Anyone know of a good reliable dehumidifier?

[clivevon]

Anyone know of a good, reliable 240 volt mains electrical dehumidifier?

We have an indoor pool in UK - 28 ft by 14 ft, kept at 30 degrees C & in use all year round. We removed a large old Calorex dehumidifier years ago because it was very noisy. We havent suffered condensation issues since because we always keep the pool covered except when actually in use, or in summer the doors are open if we are dipping in & out on hot days. But the grandchildren are using it more now & it probably would be a good idea to fit one - but it must be silent & probably wont need to be too powerful.

Meaco seem to be prominent in this market but I have had a not very good experience with them recently. I have had a Meaco DD8L Junior on my boat but it has broken down – again - & Meaco are not being much help.

I’m actually pretty disappointed & annoyed with the Meaco. I bought it because it was Best Buy in the Practical Boat Owner magazine test a few years back but in my experience is 100% unreliable. I bought it in late 2016 & used it for 3 months that winter & then also the next 2 winters. Sometime during the 3rd winter it stopped working & was electrically dead. I returned it for repair under warranty early last year & put it back on the boat last autumn. Now it is dead again – same issue as far as I can see. Meaco say it is out of warranty & obsolete & they cannot now get the parts to repair it. From 2016 !!! They offer me 20% off a new Meaco dehumidifier. I pushed hard for 50% but no budging. Anyway, why would I buy another one from them? It lasted what – 4 winters?

I have a compressor dehumidifier in my caravan (RV) from Clarke which has worked faultlessly doing exactly the same job every winter for maybe 15 years ? I‘ve lost count. It shows up the Meaco for the piece of junk it is. I would buy another one like that in a flash but of course it has been discontinued… Probably because it lasts too long…

So I am not well disposed to buy a Meaco for the pool room. Is that just my bad luck? Anyone had a good experience of a medium size dehumidifier in this sort of application? It must have a continuous drain facility.