Heated clothes dryer

[ThisLoyalMum]

Since having DD, out tumble dryer is on far too much! Has anyone had much success with a heated clothes dryer?

Lakeland one - game changer plus heats whatever room it’s in up too!

I wouldn't bother mine was no better than a normal airer and couldn't get as many clothes on it. I use a normal airer either in a sunny window or by the radiator

I have the Lakeland one too and it’s been a game changer for me, have to have the cover on though, doesn’t dry anywhere near as quickly without one

They're great but you might find it release a lot of moisture so a dehumidifier next to it is optimum

There was a thread on here a few months ago which seem to conclude that people who have the Lakeland one are happy and people who don't aren't.

Another vote for Lakeland here!

We have a dribuddy, just keep a window cracked open next to it, works brilliantly.

We have a normal airer and a dehumidifier. Works well for us. It’s amazing how much water the dehumidifier gets, plus reduces condensation.

I love the Lakeland one. We have it in our basement and we have a moisture-sensing ventilation fan fitted into the wall near it. The damp has to go somewhere so you need a dehumidifier/ open window or whatever. It's great though.

I brought one, with a cover....and its absolutely crap!!!! Takes days to dry the washing. Everything has to touch the heated rails or it didn't dry 🫤

I have a dehumidifier and wouldn't be without it. Not only does it get the clothes dry really quick, but it takes all that extra moisture out of the atmosphere in the room which is great for preventing mould and damp. A heated drier won't do that.

Yes, I have the Lakeland one and very happy with it. I put an old sheet over it to help dry clothes dry faster. Still use the dryer for bedding and towels in the winter though.

Thanks everyone! Sounds like Lakeland it is & I'll drag the humidifier out of the cupboard!

I hope that's a typo and you meant DEhumidifier OP!! Don't go putting more moisture into the air!

This, love ours

We have one of those wee plugs that tell you how much power a particular item is using. Our dehumidifier works out at 18p an hour and takes about 10 hours to dry laundry. Not even bone dry. Running it alongside a heated airer would cost quite a lot of money. I bought a wee gadget out of B&M. It's the same principle as the Dribuddy, but there's a kind of blow heater you place under your own airer and a cover is placed over the top of the airer. I find if I leave it on for even a couple of hours, the laundry is fairly dry, then I just leave it to air dry. It generates a lot of moisture, so I open the window. Working well so far.

I’ve noticed this.

We have had the Lakeland one for years and wouldn’t be without it.

I have recently bought the Lakelamd Dry soon 3 tier thing, and it is amazing.

I can hang an entire 11kg wash of clothes on that bad boy, and it's dry in 4 hours.

I've actually had to wash my clothes less frequently as the quick turnaround of clothes has highlighted that I don't have enough wardrobe/drawer space

Hmmm, I do want a Lakeland

But I've got an Aldi one (£30) and a dehumidifier.

I find it doesn't actually dry clothes as well when hanging as there isn't enough room for air to circulate, but the heated airer being on warms the room and makes everything else dry quicker (with the dehumidifier)

I also have a plug that tells me how much and my combined hourly rate (drier and dehumidifier is 11p an hour- I'm on SRV)

Have both a heated airer and a dehumidifier and together they work brilliantly. I wouldn't just have a heated airer though as they create a lot of humidity. If I had to have just one I would have a dehumidifer.

Lake Land ' - game changer! I leave it on, works as an extra heater - bloody amazing

We do, but we don't use it much because it's more expensive to run than our heat pump tumble dryer.

Last time I looked it up it was something like 9p an hour, which is technically "pennies" but adds up quite quickly.

Personally I would put the money towards a more efficient tumble dryer.

I'm also on the fence about a Lakeland dry:soon, a dehumidifier or a better tumble dryer.
The other thread put me off the Lakeland one but this is selling it to me again

Does anyone know what the Lakeland return policy is like if I try and don't find it useful? 🤔

Does anyone have a link to the Lakeland one please ?
I really don’t want to waste money getting the least efficient one .

if you compare it to a normal airer it's awsome.
if you compare to a tumble dryer it's a dissapointment.

fwiw in previous house we had a heated airer in a very drafty and cold lean to.
current house in the attic where it is drafty as well, but as it's usually warm we only switch it on if we need items dry quicker.
we can dry 6 pairs of jeans over night on it.