Lakeland heated dryer?

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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!!!

Mine got 2 pints out of the tea towel and cloth wash. I water the plants with it.

If I had a tumble dryer I bet the clothes would be dry in half an hour.

Does the spin dryer not damage clothes at all? Can you use it for woollen/delicate clothes?

I have a Lakeland heated airer and it's brilliant, but with the sheer volume of washing I just can't keep up with it (16wk baby, cloth nappies and a DH with plenty of thick fabric work clothes that need doing every day).

How quickly do things dry after going in the Spin dryer? A morning? Wondering if I could combine it with line drying outside on the good days, and the heated airer on the wet days.

Does it make a big difference with towels? Those, jeans, and the microfibre booster pad from the nappies are my nemesis!

I have the lakeland heated dryer, it is ok. It is not anywhere near as good as my condenser dryer but obviously a lot cheaper.

I didn't like the rack mainly as most of the clothes needed an iron after they came off it. Also it drys light cotton or wool in reasonable time but I needed to leave it on for hours for jeans etc so it is not as cheap as it seems.

Plus it is more time consuming laying all the washing out on it, if you have a lot of washing you need to do it in batches where a decent sized tumble dryer does it all at once and it comes out less creased.

Overall it's ok, but a hassle.

The only thing I've ruined in the spin dryer is dhs cashmere jumper from Boss.

It fits me perfectly now.

The clothes dry overnight with no heating on in winter or on the line. In a dryer they would take hardly any time.

I'd say a spin dryer halves the time of whatever final drying method you use. The clothes are packed tightly into the drum which then rotates, so no damage. I suppose I'd put really delicate stuff like lace inside a towel, but it would be an exception.

Thick towels and jeans are dry to a "malleable" state, meaning they're not bulky or hard to turn right sides out. That means musty smells are less likely, too.

Anything made of microfibre or fleece is basically dry. I even spin (rinsed!) Vileda mop heads so they're clean AND dry between uses.

Am I a desperate housewife? No, quite the opposite. I begrudge each minute spent on housework so I try to have an efficient system for everything in order to have more time for things I actually enjoy.
(See my thread about peeling carrots in "Housekeeping".)

I prefer to dry clothes outside too - but I live in a flat. No outside space.

I find the LL Heated drier PLUS a dehumidifier will get clothes dry overnight, even if I've got 3 loads on there. I put any washed towels/sheets over the top - no need to buy a cover..

Without the dehumidifier it will take quite a bit longer to get totally dry - I have it switched on overnight and then switch it off before I go to work. Takes about 24 hours this way.

Interesting to hear how many poster use their Lakeland drier in conjunction with a dehumidifier. Kind of begs the question how much the LL drier is bringing to the party, 'cause ours dries really quickly with just a dehumidifier.