Dehumidifiers

[Cowsontheloose]

So talk to me about dehumidifiers for drying clothes? I have several airers. Are they really worth the hype?
Any recommendations?

My meaco is excellent and it absolutely does dry my washing a lot quicker than if it just hangs inside on the airer.

Wouldn't be without ours. Get one with as higher extraction as possible. I put mine in a small spare room with a fan too. Lighter clothes dried within 4 hours. The heavier cotton take longer - I try and angle the fan towards the heavier clothes this tends to help.

I have a version of this one 20l and a 6.5l tank
https://amzn.eu/d/995FVfB

Hijacking this thread, but does anybody have a recommendation for a small dehumidifier?

We've been on a few Uni Open days/looking at halls. It struck me that having an ensuite loo and shower in what is little more than a cupboard would be a nightmare for condensation/mould.

I suppose the answer might be those cheap little water-absorbent crystal tubs, but while I am here......

Anything able to cope with the amout of humidity created by a shower will be quite large.

I am interested in capacity - I have a 2 bed duplex flat and would plan to use a standard butterfly clothes airer (or heated one).

What kind of capacity is working for you all?

I had this set-up in uni halls (purpose built student accommodation, very modern), and no issues with damp. There was an extractor fan in the "cupboard" which must have been very good.

Not a damp house but Tons of washing here. 5/6 people doing sports plus the rest.

Heating on for 2hrs per day from this week. Not enough to dry anything fully really . Use outdoors as much as I can.

On the strength of this thread invested in a 10 L Medco. Did two x 6hr Laundry Setting runs in the utility room with door shut and dried an airer with 6 towels on it and a load of hanging sports kit. Emptied out 10 Litres of water. In one day.

Pure joy.

Medco = Meaco

I have a flat under the eves so can be cold and damp, a grade 2 building. I am hoping to get insulation done but meanwhile what would you recommend for cold spaces, I have read that some dehumidifiers don’t work so well in the colder rooms.

The dessicant type works better than the condenser type in cold areas (but is more expensive to run, and 'cold' is below about 15°C so you may be above that). Dehumidifiers of both types also emit heat, so the electricity you're paying for does serve 2 purposes.

Excellent! However I'd definitely have gone for a 20L Meaco in your situation! I've got a 12L in a flat, just me living here and it is only just about big enough I reckon, as it needs frequent emptying.

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Can I ask what capacity or which Meaco you have or would suggest for helping dry laundry?

I use a 20L Meaco with a rack like this: https://www.leifheit.co.uk/leifheit-classic-450-tower-free-standing-clothes-laundry-airer-dryer-364-p.asp

It works best when the air is reasonably warm (18 degrees+)

Thanks to this thread I bought a meaco, I'm really pleased with it

FredaFox. So did I.