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Dehumidifier for laundry drying question...

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OhDearWhyAmIFatterly · 13/09/2019 14:24

Hello
Just wondering if anyone could advise in a good dehumidifier to aid the drying of washing indoors.... They range hugely in price anything for £30 to £300!!!do I need and expensive one to make it worthwhile? How big in litres will I need??
Thanks!

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RaptorInaPorkPieHat · 13/09/2019 14:41

We've got this one and I think it's really good. You can adjust the humidity level on it (so it just keeps going instead of stopping at 55% humidity).

I looked around a lot before I bought it and it had really good reviews.

How big depends on what size house you have. Ours is good for up to a 3 bed house.

sonypony · 13/09/2019 14:41

I think ours is a 10L one. I would be looking to spend around £100-£150. It's perfect. Works brilliantly for drying laundry over the winter. Had it for years. Named it Hugh Grin

RaptorInaPorkPieHat · 13/09/2019 14:42

You can adjust the humidity level on it (so it just keeps going instead of stopping at 55% humidity) which is what they recommend when drying laundry (forgot to say that)

CottonSock · 13/09/2019 14:43

Meaco junior. Brilliant

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OhDearWhyAmIFatterly · 13/09/2019 15:15

Thank you!
I thought more expensive equalled better but I know someone with a £30 one who said it was fine so I was confused!

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JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 13/09/2019 15:19

I have a delonghi one. It cost £100ish and removes 14L/ day. It works better the smaller the space its in. One laundry load takes about 12-15ish hours to dry. But lighter stuff dries quicker.

Summersunshine2 · 13/09/2019 15:23

I've got two! One cheap and one dear.
Both are fine to use for drying laundry. The expensive bigger one is for the whole of my damp four bed house and has an air purifier. It's broken after 7months. Im currently in a long queue for a box to be sent to me so I can send it back to them to be fixed. Not impressed at all.

Aderyn19 · 13/09/2019 15:28

I've got a really cheap one - had it for years. It still sucks a hell of a lot of water out of the air. I just move it from room to room and empty it every few hours.
If you were drying clothes in an airing cupboard or small room, I reckon a cheap one would be fine.

ThereWere10 · 13/09/2019 15:36

We have a Meaco one and are very happy with it. Had it for at least 6 years now.

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OhDearWhyAmIFatterly · 13/09/2019 16:51

How small is small when talking about a room? The room with the airer has a sofa bed and couple of bookshelves....

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OriginofSpecies · 13/09/2019 17:10

Meaco DD8L Junior here (8 litres).

Can dry an airers worth of washing in about 6-7 hours. It's in a box room, so single bed, cupboard, fitted wardrobe sized room!

I really like the laundry-dry feature. As others have said, it keeps going rather than switching off at a certain humidity.

The tank is probably 3/4 full after drying a airers worth of washing. I tend to empty it when starting to dry a new load as the dehumidifier switches off once the tank is full. I get such a sense of satisfaction emptying the tank, knowing all that moisture isn't in my walls, furnishings etc Grin

Surrey040477 · 13/09/2019 17:13

Our house really suffered last year with damp, we bought a Meaco ABC 10L which is simply superb. In the first few days it extracted 10 litres of water and we were able to run it overnight as its really quiet. No damp ever since, and no noticeable increase in electricity bills. www.meaco.com

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 13/09/2019 17:46

Can dry an airers worth of washing in about 6-7 hours. It's in a box room, so single bed, cupboard, fitted wardrobe sized room!

I’m feeling shortchanged with mine now!

Biggles398 · 13/09/2019 19:38

Jumping in here, but what's cheaper to run? A dehumidifier for a few hours or a tumble drier for less time?!

OriginofSpecies · 13/09/2019 22:53

@Biggles398

According to this, dehumidifiers are far more efficient to run:

www.realhomes.com/news/dehumidifiers-the-efficient-laundry-drying-alternative-to-tumble-dryers

PickAChew · 13/09/2019 22:59

What dehumidifiers don't do is soften the laundry like a tumble drier.

We have a meaco and a delonghi. Both good.

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