made today. They so often leak the refrigerant, are loud, perform poorly, or even post an electrical hazard. They almost all use very high pressure refrigerants like R410 or R32.
This model, and this is the only one I know of that still does, utilizes the older, low-pressure refrigerant 134a with a conventional reciprocating compressor. It operates at an exceptionally low volume, runs very smooth and seems to draw a reasonable amount of moisture from the air. It does have electronic controls which is not my preference, but they are at least relatively easy to use.
The only major gripes I can see immediately would be the small bucket capacity and bright backlight on the controls. Of course it's still far too early to tell how long it will last, but it certainly seems to have a lot of potential.
29 авг 2024
