Laundry Mode Dehumidifiers

5 BENEFITS OF USING A DEHUMIDIFIER DRYER

REDUCED LIFETIME COST

According to Ideal Home, an example 9kg vented tumble dryer uses 5.34 kWh for a full load cycle and approx 636 kWh over a year (if you use your dryer around two times a week). This means that this vented tumble dryer costs £2.78 per cycle and £330 per year on average.

A dehumidifier running 24/7 will only cost you £1 a day in comparison, according to Meaco, and a dehumidifier only drys clothes as a secondary task. It has many more benefits that will help you save more money!

EASIER TO HEAT YOUR HOME

This is a multipronged benefit of dehumidifiers. According to Dantherm Group, it is not uncommon for a dehumidifier to convert every unit of energy consumed into 2.5 times the amount of usable heat. This will not only help with drying as the heat can be diverted to other areas of your home, reducing your overall heating costs.

As well as this, dehumidifiers remove moisture from the air, creating a dryer environment to try to heat. This will remove the chill factor from your house, meaning it will require less energy to heat an area and allow you to feel warm at a lower temperature.

CONDENSATION PROTECTION

Damp and mould can have devastating effects on your home and health. This problem is only made worse when drying your clothes using a tumble dryer or a radiator in the hotter months.

When radiators heat up to dry your clothes, the moisture will become steam and if it is not ventilated will condense onto the walls of your home, causing damage to paint and wallpaper. In bad cases, this can cause damage to your wooden supports in the walls too!

As dehumidifiers remove moisture from the air, this problem doesn't arise when using one to dry your clothes.

LESS DAMAGING TO CLOTHES

As dehumidifiers forgo the mechanical process and high temperatures employed by tumble dryers, they avoid shrinking and adding extra stress to the fabric of the clothing.

This method of drying is therefore much kinder on your clothes.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

By employing a more energy-efficient way of heating your home and drying your clothes, you are being more green and helping to aid the battle against climate change!