Heated airer or fan or dehumidifier for drying clothes inside

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What would the best option be for drying clothes inside:

Heated airer
Fan
Dehumidifier

We have an old house that gets damp and is prone to black mould in poorly ventilated areas. Dehumidifier all the way: it collects the water so you can pour it away, rather than spreading it around and making the house damp.

Definitely a dehumidifier. It removes the water from the air whereas a heater would just cause it to evaporate and then your windows would get all steamy or walls would get mouldy.

The dehumidifier puts out heat too, so if its placed in a small room with the airers it dried quickly without you needing to run the central heating. Also, when you have delicates that can’t be tumble dried or placed on direct heat sources, they dry very well around a dehumidifier. We have found we can turn around 3 washing loads in a day with our small dehumidifier. It also killed off the mustiness we were previously getting with our heated area because its so much quicker at drying.

Can anyone recommend a small dehumidifier? I'm looking for one for my bathroom.

Aldi have a dehumidifier this week, it's the big one I've got which I'm very impressed with and would recommend. Think it's about £120.

We don't have an Aldi

Definitely dehumidifier. We have a Meaco recommended by Which and they have various sizes.

Dehumidifier all the way. Pumps out heat. In a small room can dry clothes in a few hours. A heated airer you’re just filling your house with moisture

EcoAir DD1 CLASSIC MK5 Desiccant Dehumidifier with Ioniser and Silver Filter, 7 L - Blue www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008BZVCVM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2N2HDbNCTT389?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Dehumidifier here too, stops all condensation on the windows in winter too. I find it warms the house rather than cools it.

Er well why not use a tumble dryer ? You can get heat pump ones that are relatively 'green' and you won't end up with a damp house.

Watching with interest. Our tumbledryer has broken and we are trying t manage until we get round to buying a new one. My aim once we get the new one is to use it as a last resort but I'm not sure if it is a lot more expensive to run than a dehumidifier? We do have a small dehumidifier. I'd like to do the most "green" option but not sure what that is!

Dehumidifiers are great - you can dry things you can't with a tumble drier, you can do loads at a time, and everything that can go on a hanger gets dried on one which reduces time and ironing.

If you don't have a local Aldi, you can order online - www.aldi.co.uk/electric-dehumidifier/p/098677289566700 Aldi dehumidifier]].

We bought our Mitsubishi dehum when ds was a baby and we had lots of washing in a damp house. We've used it loads since then, and he is now 13, so it was well worth it

Thanks for all of the replies.

I like to dry outside on the line when the day is good/dry outside but it rains so much.

I turned down the route of reusable period pads and I would prefer to dry them outside after washing them but drying outside isn't always possible.

I will browse around for a dehumidifier online or on amazon. Unfortunately the one you linked to, treecalm, is out of my budget. I will have about 60/70 pounds to buy one.