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Yesterday I purchased a heated airer

67 replies

MuggleStudies · 03/09/2018 21:14

And I have just set it up in my kitchen and hung some toddler clothes all over it.

Is this going to be a game changer of a purchase?

I don’t really get how it works. Surely only the bits of clothes that touch the warm bars will actually dry any quicker?! Can anyone enlighten me?

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roundtable · 03/09/2018 21:19

Put a double duvet over the top (open the duvet so heated airer is in the middle and the poppers are at the bottom if that makes sense? It keeps in the heat and makes everything dry quicker and more evenly.

I love mine in Autumn, Spring and and rainy days. Good luck.

roundtable · 03/09/2018 21:21

I also hang things over 2 bars not one. If it's overloaded it takes ages.

crunchtime · 03/09/2018 21:22

You need a cover. The duvet cover is a good idea. I love mine. It's absolutely fabulous

Curlybrunette · 03/09/2018 22:19

I love mine too, as a no tumble dryer house, I found that for most of the year I constantly had clothes horses of damp smelling clothes all over the house.

Defo need a duvet over the top, I find a full load (I've got 3 tiers on mine) is dry in about 15 hours.

I've also got one of these so hang any shirts/T-shirts on it. Things dry really quickly hung up like this too.

TerrieTibbs · 03/09/2018 22:46

Do you know if they're expensive to use as 15 hours seems long time?

formerbabe · 03/09/2018 22:49

I love mine...changed my life. Best purchase ever!

LunchBoxPolice · 03/09/2018 22:49

Congratulations OP, your life will never be the same again.
I love mine. It costs something stupid like 5pence per hour to run

xyzandabc · 03/09/2018 22:54

I lie things flat on the bars rather than over the bars if you see what I mean. 2 or 3 layers of clothes on each shelf dries fine. Then either big clothes (DH shirts/tops/pillowcases etc) draped over each edge to form a tent like effect, or some kind of sheet or duvet over if you need it dry quicker.

Also quicker if there's some kind of airflow through the room, so open the window/door to keep the air moving.

flopsyrabbit1 · 03/09/2018 23:01

living the dream op.living the dreamGrin

beverleyheelbilly · 03/09/2018 23:12

I layer my clothes, also you can wrap jeans and trousers over the top and underneath, if you get my drift. Ihave a cover but definitely use a duvet cover. Oh, if you layer the clothes, swap them around and turn them over regularly so that they all get a turn on the heat.

Flashingbeacon · 03/09/2018 23:16

I load mine on every bar and cover with sheets or towels. 4 shirts is my favourite though over he corners. A load only takes about 8 hours if you have a fast spin on the machine and the house isn’t too cold.
Game changer for me. And for the cats who like their heated bunk beds.

Haworthia · 03/09/2018 23:18

I bought one last year and it’s amazing. I have a tumble dryer but clothes always seem to shrink, so the airer dries most things.

ThanksItHasPockets · 03/09/2018 23:56

I love mine. It is the safest and most reliable way to make sure that something dries overnight to be worn the next day, which is invaluable for a disorganised person like me.

So, for example, if you had hypothetically forgotten to wash an item of your DD’s school uniform then you could hypothetically spin it through a quick wash and then stick it on the heated airer, confident that it would be dry in time for school tomorrow. Hypothetically.

PerkingFaintly · 04/09/2018 00:02

Was contemplating one, but have decided to stick with my wonderful dehumidifier and ordinary clothes horse. On the grounds that the wet has to go somewhere, and I'd rather the energy went on getting it out of the air, than into the air and onto my winter windows and walls.

Dehumidifier puts out heat as a by-product, too.

Ooforfoxsakeridesagain · 04/09/2018 00:03

Glad you started this thread OP because I can’t stand mine. I must be using it wrong. Have a cover, layer clothes over the bars (yes, only the bits touching the bars dry) and swap them round. They still smell slightly musty after an overnight drying and will still be a bit damp.

At 26p an hour (I think it is) I don’t see how it’s cheaper than 40 mins in the dryer. Must be better for clothes though.

If anyone can enlighten me on what I’m doing wrong, please do! 99.9% of people love them, and I just can’t get on with it.

Ooforfoxsakeridesagain · 04/09/2018 00:05

I also use a dehumidifier and normal clothes horse. Works just as well.

mrsshelby44 · 04/09/2018 00:10

15 hours to dry clothes?! I'm sorry that's ridiculous. How much does it cost per hour surely half hour in the tumble dryer isn't that much more??

BanjoStarz · 04/09/2018 00:56

Do you all have really cold houses? Or washing machines that don’t spin?!

It doesn’t take 15 hours to dry clothes on a normal airer - ours lives in the unheated basement garage with the washing machine and tumble driers - I can hang a load of washing on it at 11pm and it will be dry in the morning (also severely disorganised person who washes clothes the night before they’re needed Blush)

LooksLikeImStuckHere · 04/09/2018 01:03

I have one but rarely use the heating element. I found it left lines on darker clothes. It’s great with white ones though.

MorningsEleven · 04/09/2018 01:12

They're great. I do the sheet/towel on top flabberjabbery and stuff dries in no time.

Anastassiabeaverhausen · 04/09/2018 01:20

I love mine. I don't find it only dries the bits it touches. It puts out quite a bit of heat and the room it's in gets nice and toasty. I prefer it to the tumble dryer.

DragonflyInn · 04/09/2018 04:39

Love mine. But if you don't cover it it's not much better than a regular airer. The sheet / duvet cover over the top is crucial - I get loads of washing dried in just a few hours. Happy days Smile

IlonaRN · 04/09/2018 07:07

We love ours, used together with a dehumidifier.

strawberrypenguin · 04/09/2018 07:20

I love mine. It's amazing, only use the heat in colder weather though. This time of year I find things are still drying fine by themselves.

grasspigeons · 04/09/2018 07:26

We don't have space for a tumble drier so it may not be cost effective but I can stick it up in our bedroom.
Yes to duvet covers over the top and to layering clothes not just hanging them.
I think 15 hours is about right for heavy wet stuff and normal airers about 24 in my house. It depends what's drying - some things come out the machine almost dry, especially man made things like fleece and nylon

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