Duux review

Updated September 30, 2026 · SmartHomeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

Duux suits UK households drying a damp bedroom or a small sitting room: the Bora Smart moves 20 litres a day a day and the range starts at £39.99. Room coverage of 40 m² is the ceiling, so buyers drying larger spaces should weigh a brand with a wider range.

Key facts

Best for
UK households drying a bedroom or small room on a modest budget.
Reference models
Bora 12L Dehumidifier, Bora Smart 20L Dehumidifier, Bora Smart 30L Dehumidifier (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Price from
£39.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Room size (m²)
40 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Quietest noise level (dB)
36 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Extraction per day (l/day)
20 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Water tank (l)
4 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Power use (W)
20 to 315 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Mobile app
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Warranty
2 years (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Markets
GB (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Legal entity
Stearn Electric Co. Ltd T/A Beam Group (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Products
Dehumidifier, Humidifier, Fan
Filter types
Carbon
Official website
duux.co.uk

Apps and profiles

Get the app
Google Play

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The Bora Smart removes 20 litres a day a day, which suits a damp bedroom or a small sitting room.
  • The starting price of £39.99 sits below the dehumidifier entry median of €108.42 across the brands compared here.
  • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a fault can go straight to a phone line rather than an inbox.
  • A mobile app is included with the Bora Smart, and 2 years of warranty backs the machine.
  • Noise falls to 36 dB at the quiet end, low enough to leave running in a bedroom overnight.

Cons

  • Its 40 m² room rating sits well below the dehumidifier median of 194.09 m², and Duux places 45 of 54 on that measure.
  • The only filter listed is carbon, so treat the Bora line as a moisture job rather than a particle one.
  • Shipping information lists GB and no other market, so buyers outside the UK are out of luck.
  • A 4-litre tank against 20 litres a day of daily extraction means regular emptying in humid weather.

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Who it suits

  • Households in the UK with damp in a bedroom, a box room or a home office, where a modest machine is enough.
  • Renters who want a single appliance with app control rather than a full air-care range to choose from.
  • Buyers who want a phone route on a warranty claim, since support runs on email, phone and help centre.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Large open-plan homes, where 40 m² coverage is small beside the category median of 194.09 m².
  • Shoppers wanting purification and moisture from one brand: Exquisit lists purifier, dehumidifier and humidifier, against Duux's dehumidifier, humidifier and fan.
  • Anyone buying outside the UK, since shipping information lists GB only.

How it compares on our data

On price at entry, Duux ranks 21 of 76 brands in the table, which places the starting figure among the cheaper entries in the field. On room coverage the order changes: 45 of 54 is further down the list. A shopper sorting by ticket price will shortlist Duux quickly, while anyone buying to dry a large open-plan space will find the coverage ranking working against it. That split is the trade-off to hold on to before reading the specification details, because the same brand looks cheap on a price column and modest on a coverage column.

Core features

The Bora line is built around extraction rather than filtration. The Bora Smart pulls 20 litres a day a day and is rated for rooms up to 40 m², with a 4-litre tank catching what it pulls. Noise bottoms out at 36 dB, low enough to sit in a bedroom while it works, and power draw runs 20 to 315 W, so the machine is mains and not battery. A mobile app is part of the Bora Smart package, which puts control and monitoring on a phone rather than on the unit alone. Warranty cover runs 2 years. For a bedroom, a box room or a small office, that is a workable combination of capacity, tank size, noise and cover.

The company behind it

Behind the Duux name sits Stearn Electric Co. Ltd T/A Beam Group, the legal entity named on the brand's own store, and that is the company a warranty or support claim would sit with. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a question can go by phone or by email, with a help centre behind the longer ones. The phone route is the part worth noting for a machine that stands in a room collecting water, since a faster conversation beats a slow ticket when a tank is full or a unit stops mid-cycle.

How Duux compares

Where Duux is available

Available
United Kingdom

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

How much does the cheapest Duux cost?+

Duux lists a starting price of £39.99 in GBP. Dehumidifier entry prices across the brands in this comparison sit around €108.42, so Duux opens below the middle of the field. Anything higher up the Bora range sits in different territory, so the ticket you see at the top of the range is not the ticket this ranking reflects.

Where does Duux ship?+

Shipping information lists GB, which makes Duux a UK order rather than a pan-European one. Support for a UK unit runs on email, phone and help centre, and that matters if you are outside the market, since the same routes are the ones a warranty claim would use.

Does the Bora Smart have a mobile app?+

Duux confirms a mobile app with the Bora Smart dehumidifier, so settings and readings sit on a phone. That is now normal rather than special: 91.7% of the brands in this comparison also ship an app, so an app helps you choose between Duux machines, not between brands.

How much water does the Bora Smart pull out of a room?+

The Bora Smart is rated at 20 litres a day of extraction a day, and it is rated for rooms up to 40 m². The tank holds 4 litres, which sets the emptying rhythm in a damp week. The room figure is the limit to plan around, not the daily extraction number.

What filter do Duux dehumidifiers use?+

The listed filter type is carbon, which suits damp air and odour rather than particle capture. Duux's range covers dehumidifier, humidifier and fan, so the Bora models are sold as dehumidifiers, not as purifiers with a dehumidifier mode. Buying for dust needs a different kind of machine.

How loud is the Duux Bora Smart?+

The quoted low noise figure is 36 dB, measured at the quiet end of the settings. That is the number that matters in a bedroom, where the unit often runs overnight near sleeping people. Power draw runs 20 to 315 W, so it needs a socket rather than a battery.

What warranty and support come with a Duux?+

Duux publishes a warranty of 2 years alongside its complaints process, so cover runs with the machine through ownership. Support for the same unit runs on email, phone and help centre, which means a fault can be raised by phone as well as in writing.

Which company stands behind Duux?+

The legal entity named on the Duux store is Stearn Electric Co. Ltd T/A Beam Group, and that is who a warranty or support claim would sit with. The reference models listed cover the Bora dehumidifier and the Bora Smart dehumidifiers, so the Bora name spans a spread of extraction sizes. Support for the same unit runs on email, phone and help centre.

Sources

Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

Not confirmed yet: Clean air delivery rate (m³/h), Filter cost per year, Filter change interval.

Duux

UK households drying a bedroom or small room on a modest budget.

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