Are heated airers crap or am I doing something wrong?

[Littletreefrog]

Bought a heated airer in Lidl, the type with wings. Also bought a cover for it. The only bits of the clothes that dry are the bits actually touching the bars so I can maybe dry 4 t shirts laid flat in it at a time. Hoodies and anything thick are an absolute disaster. I had high hopes, am I doing something wrong?

you get what you pay for

I’ve got a Lakeland one and it doesn’t work for me. I think our house is kept too cool so the small bars can’t overcome my freezing house 😂. Dehumidifier next to a normal airer works just as well (better) and takes up less room. I’ve got two toddlers though so I need something faster

Mine is fantastic. Load it up before bed and when I get up at 6am, it's all dry. Does a full 9kg load overnight and is bone dry.

They're pretty crap, get a dehumidifier instead.

I’ve been using the Lakeland with a cover for years. Things like towels can take a while but I shift things around every two or three hours or when I remember. I use a dehumidifier at the same time and that helps things dry quicker too. Wouldn’t be without it.

I don't use the cover and it works. I always giggle to myself when I turn the socks over like sausages on a bbq.

Which one is this?

I have one that's like a pole with 4 arms sticking out of the top. You put the clothes on coat hangers and hang them on the arms like in the wardrobe. Zip up the cover, and turn it on. It blows hot air into the cover to dry the clothes. I can dry a full load In about 60-90 minutes. It's really good.

What temperature do you heat your house to?

I find mine utterly useless. It’s a Lakeland one with a cover. Only the bits that you hang on the bars dry as you say. I hate it. I’ve started hanging washing on a normal rack at the top of the stairs and find it dries within a day or two. I have a heat pump dryer which is useless too. Four hours later washing is still wet . It stops before clothes are dry too. I had a convention one before that was far better.

Crap.

My dream when I build my own house will be to have a drying room with dehumidifier and ceiling racks

My cats love our Lakeland Airer too.

in fact my only complaint is that I can’t use the bottom section as the cats have claimed it and push items off that rack. So have given in, got a cat mat that they lie on in there and they leave the top two racks alone.

Ypu have to space the wet washing out and not overload the dryer. Some items do take longer than others to dry depending o the material and thickness of this.

i wouldn’t be without my airer, as it does a great job.

A clothes horse/maiden with a dehumidifier set on a clothes drying setting is the way 👍

I have this thing. I much prefer this style of dryer. It blows hot air and dries clothes in 2-3 hours.

I was persuaded to buy an Aldi/Lidl special. I tried it twice. I really don't have time to keep moving washing around on to the hot bits. I think DH put it up in the loft. Thankfully, I have a tumble dryer in the utility room. 😉

I had one briefly a few years ago, totally pointless.
I just double spin the washing and put it on an ordinary airer —> dries overnight.

Lakeland one here - it’s brilliant- wouldn’t be without! Added bonus is it heats the room up too so it’s like a wee sauna in our old and freezing house!

@Littletreefrog i brought one including a cover.....exact same problem. 😐 Its chucked in the back of the shed and I'm back to using the old airer

Absolutely love our John Lewis one. I extra spin heavy things like hoodies , either lie things flat on it ( with a couple of layers only) or hang them above it on a curtain tension rod. We have it in a small utility room , and it works well makes the room very warm. We also have a dehumidifier and when you combine the two it is amazing . A load dries in a few hours. Family of 4 , at least one washing load a day and we rarely use the tumble dryer .

@DidSomeoneTrump this one www.lakeland.co.uk/53211/drysoon-heated-drying-pod-airer?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping+%7C+Catch+All+%7C+Low&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADtoD6Mnl_cPrwtDZzLHVpM1KPO7q&gclid=CjwKCAiA-ty8BhA_EiwAkyoa33zBwusONCrThRbqD1O3ssJMYCGE-HqCZjwU1w_kerANtiXAEmlXoBoC6i0QAvD_BwE

I have a lakeland one, it's not great but it does work if i don't over fill it, i always hang the clothes over 2 bars rather then 1. There's always a few items that take longer to dry so I re-adjust them so the damp part can dry too

I have one of those too.
I think it's called a Dri-Buddy.
It works well, and it makes the room warm too.
Really like it.

Never heard much good either, just hang ours on a normal drier and pop the Dyson heater on towards it during the colder months sometimes even just on the cool fan, leave on the timer and it dries everything quickly.

That sounds like the same as mine. I've had it for about four years now and it's brilliant.

I had an Aldi one. It didn't work (or I was too impatient) and it took up too much room. Luckily, I got it for free (that should have been a warning sign!) so I'm not too upset. I offered to pass it on to DD but she didn't want it - she has one and is equally unimpressed.
I'm back to using ordinary clothes horses nearby/on the radiator, which works fine.