Mould issues inside your home can quickly worsen if you're not careful, especially if you dry your clothes inside. Insulation Express has warned that when drying wet clothes in the house, moisture from the clean washing evaporates and settle onto ceilings and walls, making existing mould problems worse.
Luckily supermarket giants Asda are selling a £1 pot which will keep your home free of damp and mould. Such dehumidifiers suck in the air, extract excess moisture which is collected in a water tank and then release the air back into the atmosphere.
Alternatively, you can buy packs of four of these dehumidifying pots for £3.50 - working out at 87p per pot. Typically these kind of pots only absorb three times their weight in water, so if you're having to dry clothes indoors regularly with the windows shut you're going to need to replace them regularly.
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Jenny Turner, Property Manager at Insulation Express, told Hull Live : "To minimise the risk of mould developing when drying wet clothes at home, always keep a window open in the room to allow excess moisture in the air to escape. As mould and mildew can quickly build-up on walls and ceilings, a further way to prevent this happening when skipping the tumble drier is to opt for a dehumidifier.
"An average sized residential humidifier can effectively remove the moisture from the air in your home and collect up to 7 litres of water over a day in a damp environment."
She continued: "For a dehumidifying effect without the use of electricity, try a combination of open windows and plastic window dehumidifier pots which can trap and collect moisture in the air. These inexpensive plastic pots can help to eliminate the risk of condensation on windows which can occur from drying wet clothes inside, adding to the damp atmosphere.
"Another cheap trick to draw moisture away from walls and windows is to place bowls of rock salt on the window sill when drying clothes, as this will help to absorb excess moisture in the air."
If you're willing to spend a bit more to tackle mould issues, the Duux Bora smart dehumidifier is app controlled and can hold up to 20 litres of moisture. It has a night mode and costs 13.2p per hour to run.
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