I live in an older house with no insulation. It's not my home so I can't do anything about this. I also live with another person who doesn't like to put on the heating much. The house issues very cold and damp. I can control conditions in my bedroom.
I recently bought a desiccant dehumidifer because they work better at lower temperatures.
I see a difference already. It's drawing out so much moisture from my room and the windows are dry in the morning when I sleep with it on. I have it set to reach 60% humidity and then it goes into a standby mode and will run again after a while when the humidity spikes again.
I worked calaculations based on watts and electricity unit price. At the most it might be approx 25 pounds a month.
I bought a Meaco so the unit reaches the humidity you set it at and then it goes into a standby mode where it's lower watts.
I am trying to figure out a plan on how to work this going forward and not build up high electricity costs.
I don't know if I should leave it on low for 24/7 and the when it reaches 60% it will be in standby mode a lot of the time which will be cheaper and maybe about 15 pounds a month. Or will I only just set it to run for about 4 hours a day.
Anyone else with a desiccant dehumidifier and how do you manage the appliance and cost. There is also a high setting which would cost more but I am apprehensive using that too.