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Dry:soon heated airer (Lakeland)

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MummaGiles · 30/09/2019 09:34

Thinking about getting a heated airer from Lakeland. Does anyone have one who could tell me how long it generally takes for clothes to dry on them?

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KurriKawari · 30/09/2019 09:44

I have one, tbh I put it on before bed and the clothes are dry in the morning.

Gramgram · 30/09/2019 11:43

I have one too. Put clothes on it before I go to bed and they are dry in the morning; towels took a little longer so I got a cover for mine and they too are now dry. Apparently putting a sheet over the whole thing also has the same effect.

DGRossetti · 30/09/2019 11:48

We had one, but much prefer a dehumidifier in the room. Removes moisture from the room (and clothes) rather than evaporating moisture into the room.

Bobbybobbins · 30/09/2019 11:52

We have one - love it! Would def recommend getting the cover too.

OhWifey · 30/09/2019 11:55

A dehumidifier might be better. Clothes are dry in a few hours and the moisture isn't hanging about the house

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MummaGiles · 30/09/2019 11:56

Yes I would get the cover too, especially since you can buy them in a bundle and save money. Am deliberating which size to buy. The footprint of the standard/deluxe versions is actually quite big.

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flashingbeacon · 30/09/2019 12:02

We have one and I wouldn’t be without it. Better than a tumbler in my opinion. Contemplating a new one after 3 years but that’s because the cats sleep on hours and are somewhat over the weight limit

PassMeAnotherCoffee · 30/09/2019 12:08

Drying time depends how many things you put on it and how you hang them. A thin linen dress hung alongside a folded down side can dry very quickly. A pair of sports socks hung over just one bar will take ages.
You'll quickly work out how to hang things so they dry more quickly. If you can be bothered, moving them round during the drying time speeds it up.

PlinkPlink · 30/09/2019 12:11

Love ours.

It's a dream particularly as we are going through toilet training at the moment so lots of things needing to be washed.

I lie everything flat across the bars. I dont hang them. You can lie about 2 layers of clothes on one shelf and itll dry pretty quickly (obviously depending on the material it's made from).

longtompot · 30/09/2019 12:41

I have one, and as long as you hang things properly it dries most things in 24 hours. I don't have a cover and wish I'd got one. I'll try a sheet like a pp mentioned. I also would reccomend casters, which I also need to get. Its a bit of a pain trying to turn it around, esp on carpet.

CatteStreet · 30/09/2019 12:43

I always hang things over two bars of mine, which speeds the drying process. And whenever I have a fitted sheet to dry, I hang it over the top and it makes the things underneath dry more quickly - I would definitely do that rather than buying covers.

CatteStreet · 30/09/2019 12:44

Oh, we have a dehumidifier as well, as we can't fit everything on our Dry-soon so have ordinary airers too.

Wombleish · 02/10/2019 17:57

We are a two adult household and only need to wash once or twice a week. Lakeland says the smaller 3 tier one holds 15kg, but how does that translate into number of items? Things like a couple of pairs of jeans, half a dozen tea towels, several pairs of socks and other smaller things etc?

Gertrudesgarden · 02/10/2019 18:04

I don't think I could cope now in winter without mine. I got the deluxe one, with the cover as it was in a bundle. Hubby's a gardener and a cyclist, so there's a wash done every day at times, and without this, I'd be stuffed as our house is old and not very warm, even with central heating.

I found not hanging anything on the bottom tier, but laying things over the bars instead, works better - I hang things on the top two tiers but the bottom one just doesn't dry as quick, presumably because heat rises. It's incredible to have jeans dry in a day in winter, instead of them taking three or four days on a freestanding airer...

LenoVintura · 02/10/2019 18:08

I'm on my third one. Love it, wouldn't be without it, haven't used a tumble dryer for nearly 10 yrs. As others have said, get a cover or just throw a sheet over it for the same effect. I dry two full loads overnight. It's brilliant if you have a cold kitchen because it's nice and warm when you come down in the morning.

LittleCandle · 02/10/2019 18:10

We've got one and its great. The added bonus if you use it during the day when it is cold is that it gives out enough heat that you don't need to put the heating on. Adding a sheet over the top definitely does make the things dry more quickly.

Dieu · 02/10/2019 18:31

I have one, but don't always switch it on. It's pretty good even as just a normal clothes airer, if that makes sense. I have a dehumidifier too though.
When switched on, and with the cover over, it works very well. The bottom bars are a bit useless though, as obviously heat rises. So I only use the bottom section for drying the kids' underwear.

BeetrootPicklePlease · 21/10/2019 06:49

@LenoVintura how do you get so much washing dry so quickly? I'm sure I must be loading mine wrong - do you have any tips please?

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