Lakeland heated airers

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I am looking at the Heated airers from Lakeland, are they worth it? At the moment they have bundles, so I could get a cover also, what do you think?

Got one after the dryer packed in.

They’re ok, but I got another dryer so haven’t used it since.

They save loads of money and incidentally adds warmth to a room.

Bought ours two years ago. Leave it on in the kitchen dry by morning.

I love mine and use it frequently when I can’t dry clothes outside. I do have a tumblr dryer but only use it for bedding, towels, work uniform. You need either the cover that comes with it or a bed sheet over it to speed the drying process. You need to be careful to not overload it or it takes longer to dry.

I got rid of mine

Cumbersome
Not easy to load up

Dries in patches

Not as quick to dry as I was hoping

I used one for years before I bought a tumble dryer. Have not noticed a difference in my electricity bill.

They are good if you don't have space for a dryer, better than a regular airer. I found that it just wasnt big enough once the kids got older and their clothes got bigger!

Really like mine. You have to lay clothes flat on the three shelves and use the cover, not hang things over the bars. Put on in evening, dry by morning. Uses about 60p of electricity each time.

I got rid of mine and now use a normal airier with a dehumidifier in the room. Much quicker and no damp.

I love mine, although I only tend to use it between Sept-March.

I hang everything over the bars, and its dry by the morning, except jeans which take a few more hours, so I fold the rest and leave it in piles keeping warm while the jeans dry.

Our tumble dryer has broken so I was wondering whether to get one of these instead but reading the comments I'm not sure!

I only use our tumble dryer for towels (all year round- I like fluffy towels) and then sheets and odd bits in the winter.

I think I might be better off getting a new tumble dryer

I have a dry buddy and honestly don’t know what I’d have done last winter without it. All these years I’ve been up to my arm pits in wet washing lol. It’s got its own cover so don’t need a sheet and all 3 kids uniforms go in and are dry really quick. We have a smart meter and the price to run it is nothing compared to the dryer. Obvs you can’t put bedding etc in it so that was done in the radiator or tumble dryer but I really can’t rate it enough!

I love mine. I’ve had it for ages.

You have to fiddle with the laundry. I have a system. The cover speeds it up.

Middle section : jeans, trousers. Use 2 bars for jeans. Leggings 1 bar
Top section : tops and kid’s clothes
Bottom section: socks, knickers, vest top, random small things.

Every so often I go and check and move things along.

It gets really warm under the cover. We have a chilly house and it’s an excuse to get warm to check the heated airer.

If you need a timer, put one on the socket.

Love mine. I don't have tumble dryer.

One load - I might not even turn it on - it's near a rad so sometimes that is enough.

2 or 3 loads I'll load it up, cover with sheets and things dry well.

If I'm only doing washing once a week I'll combine with dehumidifier too which is good to use if you are drying indoors to keep damp down.

This year I will have a covered deck to also use for drying clothes so will Hopefully use it a lot less.

I'm thinking of getting one as I'll be washing things more often with potential Covid germs from schools. One adult, 3 dc-what size should I get? I like the way it will help warm the room. Our dining room and kitchen is always freezing in a morning in winter so this would be great.

I didn't know they did different sizes?
The 3 tier one is great - if you have less washing you can use one half and keep the other half unfolded - its great to hang thicker items like jeans etc over all the bars if you don;t put all the racks up.

I wouldnt bother with a cover myself - a sheet works fine.

Having just looked at the prices I'll have to save up for a good while!

Another vote for a dehumidifier here.

Drying the clothes is all fine and dandy but the water stays in your house.

I live in an old victorian house and I'm slightly obsessed with ventilation and condensation.

We have a glass roofed kitchen and the dehumidifier is a life saver.

To add...the dehumidifier runs on max at 650w/ph as opposed to an average of 2500-3000w/ph for a tumble dryer.

Thats about 10p per hour vs 40p per hour.

We usually run it on the "recommened" setting which is 330w/ph so about 5p.

It will dry a whole clothes horse of washing in about 2-3 hrs.

We use ours all the time. It also heats up the home office in the garden. It's not half as effective without the cover (we actually just use a sheet, does the same thing). Things on the top dry quicker because the heat rises - so I put socks and pants and kids stuff on the bottom, jeans and jumpers on the top. I'd replace it if it broke.

Hyperion100 this is interesting.So I could get a plain clothes airer and put it in a room with a dehumidifier on and there would be no condensation and dry clothes?! Thanks!

I vote dehumidifier too. Just hang clothes on a normal airer and direct the vent onto it. Meaco are great, much cheaper than tumble dryer and no window condensation either.

Have had a 3 tier one for years. Added a large sheet over it so stuff dries. Always managed without a tumble dryer and bonus is now WFH keeps the spare room warm in the day! With careful organisation can fit two loads on.

Just bought an ebay one (new for £60) and I love it. Chuck a sheet over the top. I've never owned a tumble drier though.
Great for cold/darker rooms where it would take days on a normal airer.

YellowBeryl1 I see they come in different sizes. Do you think smallest 10L would suffice?