Duux Bora 30l review: What features does it have?
The Bora’s main setting is a standard “auto” dehumidification mode, which enables you to set the target humidity level and just leave it running in the background. However, there’s also a “continuous” mode for rapid drying of seriously damp spaces, a “laundry” mode for drying clothes and a “night” mode that runs the dehumidifier quietly with the display and LEDs turned off. You can also adjust the fan speed, or set an off-timer to power down the Bora after one to 24 hours.
You get all the standard safety features, like a child lock, and the dehumidifier automatically pauses and sounds an alarm once the tank’s full. However, the Bora goes one better than many other dehumidifier models with its self-cleaning function, which cleans the machine in around an hour. This, in particular, seems like a smart idea as some dehumidifiers can get pretty stinky while packed away for summer storage.
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Duux Bora 30l review: How well does it work?
The Bora 30l has some seriously good points, but let’s start with the negative.
My main complaint is that the membrane control panel isn’t particularly intuitive. Many of the buttons have dual functions, where the second function is activated by a long press, and when there are options to select the target humidity, or activate the timer, you have to cycle through them using repeated shorter presses. It’s something you will soon get used to, but the immediate ease of use could certainly be improved.
However, you can always use Duux’s app instead. This gives you full remote control of the unit, complete with the ability to easily set the target humidity in 5% increments, and the option to create schedules, hour-by-hour for different weekdays. It even graphs your humidity levels in daily, weekly, monthly, six-monthly and yearly views.
Once you have it up and running, the Bora works a treat. Left to dehumidify my living room after a couple of days of cold and wet weather, I saw the humidity level drop from a shocking 78% to a much more comfortable 57%, reaching 61% after the first hour. That’s one of the best dehumidifier performances I’ve recorded in the last two years and slightly better than the Meaco Arete Two, though the differences in inside and outside temperature make direct performance comparisons difficult. It also did well in a smaller upstairs bedroom, taking the humidity level down from 71% to 52% over a similar two hour period. Plus, I appreciated how easy it is to remove and carry the water tank for emptying, thanks to a handle that peeks through its internal lid.
And while I had my doubts about the Bora 30l’s laundry performance given its maximum duration of just four hours, I was pleasantly surprised. After four hours, all the clothes on my rack were bone dry, including a thick cotton shirt and a heavyweight thermal top. Jeans, towels and jumpers might tell a different story, but if you’re looking for a dehumidifier that can take some of the load from your tumble dryer, this one definitely fits the bill.
