Are heated airers worth it?

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I’m sick of damp clothes hanging around the house, I have a dryer but it seems to shrink a lot of items so thinking of getting a heated airer but there is so many on the market now not sure which one to get. Any recommendations?

I don’t use mine since I bought a dehumidifier a couple of years ago.

I have the large Lakeland airer. It pretty much takes up the whole of the bathroom floor it's really big, but, It definitely does the job. I can fit a whole load on there and so I don't need to use the tumble dryer and don't have to put the heating on as much (due to cost) just to get the washing dried.

Ours works well for us

because

we rarely have more than one load a day
we have a large enough utility area that is properly vented and out of the way
we have cheap overnight electricity so a couple of hours is 15p and that’s enough to get things dry

it’s days quicker than an unheated airer which we used to have even when on top of the radiator, but much less quick than a tumble drier , and much cheaper to buy

Love mine. I use it in combination with a dehumidifier in the room

I love mine. Love it. Use it with a dehumidifier and a duvet cover or sheet over the top (often the sheet has come out of the wash but dries very quickly, so acts as the cover for the rest) and I can get a load dry in around 2 hours in a small room with the door shut. Brilliant combo.