Buying a dehumidifier for drying clothes? There are two types – and the one to choose depends on if your priority is speed or running cost

A dehumidifier is a game-changer when it comes to speeding up the process of drying clothes indoors. They're especially useful your home is prone to damp, and you ideally want to avoid adding even more wetness into the situation. They're also great if you don't have space for a tumble dryer – or the funds to run one regularly throughout the winter months.

As someone for which all of the above applies, I speak from experience. Before I introduced my beloved dehumidifier into my home, drying clothes during the chilly, wet UK winter (and let's face it, autumn and spring) months was a long, damp process. Now I wouldn't be without one.

Towards the end of last year, aircare brand Meaco ran a test to find the best way to dry clothes indoors, and concluded that combining a dehumidifier with a pedestal fan ...