Panasonic Econavi F-YCL17N 17L Dehumidifier

If your budget can handle it, the Panasonic and Mitsubishi dehumidifiers are currently the best options in New Zealand.
PB Tech’s price on this Panasonic unit, and on it’s big brother (F-YCL27N Dehumidifier 27L) is excellent.

The Panasonic units are slightly cheaper than those from Mitsubishi. As they both have similar features, to me that means the Panasonic comes out tops.

However, it didn’t work out for me because even though it has a hose attachment for “continuous operation,” for some rather odd reason the engineers at Panasonic decided to program this device to only run for 24 hours. If you haven’t touched any buttons in that time, it...view more If your budget can handle it, the Panasonic and Mitsubishi dehumidifiers are currently the best options in New Zealand.
PB Tech’s price on this Panasonic unit, and on it’s big brother (F-YCL27N Dehumidifier 27L) is excellent.

The Panasonic units are slightly cheaper than those from Mitsubishi. As they both have similar features, to me that means the Panasonic comes out tops.

However, it didn’t work out for me because even though it has a hose attachment for “continuous operation,” for some rather odd reason the engineers at Panasonic decided to program this device to only run for 24 hours. If you haven’t touched any buttons in that time, it will shut itself down. This seems to completely defeat the purpose of having a hose attachment for “continuous operation”. It’s only continues for 24 hours. This moronic feature loses the product at least one star in my estimation. Net result ... dehumidifier is not suitable for keeping an house or space dry when no one is around every day to interact with the dehumidifier. Which was what I needed it for.

If you don’t require continuous operation, then I’d say go for this Panasonic option (either s 17L or 27L, depending on your requirements). Good price. Good features. Good deals on PB Tech.

If you do require true continuous operation, then the Mitsubishi Oasis range is the way to go. It will, however, cost a bit more.

Not the cheapest option on the market but better control features and far more effective than cheaper dehumidifiers. Much quieter too. Not the cheapest option on the market but better control features and far more effective than cheaper dehumidifiers. Much quieter too.

I asked Panasonic why this machine won't keep working. It turns itself off every day and I have to go and turn it back on. I was going to attach a pipe to drain it. They told me " for safety reasons our units are designed to switch off after 24 hours if no buttons are pressed. This cannot be changed." I know, it sounds like a joke, but it seems not. Also, it seems underpowered for even a small basement bedroom. I asked Panasonic why this machine won't keep working. It turns itself off every day and I have to go and turn it back on. I was going to attach a pipe to drain it. They told me " for safety reasons our units are designed to switch off after 24 hours if no buttons are pressed. This cannot be changed." I know, it sounds like a joke, but it seems not. Also, it seems underpowered for even a small basement bedroom.

The Panasonic dehumidifier is so powerful and energy-saving! Really love it! The Panasonic dehumidifier is so powerful and energy-saving! Really love it!

We needed a humidifier for our new residence, and this works just fine. We needed a humidifier for our new residence, and this works just fine.

So far doing a good job keeping our clothes fresh and dry in the wardrobe. Hope it stays this way through winter. So far doing a good job keeping our clothes fresh and dry in the wardrobe. Hope it stays this way through winter.

This product is super powerful while very quiet! I'm very happy with it and highly recommend it! This product is super powerful while very quiet! I'm very happy with it and highly recommend it!

We were having issues with condensation in the house but since we've have purchased this, it is no longer an issue! We were having issues with condensation in the house but since we've have purchased this, it is no longer an issue!

having done the homework on dehumidifiers, we had narrowed it down to two, the Panasonic and Mitsubishi dehumidifiers for performance . PB tech had given us such a great price on this Panasonic unit.
On using it in our household we have found it to be very efficient in getting rid of the water in the air for all rooms. Using the 4hour setting it indeed works very well. having done the homework on dehumidifiers, we had narrowed it down to two, the Panasonic and Mitsubishi dehumidifiers for performance . PB tech had given us such a great price on this Panasonic unit.
On using it in our household we have found it to be very efficient in getting rid of the water in the air for all rooms. Using the 4hour setting it indeed works very well.

We based our decision to buy this dehumidifier on other great reviews and it has lived up to them. My only issue with it is that it’s quite noisy compared to our old one which I wasn’t expecting. We based our decision to buy this dehumidifier on other great reviews and it has lived up to them. My only issue with it is that it’s quite noisy compared to our old one which I wasn’t expecting.

Dehumidifier with very good third party reviews including CANSTAR. Works well. Dehumidifier with very good third party reviews including CANSTAR. Works well.

First day ran it for 6.5hrs and got 3L of water out. It’s been going each day (daytime only) and I get on average of 3-4L out. The first cold morning after purchasing it our windows were barely wet. Quite a difference as they are usually saturated. A good sign it’s working.
I wouldn’t say it’s a quiet appliance and is the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.
During the day, the humming doesn’t bother me. If I decide to run it overnight, I would probably put it at the other end of the house while sleeping.
I’m happy with the performance in the first week. First day ran it for 6.5hrs and got 3L of water out. It’s been going each day (daytime only) and I get on average of 3-4L out. The first cold morning after purchasing it our windows were barely wet. Quite a difference as they are usually saturated. A good sign it’s working.
I wouldn’t say it’s a quiet appliance and is the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.
During the day, the humming doesn’t bother me. If I decide to run it overnight, I would probably put it at the other end of the house while sleeping.
I’m happy with the performance in the first week.