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heated indoor airer

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Gelisajams Sun 03-Oct-21 17:22:16

My son who has no outdoor space got one from Argos. Much cheaper than Lakeland. He wouldn’t be without it. He uses a dehumidifier at the same time.

kircubbin2000 Sun 03-Oct-21 17:11:37

I prefer a washing line. It's always very windy here so never have a problem.

Nortsat Sun 03-Oct-21 17:05:29

Hi we have had a Lakeland one with a cover for about three years and we really like it.

We have a tumble drier but seem to have a lot of clothes that can’t be tumbled, especially mine.
We line dry during the summer months but now the airer is coming out too.

We find about 24 hours will dry a rack of clothes, including jogging bottoms, hoodies and my tops and jersey trousers.

I would recommend Lakeland’s but notice they have gone up in price (like everything) since we bought ours. They are about £150 now and another £30 or so for the cover.

Visgir1 Sun 03-Oct-21 16:42:45

I have a tumble dryer, however my dehumidifier, if you place clothes that should not be tumble dried on a clothes horse around it, drys them a treat.
I only realised when I finally read the instructions book!

Eviebeanz Sun 03-Oct-21 16:37:50

The one I have is fitted with a timer

Mildmanneredgran Sun 03-Oct-21 16:36:34

I use the Lakeland one with the cover. I don't have a tumble dryer. It's cheap to run and is absolutely fantastic!

Kim19 Sun 03-Oct-21 16:23:41

Are they fitted with a timer, p!ease? I would be worried about forgetting it was on.

BlueBelle Sun 03-Oct-21 16:09:27

I bought one for me and my daughter from that catalogue that finds its way into your letterbox I ve forgotten the name is it Home solutions or something like that ? anyway they both went back completely useless

dogsmother Sun 03-Oct-21 16:07:10

Daughter has one and swears by it, a Lakeland one. Otherwise is reliant on a washer /dryer it seems it works out a treat.

Witzend Sun 03-Oct-21 16:02:18

Years ago I bought the large Lakeland one for dds, when they were sharing a house with no dryer and no means of drying anything on wet winter days. They said it would dry even jeans overnight - and warm the room up a bit, too.

Nearly 10 years and 3 babies later, dd1 still uses it often, although she does line dry when she can. Some people say they can cause damp, but that’s never happened in dd’s house - maybe because they have windows open a lot.

Calendargirl Sun 03-Oct-21 15:51:33

Bought a Lakeland one for DIL’s birthday a few years ago. They never installed it or used it, so it came back to me. It’s not a fancy one, just heated rails.

Not as good as putting dryish items on the radiator to finish off, certainly no good for big items or very damp ones.

TBH, it came into its own last winter/spring when DH used it for his seed trays with seedlings on. The gentle bottom heat brought them on a treat.

(Just give DIL money now, no use trying to think of gifts she might find useful).

lemongrove Sun 03-Oct-21 15:23:16

I did think of getting a Lakeland one for the colder months, but really , putting an ordinary airer near a radiator seems to work pretty well, so I didn’t buy one.

Eviebeanz Sun 03-Oct-21 15:14:51

I have the dry soon deluxe airer from lakeland. Its great for drying clothes indoors if you don't have a tumble dryer - I don't have one. I feel it was expensive to buy and I did think for quite a long time before getting it but it is quite cheap to run and as clothes take ages to dry otherwiseI'm glad I got it.
The dog also likes to lay underneath it when it's cold.

JaneJudge Sun 03-Oct-21 15:07:40

I bought an aldi one and it wasn't very good but I think the lakeland ones that wear a cover are supposed to be really good.

travelnan Sun 03-Oct-21 15:03:42

Would appreciate your opinions on a heated indoor airer. Are they really a good buy. I have seen some being advertised on TV at a very good price. Thank you.