Are the heated dryers worth it?

[spoonfuladay]

I was wondering if they are worth it?

The washing is piling up.

I have never had a dryer but I think they are fab.
the dry clothes overnight within 8/12 hours.
I can do a wash everyday with the heater airer.

if you are comparing it to a dryer they are not a replacement for this.

Why are they not a replacement?

Love mine as a replacement for drying outside. Not great for towels and heavy items but I put duvet covers over the top of it.

Yes, they're great. They take up space, and they take a few hours rather than 30 minutes in a tumble dryer. But you don't have to pounce to get the clothes out before they turn into a crumpled mess, and if I dry clothes while DH works at home it keeps him warm!

A dehumidifier would probably cost less- we generally manage to dry 2 loads on a tall airer overnight.

Cost less to run or buy? They are about the same. Dehumidifier doesn't pick up water in my house

I'd spend my money on a dehumidifier. We have been drying laundry that way for 17 years now and you can dry so much with one unit. If carefully hung up it will dry 3 loads at least overnight. And unlike a heated airer it is taking the moisture out of the air so doesn't make your house damp

I've had one, it is ok, but putting a fan on and opening the window in whichever room you're drying in has about the same effect.

The only way I've found to stop laundry piling up is to do one load a day, every-single-day

I’ve just bought one, with a cover and I’ve bought some smart plugs so I can time it to go off.

I use it for things that can’t be tumble dried, it’s fine.

I bought one. Used it once and decided it was a waste of time, sold it and got a decent dehumidifier. Best thing ever.

Yeah maybe I'll put on the dehumidifier.

Do you put it right next to the clothes?

Yes, we have a big x wing airer and then the dehumidifier goes right next to it on laundry mode. Everything which lives on a hanger (inc t shirts, jeans) goes on one all the way round as then you get the maximum air flow.

I've never had a dehumidifier but the heated airer is awesome. Means I can wash and dry a load every day and I never get behind with washing. Use it in a large space that you ventilate regularly and you'll not have a damp problem.

100% yes, based on our use of our 11 year old Lakeland one.

I have one and love it. It has almost completely replaced my tumble drier - I still use the tumble drier for towels.

I do at least one wash every day, proper full load. Between the heated airer and hanging stuff on the curtain rail in the utility room, I get most stuff dry overnight. I haven’t put my heated airer on in months due to the weather, obviously, but hang stuff on it just an ordinary airier. Last winter I could get ds’ sports kit dry overnight, including thick hoodies, just on the rails, airer on for 6/7 hours overnight - I use a lab old double sheet as a cover to help things along.

i used to use my tumble drier daily, but had to stop that once fuel prices started going totally crazy, and now just used for towels. Windows open a crack in utility room plus door closed means no damp issues.

I don't have a tumble dryer. I have a heated airer...the Lakeland one..and I love it. Don't know what I'd do without it in winter when I can't dry outside.

Yes! Love it! I load mine up, put the cover over it and then forget about it. Clothes dry overnight. Wouldn’t be without it now.

I have a heated airer and a dehumidifier and find them both really useful. With the airer, I’ve found that folding clothes and laying them flat works really well. I layer them up and then rotate periodically and they dry much more quickly than hanging them.

How does everyone use it? Put it on and leave it on all day?

I've got one and it's good but I only use it for things I can't tumble dry. My tumble dryer is a heat pump one and its extremely economic and dries very quickly.

Intend to do my daily wash as I’m bringing children up to bed, then hang it out as I’m going to bed. Put heated airer on overnight, and have toasty dry clothes in the morning - lovely to have warm socks to put on on a chilly winter morning!

Intend to do my daily wash as I’m bringing children up to bed, then hang it out as I’m going to bed. Put heated airer on overnight, and have toasty dry clothes in the morning - lovely to have warm socks to put on on a chilly winter morning!

Mine is on most of the time during winter

I had one but it took ages to dry everything - maybe I had it too full? I had to leave it on for at least 12 hours to get things dry.

I crunched the numbers about a year ago and worked out that it cost the same to run as my condenser dryer.