Meaco DD8L Pro Desiccant Dehumidifier review
Unheated garages, workshops and caravans where a compressor unit gives up.
By Tom Calder · Updated 24 July 2026 · Price checked against our tracker
The strongest cold-weather performer here, and Meaco substantiates it with dual-condition data: 7.97 L/day at 20°C/60% and still 6.89 L/day at 10°C/60%, a loss of about 14% where compressor units fall away sharply. Rated down to 1°C with a three-year warranty. You pay for that — it is the dearest unit on this page — and at 50 dB on speed 3 it is not something to sleep near.
£259.99 on Meaco's own site and at Amazon.co.uk on 24 July 2026, with no meaningful discounting found anywhere. Check the listing says DD8L Pro — there is a separate, cheaper standard DD8L that is not this machine.
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- Only about 14% output lost from 20°C to 10°C, on Meaco's own figures
- Rated down to 1°C — genuinely suited to an unheated space
- Three-year warranty
- 50 dB on speed 3 is too loud for a bedroom; the quiet 40 dB setting costs output
- The most expensive unit here, with little discounting available
- Includes an ioniser, but Meaco publishes no test data or standard for its antibacterial claim
Key specs
| Type | Desiccant, rated 1–35°C |
| Extraction | 7.97 L/day (20°C/60%) · 6.89 (10°C/60%) |
| Tank | 2 L |
| Noise | 40–50 dB (speed 1 to speed 3) |
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