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Electrical clothes dryers

5 replies

NoseyNooNoo · 02/10/2010 14:00

I'd like to dry clothes within about 6-8 hours or overnight. I was thinking of getting the Lakeland electical airer but at £75 I'd like to be sure that it works. I can't see how clothes would dry with just a small part of each item in contact with the heated part.

Lakeland Airer

So, does the Lakeland one work, are there any better ones or are they all a bit rubbish.

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Bunbaker · 02/10/2010 14:16

I have just ordered one, but they are out of stock. I bought one on the back of all the glowing reviews I read on the Lakeland website.

It is due after 8th October, so I will report back.

DurhamDurham · 02/10/2010 14:21

My mum has the Lakeland one, it only dries thin small items of clothing and makes them a bit 'crispy' so they need lots of ironing. She mainly uses it now to dry teatowels and underwear. Cheap to run apparently but I love my tumble drier so much that I'm prepared for the extra running costs an wouldn't give it up for anything!

NoseyNooNoo · 02/10/2010 14:22

We do have a tumble dryer but quite a lot of our items are not tumble-dryer-able!

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dexter73 · 02/10/2010 16:34

I have the Lakeland drier and I think it is really good. It works better if you fold e.g towels and put them on the shelf flat instead of hanging them. Als if you put a sheet or duvet cover over the top this traps the heat and dries things quicker.
I haven't found that things dry crispy, they just feel normal to me.
At the moment I have the washing hung on it and it is drying nicely!

mumof2point5 · 02/10/2010 21:50

i bought one about 2 months ago and i'm so in love with it!

thought i was going to have to buy a tumble dryer as i was running out of radiators now that cc3 is here

i tend to put wash on, and "move" it about a couple of times

haven't noticed that anything is harder to iron

buy it, buy it, buy it!

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