The digital display on the Meaco DD8L Zambezi features two drawings by Jonathan Truss (former BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year) who drew two caricatures of Zambezi, one happy and one sad.
When the relative humidity is above the set point then you will see the happy Zambezi drawing on the display because the dehumidifier will be collecting water. When the relative humidity falls below the set point then you will see the sad Zambezi on the dehumidifier’s display because there is no water being collected.
The happy Zambezi is also used on our special Zambezi badge showing our support for the charity.
Zambezi is a real elephant saved by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Elephant Orphanage in Zambia having fallen into a hotel swimming pool whilst trying to get a drink of water. Sadly Zambezi’s mother was killed by poachers.
For every Zambezi dehumidifier sold worldwide Meaco will donate £2 to the foundation’s conservation work.
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So would you expect the sad elephant to appear when the target is met and then stay there for another 3 percent before switching off? This means my dehumidifier is working correctly?
Absolutely.
Hello Chris,
Is there a place with more information than in the instruction booklet about sad Zambezi? I have sad Zambezi showing but none of the instruction booklet scenarios are true (not at target humidity, not cold etc) so I would like to know why.
Thank you for your purchase and your question. The sad Zambezi appears on the screen when the room humidity is below the target relative humidity.
I thought once the lower humidity target is reached, the dehumidifier would switch off. However mine was still running (generic noise you hear) and the sad zambezi displaying. Why didn’t it switch off? Thanks
Nicola,
The fan will stop running when the relative humidity is 3%rh below the target. The extra 3%rh helps to make sure that you have a stable environment and it is safe for the machine to stop running.
Chris
Hi Chris,
If the sad Zambezi caricature appears and water is not being collected, does this mean that the dehumidifier is then running at a lower running cost until it eventually collecting water again and the happy Zambezi caricature is displayed, or will the running cost of the dehumidifier remain the same in the two separate states? I have yet to see or hear Zambezi shut itself down and run a ‘check’ (every 30 minutes is it?) to save power.
Francis,
Thank you for your question. When you see the sad Zambezi it is not using any power (or just 0.5 watts) so that is ok. It usually takes about a month to dry a space out and after a few weeks service you will see the dehumidifier slow down and start to cycle more.
regards
Chris