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Lakeland heated dryer?

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Ahardmanisgoodtofind · 28/09/2015 20:27

Any good?(the heated rack thingy)tumble drier has officially gone to white goods heaven, we can't really afford a new one, and we don't have the space for one.with a new baby and a 5yo ds I need something!!!

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LovelyFriend · 30/09/2015 18:15

I love mine but I use it with a dehumidifier. If I had to choose between them I'd vote for the dehumidifier - drying clothes indoors isn't great for the damp.

I can get up to four loads on the rack

AngelBlue12 · 30/09/2015 19:04

I love my one but this year with 5 DC we have cracked and bought a tumble drier as there is just too much washing for it!

Smilelikeyoufeelit · 30/09/2015 19:05

We use ours with a dehumidifier. Works really well.

badoll · 30/09/2015 20:00

Everyone should invest in a dehumidifier. They keep the house so nice and mould-free. Get rid of condensation after baths, when cooking and on the windows when you get up on a winter morning. You don't need to have it on all the time -I don't. Use as necessarily. You can set it for a number of hours. Great for clothes drying, just switch it on and close the door and it's dry a few hours later - bone dry! My daughter had condensation in her flat and was continually wiping the windows. I bought her a dehumidifier for Xmas and her problem was solved an hour or two after it was switched on. Furthermore, she does several loads of washing at the weekend and she said that, with the dehumidifier, she can get it all completely dry and put away by Sunday night. She's utterly delighted. I've got two, one for each side of the house. They should be considered an essential household item. Clearly, don't sit in a room with one on because the air gets too dry. Just switch off when you're using that room, unless there's a lot of steam like in the kitchen, when you'll want to have it onl

Wombatinabathhat · 30/09/2015 20:08

I have had a large lakeland heated airer for about 3/4 years and I love it.
I find that it dries better if clothes are laid flat on the 'shelves'. And 2 or 3 layers of clothes (the more on it, the warmer it gets.) It is a bit of a pain to load it up but I use it overnight and everything is dry by morning. I use a dehumidifier in the same room.
I also have a tumble drier but only use it for towels.

Galdos · 30/09/2015 20:15

If the ceiling is high enough, an old fashioned Sheila maid also works really well. I use mine all the time (being near Heathrow trying to dry stuff outside means ending up washing it again), and most stuff dries overnight - unless the weather is very wet and the heating isn't on. Never had a problem with condensation. I use a tumble drier for bedding though.

pluck · 30/09/2015 20:16

We kept our heated rack after getting a tumble drier: it doesn't shrink the school jumpers, or crack the slogan t-shirts!

margaritasbythesea · 30/09/2015 20:26

Dehumidifiers can be fantastically expensive to run. When I got one my electric bill went up by a third. I phones the utility company as I assumed it was a mistake and they asked me if I had any new equipment. As soon as I listed it they said, 'That's it!' They said it was very common for people not to realise how much it costs to run them.

Mine is now in my attic, an expensive mistake. I had only had it on an hour or two a day to get rid of condensation.

Beautifullymixed · 30/09/2015 20:28

Another fan here!
Had mine for two years and it's my best purchase. Ever.

After years of having five dcs in a small flat, I saw the end of my washing basket regularly. Such a quick turnaround and not a musty item in sight.
So useful when drying cushions, trainers, soft toys-anything at all. Just chuck it on.

I really, really, really love mine

MuddhaOfSuburbia · 30/09/2015 20:32

yes yes yes- got mine after recommendation on here and LOVE it

I remember those dark days, with stuff on all the radiators

get the big un

travailtotravel · 30/09/2015 21:24

We have gone for a dehumidifier and it makes a massive difference - washing dries quickly. We originally bought it as we discovered we had a massive damp problem as we dried all our washing indoors.

I absolutely cannot get over what a difference its made to a) the damp b) the washing c) nice and toasty when its running.

galzini · 30/09/2015 21:33

Wonderful - use it several times a week. Have had it for a couple of years. Clothes dry out really quickly - quick enough that they don't get smelly, which was a problem I was having with trying to dry lots of laundry on ordinary airers. We also have a dehumidifier to stop any sense of damp (our kitchen/diner is in a basement). Get the biggest size if you can accommodate it, as it takes two full loads. The top two levels do dry better though, so I tend to put synthetics on the bottom.

Beautifullymixed · 30/09/2015 21:57

Oh yes muddha the dreaded clothes over the radiator.......The condensation.........
I still love filling it up (can get three loads on it) overnight, and putting away dry washing the next day.
I also hang things on hangers from it. If you hang things carefully, they don't need ironing.
What is there not to love? (except the price).

goblinhat · 30/09/2015 21:57

I prefer to dry clothes outside.

WalkingThePlank · 30/09/2015 22:13

I prefer to dry outside too but I find that difficult in cold/ wet weather ;-)

jobrum · 30/09/2015 22:14

Another vote for a dehumidifier. I borrowed one off my brother (and felt obliged to give back when we got a tumble drier, boo!) and it made such a difference to our house. There was no damp clothes smell and it eradicated the condensation from showers and just general overnight moisture. Even though we drying light loads indoors now, I am considering getting a small dehumidifier. Just makes for a more pleasant environment.

Sgtmajormummy · 30/09/2015 22:28

Aha! I recognise Fluffycloudland from a previous thread about tumble dryers. The voice crying in the wilderness...

A spin dryer really is the way to go.

2800 rpm for five minutes gets your laundry well wrung out BEFORE you put it on the airer. No domestic washing machine spins that fast and it's extremely useful when handwashing woollen clothes. Best £100 I've ever spent (and I have a heated airer, too)!

cakedup · 30/09/2015 22:46

I'm not sold on the Lakeland drier having started a similar thread a while ago. Am thinking about a de-humidifier though. badoll what make is yours/your daughter's please and did you find it expensive to run?

Behooven · 30/09/2015 23:01

I don't know if these are strong enough to dry washing, but I have them in my shower room and utility room and they draw a lot of moisture.
mini things

RabbitSaysWoof · 30/09/2015 23:26

I have this its been very faithful for nearly 4 years and costs very little to run. It packs away small when I'm not using it.

muttleydosomething · 01/10/2015 02:46

I love the Lakeland 3-tier. There are only three of us but I wouldn't get a smaller version. We use it all the time, and you can half-fold it so it takes up much less space but still dries a lot of stuff. Quite lightweight and we've even used it to help heat the bedroom up when the heating was down. Another plus is that if you have nice woollens that need to dry flat it's perfect.

Fluffycloudland77 · 01/10/2015 06:49

sgtmajormummy

I wonder if the electric companies suppress sales of spin dryers

The newer ones are 3200rpm now.

De-humidifier = 1-2kwh for hours at a time.

Spin dryer 400w for 10 minutes. 20 minutes if you wander off and forget about it.

RomComPhooey · 01/10/2015 07:01

I think it is worth mentioning that our house feels warmer in the winter and heats up more quickly when the heating is on since we started using our dehumidifier, as it has so significantly reduced the damp/humidity in the house. I think the marginal increase in electricity bills needs to be set against the increased effectivess of gas central heating, as our bills have more less cancelled one another out.

IDismyname · 01/10/2015 07:04

YY to the biggest and fastest spin you can get out of your machine. I often take stuff out at the end of the cycle, give it a shake, then put it back in again on the max spin speed.

I can also second the indoor airers. I have 2 Shelia Maids.

Sgtmajormummy · 01/10/2015 07:41

3200 rpm! I want one Fluffy!
It makes sense, doesn't it? The water in your clothes has to go somewhere, so it's far better to get rid of it as water with centrifugal force than as condensation using heat.
Another word for condensation is damp.

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