With the skyrocketing electricity prices, there is a huge focus today on simple, smart ways to save energy in everyday life, especially ways that do not require too much investment initially. At Wood’s, we want to create awareness among all electricity consumers that there is a possibility to dry the laundry very energy-efficiently, without having to suffer from problems with moisture and condensation in their homes. We also want to raise awareness that the dehumidifier helps to reduce heating costs. In addition, it is cheaper to heat dry air than humid air, which means that consumers can also reduce their heating costs.
– Wood’s wants to tell all electricity consumers that it is possible to dry laundry in a very energy-efficient way, without having to suffer from problems with moisture and condensation in their homes. We also want to raise awareness that dehumidifiers help to reduce heating costs. Therefore, we are currently sending out a mailing to energy advisors in all municipalities in the country, with information on how to save electricity by hang-drying laundry with a dehumidifier, which we hope they will share with consumers,” says Patrik Tedsjö, CEO of Wood’s.
Energy crisis and high electricity prices or not, everyone needs to do laundry – it’s an inevitable part of everyday life. With many people choosing to avoid using tumble dryers and drying cabinets to save electricity and money, two questions remain: how will the laundry dry and what happens to the moisture? Although air-drying laundry uses zero energy, it often causes problems because it releases large amounts of moisture that can cause condensation, dampness and, in the worst cases, mold. In addition, it often takes too long to dry laundry in a basement, communal laundry room or bathroom, for example. The solution for energy-saving electricity consumers is to use a dehumidifier, which dries both the laundry and the space. To get the message across, more awareness is needed, both among consumers themselves and energy advisors.
– We want to raise awareness on the whole issue of sustainability and help consumers save money, without the problems of moisture and condensation. We also want to share the knowledge that dehumidifiers help to reduce heating costs. In the coming days, a mailing will be sent to energy advisors in the country’s municipalities, with information on how to save electricity by hang-drying laundry with dehumidifiers, which we hope they will share with consumers,” says Patrik Tedsjö, CEO of Wood’s.
When the magazine Villalivet published a test in September 2022 on how to dry laundry in an energy-efficient way, the dehumidifier was the undisputed winner. Compared to heat pump tumble dryers and heat pump drying cabinets (the heat pump technology means these are the two most energy-efficient options in their category), the dehumidifier in the test, Wood’s LD40, uses a whopping 55% less energy.
– As a developer, manufacturer and supplier of products for the indoor environment, we want to take responsibility for the whole issue of sustainability and, in particular, help consumers save money.
When drying 4 kg of cotton towels washed at 40 degrees and spun at 1400 rpm, Wood’s LD40 dehumidifier consumed as little as 1.08 kWh at 16 and 25 degrees room temperature and only 0.76 kWh at 32 degrees room temperature. The drying time was 6.5 hours at the lowest temperature, 4 hours at the highest. This compares to the heat pump tumble dryer in the test which consumed between 1.54 and 1.45 kWh at similar conditions and the heat pump drying cabinet in the test which consumed between 1.76 and 1.43 kWh.
