How best to dry clothes? Lakeland airer? Dehumidifier? Condensation problems?

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Any tips on how best to dry clothes? Would you recommend a Lakeland airer? This? or this? or this?

I've had a look at some threads on Mumsnet and there many positive comments but people are saying it's best to use a dehumidifier as well. Others have said running the dehumidifier is expensive. Would welcome any thoughts. We've also recently moved into a house and there's a lot of condensation on the windows. Any tips on how to combat that would be great. Thank you.

I'd quite like an sorer as well so will watch with interest. Re; condensation - PigletJohn or JohnD are posters that are very knowledgeable about this. We make sure the heating is on in bursts throughout the day and night and have an adequate air extractor for the bathroom. Do you have double glazed windows?

Thanks Lightsabre We do have double glazed windows but it's an old bathroom so no air extractor - one of many things which needs to be done.

after seeing how much water comes out when I empty my dehumidifier, I'll never go back to not using it. Plus, in a rented flat, I cant risk too much condensation, so it's windows open in the summer, dehumidifier on the rest of the time.

When I was researching, reviews on the Lakeland heated airer seemed very mixed, some people loved it, some said it didn't dry very well at all.

I have the Lakeland airer and I love it. We have the more basic model and it's great. We don't have a dehumidifier - I just leave the window in that room open a bit.

With regards to your condensation problem, I no plumbing expert but we had a similar problem in one room - it turned out that there was air in the radiator which was preventing the room heating up properly (it was a cold, north-facing room). Once the radiator had been "bled", it was much better.

I tried everything before giving in and getting a tumble dryer. Best decision ever and not that expensive compared to the total cost of the options I'd tried. Also meant no clothes draped around the house - this also increases liklihood of dustmites and DC are allergic so it helped to improve that as well.

We ran a dehumidifier alongside airer then got a washer/dryer when the washing machine packed in.

We still dry some lightweight things like clothes on hangers/airer but tumble dry sheets, towels and denim to nearly dry.

Thanks everyone for your replies. It's so hard to make a decision isn't it? I have friends who rave about the Lakeland airer and was pretty much set on getting one. You then do some research and start thinking again - just when you thought you had a solution Any thoughts on the cost of running a dehumidifier MyVisions? Thanks for the tip about the radiator theconstant

We don’t have any issues with condensation. But all the clothes I dry indoors always have a faint smell of damp to me, as if they’ve taken too long to dry. I’ve got a new normal but large tall airer and I’m trying an extra spin and drain cycle to get as much water out as possible.

SinkGirl good idea about the extra spin and drain cycle - but I guess that makes the clothes more wrinkled? Who would have thought washing clothes would have so many complications??

Another vote for the Lakeland airer! I
Depending on how full it is, clothes take a day or two to dry but at least they do dry. I used to spend my time moving clothes around the radiators (which also meant I had to have the heating on).

I tend to leave the window cracked open and that's enough. It's now in the dining room and we don't have a window, just a patio door so I can't leave it open. I'll open the door when it gets a bit misty and give the room a blast of air but it never smells of damp.

Thanks LifeBegins Good to hear you're happy with it. I'm just a bit reluctant to leave the window open as the room it will be in is downstairs.