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Default Would this dehumidifier be OK ?

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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" writes:
Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article .com,
"sm_jamieson" writes:
Would this dehumidifier be OK ?
For use in room where drying clothes indoors, in order to avoid damp
problems / mould etc ?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/4150114.htm


Possibly, but there are no specification there, or anywhere else
I can see.


And you're going to be emptying it 4to5 times a day?


A load of washing, after a fast spin, holds something like a
litre of water. I use this technique with a dehumidifier to
quickly dry a load of washing in an airing cupboard. If you
have another load of washing to do afterwards, you can empty
the container at the same time. Mine is a 400W 16l/day
refrigerant based dehumidifier, and takes about an hour to
dry a load of washing from the machine.

Close the door to the room so the moisture doesn't escape
and/or you don't start trying to dry the whole house, and
it helps retain the heat from the dehumidifier which also
helps with the drying. If it's a small room or cupboard,
run the dehumidifier through a plug in thermostat set to
the max operating temperature of the dehumidifier, so it
can't overheat.

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Andrew Gabriel