Overview
- Yimbly lists the SmartAir 20L unit at £149.99, reduced from £249.99, undercutting Amazon’s £179.99 listing, with earlier coverage noting a WINTER10 code that dropped it to about £135.
- MoneySavingExpert’s Martin Lewis highlights dehumidifiers as a lower-cost alternative to tumble dryers, citing a 200W example at roughly 7p per hour and potential annual savings of about £215.
- Manufacturer details include up to 20 litres per day extraction, a 5.5L tank, five modes including laundry, a 24-hour timer and a stated running cost of about 11p per hour.
- Buyer reviews report drying a full clothes rack in four to six hours and clearing overnight window condensation, though opinions on noise vary.
- Experts quoted by The Independent say running costs depend on size and efficiency, ranging roughly from 4p to 15p per hour, and recommend good placement, closed doors and humidistat use to save energy.