Heated clothes airer/drying pod

[HappyWipings]

There are 5 of us in a small house therefore we need to have 2 large clothes airers out most of the time. We're considering getting rid of them both and buying a lakeland heated airer , or getting rid of one and buying a drying pod.

Does anyone have either of these items or could recommend anything else that could be useful.

We don't have space for a traditional dryer btw , and have only recently bought a new machine so wont be replacing that for a few years.

Thanks.

My mum bought me one and i was dubious but it's great.

Otoh, it takes up quite a lot of space, particularly compared to a tumble dryer.

But you can dry everything on it, even delicate stuff and hang up shorts on the side so they don't need ironing.

I have the lakeland heated airer and wouldn't be without out it. I hang the clothes up before going to bed and they're dry by the morning.

I like that it folds away and can be hidden away too.

Thank you.

Do you all find the heated airer expensive to run?

I love mine! Definitely get a cover for it (or use a duvet cover - it makes it loads more efficient.

I didn’t notice a huge uptick in our bills and we use it every day.

I hate my Lakeland airer
I find it hard to hang the clothes up properly due to the end posts and you have to be a contortionist to use it and it takes ages to dry clothes

And that's with the cover that I bought separately

So many people love it but I have tried hard but hate it.

The way to hang clothes on it is to put all the 'shelves' down. Pull up first set of rails, hang clothes, then pull up second set of rails... my 7 year old does it for me somedays, couldn't be easier. I don't know about the cost because I've always had it but it would be cheaper than a tumble dryer etc.

@bonfireheart

The way to hang clothes on it is to put all the 'shelves' down. Pull up first set of rails, hang clothes, then pull up second set of rails... my 7 year old does it for me somedays, couldn't be easier. I don't know about the cost because I've always had it but it would be cheaper than a tumble dryer etc.

Start from the bottom up ?

Yep bottom rail first so the clothes from the upper rail don't interfere.

@bonfireheart

The way to hang clothes on it is to put all the 'shelves' down. Pull up first set of rails, hang clothes, then pull up second set of rails... my 7 year old does it for me somedays, couldn't be easier. I don't know about the cost because I've always had it but it would be cheaper than a tumble dryer etc.

@bonfireheart that's actually a genius tip.

OP I have the Lakeland one and I love it. It is fairly big, but most airers are quite big, aren't they? And you definitely need the cover. But I love mine. It dries a whole load overnight no problem.

Yep bottom rail first so the clothes from the upper rail don't interfere.

And smaller/finer fabrics at the bottom and the thicker things at the top, as the top gets significantly warmer under the cover.

The Lakeland airer actually takes up less space for us than our old ones as it’s taller rather than broader, and you can use only half if you want to.

I have the one that only has two rails and it's sufficient for me and one DD. But yes the others are really big. Ours usually sits in the dining room and quickly gets hidden away when we have guests. During lockdown it's pretty much made itself at home in the dining room!

We have a dribuddi, it get used a lot as there’s 5 of us and our washer drier decided to become ‘washer’ only over winter and outdoor pe and woodland walks have been full on.
I really like it, it’s collapsible and the top opens up like an umbrella. It does a good job at drying, is easy to take apart and because it’s tall and narrow(ish) it doesn’t take up too much space. but I have made my own system of using those hangers which can hold 3 T-shirt’s plus using a few of those socks hanger/washing-line thingies for underwear, so more stuff gets dried in one go - each ‘arm’ has three hanger divets on it, and my system means that instead of each arm holding three (individual hangers) items of clothing, one can potentially hold nine things and the sock holders hang off the bracket. Usually everything is dry in 2/2.5 hours.

I'd buy a dehumidifier. Mine has changed my laundry routine for the better so much.

I hated mine - didn’t take sufficient quantity of clothes and dried s-l-o-W-ly. I went back to radiator/maiden with the window open. If I’m here to rotate I can dry a whole load in two hours. Luckily other people love the so I was able to sell it on to the next
sucker lucky purchaser. Have a search on here as there are many threads. It seems 50:50 to be fair - I think it is all about expectation.

We have a small three bed flat with two teenage rowers training 4-5 times per week. Multiple layers soaked through at every wear. I couldn't have coped without an inexpensive dehumidifier from Aldi (£120). I keeps the air in the flat dry, no condensation on the windows and the air feels warmer. I'm amazed how quickly the water reservoir fills and any increase in the fuel bill is good value. I switch off as we go to bed.

I created a drying cupboard out of an IKEA wardrobe with a tiny radiator and a dehumidifier inside. Hang everything on coat hangers inside. Takes about 3 hours to dry a full load. I love being able to shut the door on it.

Have you tried these clothes airers? www.thatchandstone.co.uk/collections/ceiling-clothes-airers

They're really good providing you have joists in your ceiling for them to go in to. We use them for all the kids clothes, vest, joggers and what not. They're a life saver in trying to dry in time for nursery the next day!

Couldn't be without.

I found the Dri-buddy very good.
Bonus was by putting everything on hangers no ironing needed.
Would not hesitate to buy another.