We now have three quality 12L dehumidifiers in our range which is causing a bit of confusion for some customers and we get asked on a regular basis what the differences are between the three models. They will all deal with your damp problems and help with condensation in a flat, apartment or a smaller house up to three bedrooms in size. But which one is best for you?
Each model has its own strong point so there are pros and cons to each model, depending on your requirements:
Best for Low Noise
Definitely the MeacoDry ABC 12L as at 35dB, it is the quietest dehumidifier available.
Winner of the Quiet Mark Award, you will not be disturbed in whatever you do – from sleep, work or play!
Best for Low Energy Consumption
The Meaco 12L Low Energy dehumidifier has the lowest energy consumption of any 12L.
Best for Air Purification
The Meaco 12L Low energy wins again because it is the only one to have a HEPA filter and it also has an air purification mode.
Best for reading the display
The Meaco 12L-AH wins here as it has a jumbo display making the numbers a lot easier to read.
Most manoeuvrable
The Meaco 12L-AH is the only one of the three to have castors.
Best for design
A subjective one but many customers prefer the Meaco 12L-AH and they also comment that they like the way the numbers change colour depending on the humidity level. The ABC range could also win here because it is available in five different colours.
Here’s a handy table that summarises and highlights the key differences:
At the end of the day which one is best for you depends on your needs but hopefully this short guide will help make the decision process easier for you.
Whichever Meaco dehumidifer you choose it will be covered by Meaco’s two year parts and labour warranty which can be extended to five years.
If you have any further questions not covered by this article then please email: sales@meaco.com or call us on 01483 234900.
Products featured: MeacoDry ABC 12L, Meaco 12L Low Energy
36 Responses
Would like to know the difference between the white hepa filter and the black spongy one please
Thank you for your enquiry,
If you are looking for an air filtration system, the HEPA filter is the right product, providing excellent air cleaning capabilities. If you are allergic to mould spores, pollen, dust, pet dander, dust mites etc. then a HEPA filter will help. These are True HEPA filters which mean they conform to tough international standards to ensure that they capture 99.97% of particles that have a size of 0.3µm or larger, complying to class E11. These are the best filters for cleaning the air that you can currently get on a dehumidifier.
However if you have odor then the charcoal filter is the right product to remove any smells from the air.
Hope this helps.
Omar@Meaco
Hi Chris, noticed something with the firmware that I am not sure is intended quirk of a behaviour or a bug. Last night, when going to bed, I accidentally hit the laundry mode function, before quickly switching it back to normal dehumidifying and then night mode. Woke up to the machine off, but I suspect it switched back to laundry mode, ran the 6 hours, then completely switched off (which I presume is how laundry mode functions? Never used it). Hygrometer also said the humidity dropped as low as 32%, so I suspect that is what happened.
I can somewhat replicate this on another mode. If I select AP, wait for the compressor to turn off and the fan to speed up, then hit dehumidifying mode and quickly turn on night mode, it seems to switch back to AP.
From what I can tell, it seems to take a few seconds to ‘initialise’ a mode. If you rapidly hit night mode before this happens, the machine resets what it was doing and just falls back to the old mode while initialising night mode. Does that make sense?
So in short:
Switch to AP, wait for fan to speed up and compressor to turn off
Switch back to normal dehumidifying mode
Immediately hit night mode
The Arete is now back to AP mode (and the display turns off due to being in night mode).
Got to admit it confused me for a while as I was wondering if there was a power cut while I was sleeping or if the machine had a fault.
How accurate are dehumidifier readings . Thanks.
+/-5%rh. This is standard for dehumidifiers. When the air is flowing they will give a more accurate reading than a room hygrometer because of the benefit of the airflow.