UniBond Aero 360 Pure Moisture Absorber Device

UniBond Aero-360 Pure Moisture Absorber Device

UniBond 1807937 Aero - This product is excellent, i have had problems with damp and mold in my property i have 2 of these they really have made a difference you can see the liquid collecting in it and gets to work straight away the difference in the rooms affected is noticeable and i would really recommend this product.

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UniBond 1807937 Aero 360 Pure Moisture Absorber Device Information

Part Number 1807937
Item Weight 25 Kg
Product Dimensions 24.2 x 11.9 x 18.9 cm
Item model number APT1125-APE
Colour White blue
Style Stand Alone
Shape Circular
Item Package Quantity 1
Batteries Included? No
Batteries Required? No
Weight 25 Kilograms.

UniBond Aero 360 Pure Moisture Absorber Device Helps prevent condensation, damp rooms, mould and mildew, Aerodynamic device with an improved efficiency of up to 40% (compared to Henkel standard system), Anti-spill protection mechanism for maximum safety, Suitable for use in rooms of up to 20 m sq (living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and others).

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Some of the negative reviews are thoroughly amusing and represent a profound misunderstanding of how dehumidifiers work vs products like this. The important thing to realise about a product like this is that it does not have a fan/compressor etc. Electrical dehumidifiers suck air from the room through the dehumidifier, or attract moisture laden air through refrigerant coils. This ensures most of the air in the room will, at some point, work its way through the dehumidifying process. A product like Unibond is only able to extract moisture from air that is passing through it naturally, it has no mechanism to draw air towards it. In that respect it is not going to be as efficient at removing moisture and it doesn't matter how much moisture is in the air, overall, if that air is not moving through the unit it can't extract moisture. Consequently, strategic placement of the unit is key here. I placed my unit near an outside wall; as air naturally moves towards cold surfaces, it will pass through the unit as it works its way towards the colder outside wall. But, even with strategic placement, the only air that will pass through the unit is the air that is naturally passing that way. As I said, there is no mechanism to attract air to the unit and if you were expecting something like that for a few quid then "here's your sign".

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It also depends on how much moisture is in the air to begin with. On the first night I had relative humidity of 46 - 53%; the next morning the unit was bone dry. Over the course of the second day, lack of ventilation meant RH rose to 70%; overnight the unit collected around 30ml of water. Not a great deal but I suppose that was 30ml that wasn't on walls cultivating mould. With RH at 70% I would have hoped for more water to be extracted from the air than 30ml, but it did seem to be extracting water, hence the 3 star rating. I imagine at higher levels of RH more water would be extracted, but, if you had higher levels you would be looking at an electronic dehumidifier. The purpose of something like this is to keep moisture levels low-ish in properties/rooms where damp is not a pervasive problem but RH is high enough to warrant some form of moisture extraction. If you have RH of 70% or more you would be well advised to buy a compressor/desiccant dehumidifier.

At the moment I am on my first tablet. Will check back with how long this tablet lasts and how much water one tablet extracts overall before it fully dissolves.

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Edit: So the first tablet has been fully used up and it extracted 500ml. Therefore, it would probably be more reasonable to say this unit is capable of extracting 1 Litre in total, rather than it lasts three months as that is an arbitrary measure, whereas the number of Mls extracted is a fixed measure. Have deducted one star for misleading claims.

Second Edit: The price of this product has increased to £10 and replacement tablets to £8. I have, therefore, dropped down to one star. At that price, with the unit drawing a maximum of one litre you are, essentially, paying £8-10 per litre of moisture removed from the atmosphere. An electric dehumidifier would be far more efficient and cost far less to run (after the initial outlay).