Dehumidifiers and drying laundry in flats
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Just bought one of these for my tenant, she was getting mould build up.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Dehumidifier-Humidity...
Seems to have done the trick
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Dehumidifier-Humidity...
Seems to have done the trick
Just bought one of these for my daughter's new place, is working really well and she loves the app. https://www.meaco.com/products/meacodry-arete-two-...
We had this in the cottage, used a Meaco 25L dehumidifier on laundry mode.
Now back in our other house, we have a tumble but don't use it. Instaed as there's just two of us, we put the clothes on an airer in the bathroom and bought a new dehumidifier (cos the old one died in the move after 6 years).
Ok we went for the better one, but it cost us about £260 on offer (because Meaco couldn't fix out old one)
https://www.meaco.com/products/meacodry-arete-two-...
Pulls all the water out into a tub, or you can hosepipe it out, but then it needs to sit up, like on a counter next to a sink
On laundry mode it auto turns off after 6 hours, but I've never needed it on that long, but if it runs that long it was 1.6kw on full laundry mode for 6 hours, based on the power monitoring plug it was plugged into. So about 250w per hour
The tumble runs at 2.2kw.
Obviously depends on stuff on the airer depends on drying times. Sheets, cottons, tshirts etc are about an hour, jumpers can be 4 hours, and turn half way through to speed up.
We only use the tumble for emergencies, like if the grandkids get filthy and we need to quick wash and dry their clothes.
We bought one for my sons flat in Belgium. He has a tiny utility room with a drier that raises to the ceiling, so the dehumidifier goes underneath and blows up. Really quick.
I wouldn't be without one now. Saves us a fortune
Now back in our other house, we have a tumble but don't use it. Instaed as there's just two of us, we put the clothes on an airer in the bathroom and bought a new dehumidifier (cos the old one died in the move after 6 years).
Ok we went for the better one, but it cost us about £260 on offer (because Meaco couldn't fix out old one)
https://www.meaco.com/products/meacodry-arete-two-...
Pulls all the water out into a tub, or you can hosepipe it out, but then it needs to sit up, like on a counter next to a sink
On laundry mode it auto turns off after 6 hours, but I've never needed it on that long, but if it runs that long it was 1.6kw on full laundry mode for 6 hours, based on the power monitoring plug it was plugged into. So about 250w per hour
The tumble runs at 2.2kw.
Obviously depends on stuff on the airer depends on drying times. Sheets, cottons, tshirts etc are about an hour, jumpers can be 4 hours, and turn half way through to speed up.
We only use the tumble for emergencies, like if the grandkids get filthy and we need to quick wash and dry their clothes.
We bought one for my sons flat in Belgium. He has a tiny utility room with a drier that raises to the ceiling, so the dehumidifier goes underneath and blows up. Really quick.
I wouldn't be without one now. Saves us a fortune
We use this: https://www.meaco.com/products/meaco-12l-low-energ...
We do our main laundry on a Saturday and fill 2 airers in a spare room, door shut, empty it before we go to bed, all dry by the next morning.
Complete game changer and low cost to run.
We do our main laundry on a Saturday and fill 2 airers in a spare room, door shut, empty it before we go to bed, all dry by the next morning.
Complete game changer and low cost to run.
nuyorican said:
Great, thanks for the info.
Are they safe to be situated or installed in bathrooms? I'm guessing probably not?
I don’t see any reason why this would be a problem - assuming you’re not planning to put an electrical outlet in the bathroom! Are they safe to be situated or installed in bathrooms? I'm guessing probably not?
We used to take 230 volt vacuum cleaners into bathrooms before cordless became the norm.
8-P said:
We use this: https://www.meaco.com/products/meaco-12l-low-energ...
We do our main laundry on a Saturday and fill 2 airers in a spare room, door shut, empty it before we go to bed, all dry by the next morning.
Complete game changer and low cost to run.
That's exactly what we've got and we do the same. Binned the tumble dryer ages ago.We do our main laundry on a Saturday and fill 2 airers in a spare room, door shut, empty it before we go to bed, all dry by the next morning.
Complete game changer and low cost to run.
What's the point of hanging washing inside, then using a dehumidifier?
Heat pump tumble driers are remarkably efficient.
Dessicant-type dehumidifiers are remarkably inefficient.
Compressor-type demidifiers are pretty good, but have a tendency to ice up unless the room is warm.
I can see the point of using a dehumidifier to remove moisture, but not specifically to remove moisture solely added by wet washing. Just use a heat pump tumbler. Cheaper in the long run I think. Ours uses under 1kWH to dry a full 10kg load.
The dessicant dehumidifier we've got uses about 500 watts per hour.
The compressor dehumidifier I had before got choked with ice after a couple of hours.
Heat pump tumble driers are remarkably efficient.
Dessicant-type dehumidifiers are remarkably inefficient.
Compressor-type demidifiers are pretty good, but have a tendency to ice up unless the room is warm.
I can see the point of using a dehumidifier to remove moisture, but not specifically to remove moisture solely added by wet washing. Just use a heat pump tumbler. Cheaper in the long run I think. Ours uses under 1kWH to dry a full 10kg load.
The dessicant dehumidifier we've got uses about 500 watts per hour.
The compressor dehumidifier I had before got choked with ice after a couple of hours.
Another vote for Meaco.
https://www.meaco.com/products/meacodryarete1-12l
That's my one, perfect for flat or small house (ours is 2 bed).
https://www.meaco.com/products/meacodryarete1-12l
That's my one, perfect for flat or small house (ours is 2 bed).
king about and no creasing unless you leave everything in there for hours. RH in house generally sorted by opening windows whilst heating.clockworks said:
What's the point of hanging washing inside, then using a dehumidifier?
Heat pump tumble driers are remarkably efficient.
Dessicant-type dehumidifiers are remarkably inefficient.
Compressor-type demidifiers are pretty good, but have a tendency to ice up unless the room is warm.
I can see the point of using a dehumidifier to remove moisture, but not specifically to remove moisture solely added by wet washing. Just use a heat pump tumbler. Cheaper in the long run I think. Ours uses under 1kWH to dry a full 10kg load.
The dessicant dehumidifier we've got uses about 500 watts per hour.
The compressor dehumidifier I had before got choked with ice after a couple of hours.
A fair bit of our washing is the lads football tops, hoodies and joggers which when tumble dried removes the transfers. Heat pump tumble driers are remarkably efficient.
Dessicant-type dehumidifiers are remarkably inefficient.
Compressor-type demidifiers are pretty good, but have a tendency to ice up unless the room is warm.
I can see the point of using a dehumidifier to remove moisture, but not specifically to remove moisture solely added by wet washing. Just use a heat pump tumbler. Cheaper in the long run I think. Ours uses under 1kWH to dry a full 10kg load.
The dessicant dehumidifier we've got uses about 500 watts per hour.
The compressor dehumidifier I had before got choked with ice after a couple of hours.
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