Electric heated airer

[cakedup]

Am tempted to buy one of these on Groupon.

Silly question...does the heat really circulate? Because according to my brain, the only part of the clothing that would benefit from the heat is the bit of clothing actually touching the airer??

I've always thought the same, everybody else thinks there fab though.

I bought a spin dryer instead, it gets lots of water out so clothes dry really quickly on a normal clothes horse.

If they are shut in a small room then they would heat the room up and that would help everything dry? I didn't bother in the end as we have a dehumidifier which is amazing for drying washing indoors. It was a lot more expansive to buy though.

The trick is to hang your washing on it and then cover the whole thing with a sheet or duvet cover and it dries quicker.

Yeh, it doesn't sound as exciting as I initially thought. But spin dryer though! I'd never even heard of those before!

Fluffycloud am I right in thinking (after a quick gander on Argos) that it doesn't require any plumbing at all? Does the water just collect at the bottom and you empty it out? Also do clothes come out more creased than usual? My only hesitation is that a lot of my clothes are 40 with a line underneath, which I've always translated as a low spin cycle.

ToTheStarsMorag - really, does a dehumidifier make a big difference?
Gulp...looking on Argos now, didn't realise how expensive they are either.

I had a dress where the care label stated "Dry outside in warm shade and a cool breeze." I felt as though I should be offering it a cocktail too.

If you just throw everything in then yes it will get creased, but what your meant to do is fold everything, then stack it around the drum so it lines the inside.

You put a bowl under the spout and about a pint of water comes out. I got the white knight one off amazon with the 2800rpm spin.

If you have a tumble dryer you could get it dry much quicker after a spin.

I think a line under the temp means a gentle wash. The only thing I don't spin is wool.

Cocktail

No tumble dryer, and no room for one either.

Am considering the spin dryer. At least I'm now certain the heated airer is a waste of money.

The dehumidifier is fantastic for drying the washing, I have a small room/cupboard so I put the dehumidifier in the with the clothes and shut the door. Most stuff will dry overnight. Towels take a bit longer. I dry stuff on hangers, a clothes horse and have strung up a bit of indoor washing line.

I bought an ebac. It all probably sounds a bit extreme but we have x4 DC's so I'm washing for 6, at one point I had a 1 potty training and 1 weaning at the same time.

We have the lakeland three tier one and with a duvet cover over the top it works a treat.

Have the Lakeland air dryer and tumble dryer. Much prefer my air dryer.

I've just gone off the heated air dryer all together now tbh, it just doesn't sound that good and can't imagine just putting a duvet over the washing is going to make much difference.

ToTheStarsMorag do you have a tumble dryer as well? Otherwise I am very impressed, considering you have a large family. It's only me and DS and yet I have three air dryers which are always full.

I've got the Lakeland heated airer and it is fab but you do have to think about how to load it up for maximum drying. And having a sheet or duvet cover over the top does help as it keeps the heat in.

We don't have space for a tumble dryer or spin dryer so it's the best option.

I love my heated airer. No room for tumblr dryer and not allowed to line dry in garden so I needed another option. Generally I wash a sheet or towels at the same time and drape them over the top which cuts down drying time

Love love my heated dryer it's a bit like hanging your clothiers on one of those thinks you clip over radiators!

Haven't thought about the sheet idea but I live in a fairly small flat and tbh in my old flat it doubled up as a heater! (Shit landlords long story)

Whoops meant to say prefer my heated air dryer.

No, I have a tumble dryer as well cakedup, I use it mainly for towels. I try and dry all the clothes without it, doesn't always work out that way in the winter though.

I'm not convinced on the spin dryer - I have a washing machine where I can choose the spin speeds and put things through an additional spin cycle if I choose.

PigletJohn has often advised that putting washing to dry in a bathroom with an extractor fan, shutting the door and putting the extractor on is a good way to dry washing indoors. Extractors - especially modern ones - don't use much electricity.

Washers only go up to 1600rpm though. Spinners are 2800rpm.

You don't realise how wet washing is when it comes out until you've used one.

I dry outside most of the year because the washing doesn't need much drying time. If I do have to dry on an airer it doesn't make the house smell of damp washing.

I get a pint of extra water out of washing spun at 1200rpm.

I like the heated airer because I can fit two loads of washing on it. I put socks, pants etc on the rails, hand DH's work shirts round the edges on hangers and chuck a sheet or towel over the top. It dries everything overnight that way. I only ever use it when the weather is bad and I can't dry outside though.

I have both! Yes, I'm a washing overthinker.

The 2800 spin dryer is essential for so many reasons. It saves time, electricity and overbuying of clothes. No domestic washing machine spins that fast and if you handwash things it really wrings them out efficiently. They're only just damp when they come out. I also spin chlorinated water out of swimming gear before I handwash them. Only one cossie needed!

The heated dryer is good in winter, but I do feel it's a bit like putting your clothes in a sauna once the sheet is put over the top. It uses about as much energy as an oldstyle lightbulb- much less than a tumble dryer- and your spun washing is dry overnight.

So if you're going for just one, I advise the spinner.

I bought the heated airer from Robert Dyas. It was cheap! I see it as a handy place to hang the washing to dry which can be heated or not, I don't expect miracles from it. I leave the washing to dry for quite a while often so whether it's on a heated rail or not often doesn't matter but I can put things on there to dry if someone wants something specially

Doesn't a heated dryer create too much humidity in the room? I am worried it would be just as bad as putting clothes on radiators, am I right?

(I'd be happy to be wrong and to get one for the winter, tumble dryers are useful but not very gentle on the clothes).

I have a Lakeland heated airer. I lay the clothes flat across the bars in at least 2 layers (the more on it, the warmer it gets) I don't cover it with anything but it all dries overnight. I wouldn't be without it. I also have a dehumidifier that I leave on in the same room.