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Sara Hesikova

Can you use a dehumidifier in the bathroom? It's possible – but experts recommend safer, alternative solutions

Vonhaus dehumidifier in bathroom.

Bathrooms are notorious for being humid environments, with excess moisture potentially leading to issues like mould, damp, and condensation. While there have long been solutions to tackling damp bathrooms, such as using extractor fans and opening windows, sometimes they aren't enough to cut it. This might have led you to question whether you can use a dehumidifier in the bathroom.

Given the rather extreme levels of humidity the bathroom can reach when you're taking a shower, coupled with the fact a dehumidifier is still an electric appliance, there are many question marks surrounding the safety of whether or not the best dehumidifiers have a place in the bathroom.

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