Simply set up the two large wings to the desired height, and dry out your trousers, dresses or bathroom handtowels without any of them touching the floor. You might end up with dry clothes, but you'll also end up with a colder home and bigger energy bills. It’s compact, lightweight and sturdier than plastic frame hanging airers owing to its windproof stainless steel frame. Though a considerably pricier purchase, a heated airer means a wash load can dry more quickly without needing to rely on a radiator or a tumble dryer. Addis Airer proves to be very useful Brilliant small airer which folds and shrinks to a very compact size for storage.

It may sound obvious, but no matter which clothes airer you invest in, if your washing isn’t properly spread out then it will take longer to dry. The Leifheit wall clothes airer is a space-saving, extendable wall dryer for balcony, bathroom and Co. They have the largest drying space of all the airers and despite this, they’re easily collapsible and don’t take up a huge amount of space. The Leifheit drying rack not only has XL rods for gentle and impression-free drying, but also a variably extendable middle part, which offers a flexible drying place for large pieces of laundry.

The best heated airers and drying pods dried small loads in a comparable time to tumble dryers; the worst took over six hours. Innovative items like robot vacuum cleaners and wine coolers are among her favourite tests to date, and her most notable accomplishment is toasting 360 slices of bread in a determined bid to find the best toaster. Most winged models also have flat sections — either between the wings or between the leg rungs — that are great for drying delicates and smaller items.

As well as removing excess moisture from the air, positioning one by your airer has the added benefit of making your clothes dry more quickly. For almost 60 years we have been one of the leading providers of household products in Europe when it comes to cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods and wellbeing. It offers a lot of space for laundry when pulled out and can be mounted directly thanks to the supplied fastening material! This heated clothes airer doesn’t just offer plenty of drying space – carrying 5kg of laundry per shelf – but it heats up and dries your clothes much quicker than a standard airer. The standing dryer Pegasus 200 Solid Comfort has all your mobile drying place with a peg bag and 5 windproof hangers included.

Drying laundry is never going to be an exciting task, but finding the best clothes airer for your living situation can really ease the burden. It’s portable and lightweight, and, at only 59cm wide when open, it takes up minimal floor space, so is ideal for small homes. We dried a small cotton load on each airer, representing a week's worth of washing for a single person. This airer immediately got installed when it arrived, it looks lovely although not been fully tested.