Question about dehumidifiers

[Pumpkinspiceandallthingsnice]

So like a lot of people I'm not using my tumble dryer at the moment because of the cost.

I keep seeing people post about dehumidifiers when drying clothes on an airer.

This might be a really stupid question but what is the purpose of the dehumidifier in regards to drying the clothes? Is it just to stop the air/house getting damp or does it actually help to dry the clothes quicker?

I've seen people talking about dehumidifiers vs heated airers.

We are using a normal airer at the moment but not with a dehumidifier so now wondering if this is a really bad idea.

The clothes do dry quicker. It takes moisture out of the air which speeds up evaporation from the clothes (similar to the way clothes would dry quicker on a line if it’s a dry atmosphere rather than humid). Also if you use a refrigerant dehumidifier they warm the air so that speeds up the process even more.

We got ours because the moisture from drying clothes was encouraging mould to grow on the walls though, which it has solved. So win-win!

I think its to draw out the moisture in the air especially coming from the clothes. I haven't tried it but we used the heated airer which was completely useless. We gave in and just bought a tumble dryer. I absolutely detest clothes hanging about,it looks so unsightly and awful and not to mention took ages to dry a load. I have seen alot of people recommend the clothes dehumidifier though.

A dehumidifier sucks moisture out of the air, so it does help to dry clothes. They are quite effective as clothes-dryers, but you have to get a good one. The first one I had was a cheapie from somewhere like Homebase, and it was absolute rubbish. Now I've got an Ecoair, which is great.

It blows dry air at the clothes, then takes back in the damp air in the room, dries it, and does it again. So clothes dry faster and the room doesn't get damp

A dehumidifier removes water from the air, helps dry the clothes - partly because the air is dryer and partly because it creates an artificial “breeze” - and warms the room as humidifiers work by compression. A dehumidifier costs about the same as a fridge to run.
Anyone drying clothes indoors, whether on a normal airer or a heated one, should consider buying a dehumidifier.

Excuse typo in the above. Dehumidifier not humidifier.

agree they are brill.

Always had a tumble drier but moved home and no room for one. Hate laundry hanging around and the dehumidifier is great for drying clothes.
I put it in small room close door point it at the airer and it sucks the water out. I had mine from Screwfix and so glad I bought it. Oh it also seems to heat the room too

Forgot to say that based on electric price cap mine costs approx 10p an hour to run.
Ive also realised that there is definitely a knack to putting clothes on an airier too. Ive got 2 and it makes drying quicker than have overlaps