I really like that you can fold down the dryer to half size if you’re short on space or just drying a small load of washing, but apart from that it doesn’t really have any special features.
We bought the Dry:Soon cover at the same time as the drying rack. I found it generally helpful to speed up drying when we used the drying rack in a large open space. It also helps keep smells away from clean clothes if you’re drying clothes near the kitchen, and when we had the dryer downstairs, it was nice to be able to cover up our laundry if we had guests.
In the end though, we stopped using the cover after a few weeks, it’s a bit of a faff to put on and off, and when we moved the heated drying rack to the small room upstairs it didn’t make a huge difference to the drying speed.
In the small room we did find that we had to either keep a window open or use a dehumidifier to remove the moisture from the air to stop the room getting damp and musty, that’s how we started using the MeacoDry Arete One dehumidifier alongside the Dry:Soon.
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Does the Dry:Soon 3 Tier Heated Indoor Clothes Airer offer value for money?
In seven years of use we’ve probably dried over 1,500 loads of laundry on this heated drying rack so far which works out to be around 9p per laundry load as a cost per use. I’d say it’s pretty good value for money. And while it’s a little bit wobblier than it was the day we got it, it’s still going strong.
We use our Dry:Soon alongside a dehumidifier to speed up drying time which means most loads, even large ones, dry overnight. Sometimes jumpers or jeans may need a little longer. With this set up, it offers more than enough capacity for us, and would be fine for a small family as well even without the use of a tumble dryer.
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How we tested
Reviewer Tina Williams tested the Dry:Soon 3 Tier Heated Indoor Clothes Airer over a period of seven years in her two-bedroom house. She tested it in her lounge and study, noting how effective it was at drying laundry and easy it was to use on a day-to-day basis, as well as assessing what it was like to set up, move around and store when not in use.
About the author
Tina Williams is the Head of Editorial Content at Mumsnet where she leads a team of expert writers and editors to develop Mumsnet Swears By, the home for product reviews and buying advice, where parents test and recommend the products they love. She was previously Mumsnet’s Head of Reviews and developed a comprehensive testing system to rigorously test baby essentials and new product innovations.
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