litres of moisture per day in cold temperatures as low as 1ºc, so it's a very useful option for conservatorys, basements or garages that don't have dedicated heating, as well as unheated rooms in the home during winter months.

Although this dehumidifier doesn’t have a dedicated laundry mode, it worked well when it came to drying clothes, especially when on full speed. They can also offer an eco-friendly alternative to a tumble drier, as they help dry your laundry faster by sucking the water out of your wet clothes, without releasing the moisture back into the room.

The water tank is also situated at the front of the unit and can easily be removed by holding either side of the tank and gently pulling.

While it doesn’t have a dedicated laundry mode, it did reduce laundry-drying times, thanks to the powerful fan.

As the wheel turns, moisture drips into the tank, while the damp patches are heated to dry them out again, warming up the air. However, it’s a good performer for its size, reducing humidity in a damp-prone living room by 9% in the first hour and by nearly 22% within two hours.

Operating this unit is easy – you can set your own humidity levels in 5 per cent increments, from 35 to 85 per cent, and the digital display will show the current humidity of the room, so you have a good idea of how humid it is when setting it.Plus, with winter coming and everyone having their eye on energy bills, dehumidifiers can be an essential appliance when it comes to helping you dry your laundry, meaning you can pull the plug on your expensive tumble drier and dry your clothes indoors, knowing you won’t be causing any damp issues. It isn’t a light machine, weighing around 15kg, but it does have castors, so pushing it from room to room isn’t an issue. It’s also easy to empty and has a built-in ioniser and HEPA filter, to make sure that it pumps out fresh, clean air.

However, they are ideal for a cold garage, loft or conservatory as they can operate below 10 degrees, unlike a compressor dehumidifier.It also purifies the air and eliminates terrible odours using a combination of UV sterilisation, an active carbon filter and a HEPA filter. If you have a large home with a damp problem, you might be tempted to forgo larger, expensive dehumidifiers in favour of several small, cheaper ones in each room. Although it won’t kill any mould spores, as the best mould removers and the best washing machine cleaners will, the reduced humidity will prevent it from spreading and growing.