I banished mould, damp and condensation in my home thanks to a £1 trick – you just need to leave it for weeks
DO you get fed up with damp and condensation in your home?
One woman has revealed the £1 trick she uses to remove moisture without any effort at all.
TikTok user @mandyyourtiktokmum shared how she swears by using dehumidifier bags.
In a video, she wrote: “The dehumidifier bags are amazing, less than £1 each and working after only a week…don’t delay on this, buy them now.”
Mandy showed the amount of water that had collected inside bags placed in each room of her house.
And the bedroom bag had gathered water despite her having central heating in the room.
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Mandy shared: “You would expect that not to collect anything at all.
“I'm super surprised by how much it's collected.”
Meanwhile the room at the top of her house where all the heat rises to also had water in the bag after a week.
She said: “The way I see it, even if they're collecting only the littlest bit that is damp that is keeping your home dry and without damp is my biggest priority.
“Because your health is everything really.
“If you have a damp house inevitably it's gonna lead to bad things for your house and for your own health.
“Just go and get some and put them in all your rooms and watch them work their magic.”
She got her bags on the TikTop shop, but for those without an account, you can pick up a pack of six for £7.50.
Dehumidifier machines can be essential for damp homes, but you need to make sure they're in the right place for them to work effectively.
Best dehumidifiers at a glance - The Sun Tried and Tested
We gave a range of dehumidifiers a try, from the cheap and cheerful to the expensive and chic, and these models came out on top.
- Best dehumidifier for damp weather: MeacoDry Arete One 12L Dehumidifier
- Best dehumidifier for drying clothes: Princess 10L Dehumidifier
- Best value dehumidifier: Black + Decker BXEH60004GB
- Best dehumidifier for mould: DUUX Bora Smart Dehumidifier
- Best cheap dehumidifier: Challenge Dehumidifier
- Best dehumidifier for home: Honeywell TPBIG33L
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The gadgets are used to help get rid of moisture in homes, especially if you dry your clothes inside.
Dehumidifiers pull this moisture from the air, helping to combat condensation.
But keeping your dehumidifier in the wrong spot in your home could be causing it to run inefficiently.
Home expert and Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie, known as @lynsey_queenofclean on social media, said that dehumidifiers should be used in the smallest room in your house for the best results.
I'm super surprised by how much it's collected
Mandy
She said: "Choose the smallest room to dry your clothes and shut the door.
"Roughly place the unit six inches away from your clothes with the vent face facing the clothes - this way, they will dry much faster.
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"Turning your clothes rack every hour will also help to speed things along."
Depending on the materials, she added that clothes should take around six hours to dry.
