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Dehumidifier v Tumble Dryer
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I've had a hoodie on my clothes airer for 2 days inside and it's still not dry. I envy you people in the South.4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.2
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As for what's more energy efficient my condensing dehumidifier uses 185W but suspect it would need to be on for many hours to dry clothes - 10 hours would be 1.85kWh. Internet says around 2.16kWh for a load in a heat pump tumble dryer.Install 28th Nov 15, 3.3kW, (11x300LG), SolarEdge, SW. W Yorks.
Install 2: Sept 19, 600W SSE
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Exiled_Tyke said:
As for what's more energy efficient my condensing dehumidifier uses 185W but suspect it would need to be on for many hours to dry clothes - 10 hours would be 1.85kWh. Internet says around 2.16kWh for a load in a heat pump tumble dryer.
4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.1 -
been great weather to dry everything outside0
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Dehumid on the landing, put clothes on hangers over the open doors. I can wash in the morning and they are dry by mid afternoon. I'm a gym nut, so use a hand towel every day as a sweat towel, they have to be washed and dried and in winter months that means over the dehumidifier.Still resisting putting the heating on !! Those fat cat ba%%$£"%s are not getting all my money !!Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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Spies said:Exiled_Tyke said:
As for what's more energy efficient my condensing dehumidifier uses 185W but suspect it would need to be on for many hours to dry clothes - 10 hours would be 1.85kWh. Internet says around 2.16kWh for a load in a heat pump tumble dryer.
We previously had a condenser dehumidifier and energy usage per load was around twice that of the tumble dryer.
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Exiled_Tyke said:
As for what's more energy efficient my condensing dehumidifier uses 185W but suspect it would need to be on for many hours to dry clothes - 10 hours would be 1.85kWh. Internet says around 2.16kWh for a load in a heat pump tumble dryer.
Well that is my thinking anyway.1 -
biscan25 said:Accredited_FI said:Winters coming.
Anyone used a dehumidifier in a practical way to dry clothes?
Was it effective? How did you do it?
Thanks
I have the Meaco ABCdry 12l0 -
Exiled_Tyke said:It would be great to get a definitive answer on this one as it has come up before. A tumble drier with a heat pump is working in a very similar way to a dehumidifier but it's all happening in a much smaller space. So in theory it should be cheaper to run? On the other hand it also move the clothes around all the time so that's more energy. I haven't tried drying with the dehumidifier but I'm very happy with the tumble drier (especially on cold but sunny days!) I would try a comparison test but it would be a lot of faff to do it and getting accurate electricity consumption estimates over such a long period nigh impossible.1
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