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Cheapest way to dry laundry?

united4ever · 2015-11-27 16:36:26

Tumble dryer or putting it on a heated towel rail in the bathroom with window open to prevent mould? This time of year it's so hard to get the laundry dry any other way. How much does it cost to have a heated towel rail on all day with the window open a bit? Thanks

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changed_username Posts: 25 Forumite

4 December 2015 at 1:33PM

Hi All.

I'd be interested to hear what model dehumidifiers you have?

The wattage figures you quote are all very low. When running a dehumidifier in Laundry mode the unit should run at least 500W and should probably be nearing 600W.

Laundry mode is when you run the unit at full power to drive humidity levels down to around 35%.

I wrote a post recently comparing minimum wattage levels with operating volume. Remember that these are minimum watt levels.

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