Dry laundry without a tumble dryer // Dehumidifier vs heated airer

[@garybenning1771]

Vicky, you forget the major difference between the two and you omit a critical user 'must do' with a dehumidifier. Firstly, it is critical to use the dehumidifier in a sealed room.... Doors and windows closed including vents. Use it in the smallest room and avoid opening the door whilst in use. The opposite is true of any form of heated drying. The water from your cloths doesn't just disappear, it is moved into the room/house and its essential to have it in a vented room. That means an open window, preferably 2....one window will not help room air changes whilst 2 open windows will allow full flow of air which helps remove the excess moisture much faster. Oh, and NEVER dry on any for of radiator in a central heating system, it will break the loop of a thermostat controlled (aka 'closed loop') heating system, massively increasing heating cost.

[@TheMummyBubble]

Thank you for pointing this out - yes absolutely a critical difference.

[@HobbyfotograafBart]

With the heated airer all the moisture stays in your home, and it will condensate on colder surfaces. With the dehumidifier all the moisture gets in the tank, that is much better for the climate in your home. You can also use the dehumidifier in the bathroom, set the timer on the dehumidifier for one hour after taking a shower, that works much better than opening a window or using a fan to blow all the warm air out of the bathroom, with the dehumidifier the bathroom stays warm.

[@TheMummyBubble]

Yes such a good point, especially useful to consider if you’re drying in a small room. The dehumidifier wins the contest for me.

[@alistairlambert3275]

A modern heat pump tumble dryer will use around 1.5kwh to do a load. That's around 45p. Hanging out the cloths outside, even on a cold dry day will reduce the water in the cloths by 50% so that makes it around 20p a load. Drying cloths indoors will drive up humidity and mould. Using my tumble dryer costs around 5p a load as I am on the Octopus Go tariff.

[@garybenning1771]

A good 'golden rule' when considering outdoor drying is simply..... If the environment is drying... (driveways/walls etc) then your washing will dry some.... If the ground isn't drying then your washing won't.... My gran was right... Lol

[@seana806]

A even cheaper option, a gas dryer. Though, for some reason they aren’t popular in the U.K. despite higher electricity costs. Definitely are popular in North America in areas where electricity is expensive, or don’t have a 240v outlet available.

[@garybenning1771]

@@seana806 here in the uk, gas is being outlawed due to the 'climate change' nut jobs and their alien agenda to synthesise everything.... Trust me, you don't want to live in this commie country.

[@xthemoonx]

Celling fan with dehumidifier make it faster

[@xthemoonx]

That’s what I do here in Saudi Arabia

[@achieving_life]

When you run both how long does it take?