But the savings reduce dramatically for larger laundry loads, where you'd need to use the heated airer multiple times to dry a load that could fit in the tumble dryer in one go. It achieved near perfect marks for speed, drying clothes in one hour 46 minutes. It cost eight pence an hour to run and has some attractive features, including an LED temperature reader and built-in UV sterilisation to give your garments an added clean. Offering 5kg of laundry capacity per shelf, this heated clothes airer has ample room for most people’s regular washes and heating capacity that makes light work of them too.

Can heated clothes airers save you money? Our testing found heated clothes airers will cost about half as much money to run as a drying pod. This pumpkin cast iron dish has become my favourite piece of cookware I'll be using long after Halloween If you are fed up with flimsy clothes airers that turn to jelly at the mere sight of wet bath towels, then we have found the airer for you. Heated airers can look pretty same-y but this John Lewis option stands out from the crowd thanks to one small thing: shoe dryers. If you’ve been caught out in a storm and had to stuff your shoes full of old newspapers of kitchen towels to dry them, only to find them still slightly soggy the next day, this is for you.

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Heated bar clothes airers use (as the name suggests) heated bars to dry clothes, with each one acting like a mini radiator. Rather than heated rungs, this variation on the heated airer features a 70C fan. It circulates hot air around your clothes, which are encased in a tent-like, ventilated outer cover. This means it dries clothes faster than other airers.

I tested out Staubs Pumpkin Cocotte Cast Iron Casserole to see if it is worthy of a place in your kitchen all year round Drying pods are essentially big hair dryers for clothes, using a fan and heating element to blow hot air through the clothes hanging inside a pod.If you already have a tumble dryer and are thinking of making a swap, it will also depend on what type of tumble dryer you already own. When winter comes around and hanging your clothes outside to dry is no longer an option, the best heated clothes airers can be a laundry lifesaver. Taking a simple concept that’s been around for centuries and adding a mains-powered heating element is a simple solution to an evergreen problem, and it can potentially save you money on your energy bills to boot. Wet laundry on your radiators will act as a barrier between the heat your radiators give out and the rest of your home.

Key specs – Open dimensions: 152 x 71.5 x 45cm (HWD); Closed dimensions: 152 x 71.5 x 45cm (HWD); Drying capacity: 10kg of clothing; Weight: 4.6kg; Guarantee: 3 years; Wattage: 1,200WIf you've invested in a Lakeland heated clothes airer, the Dry:Soon Deluxe 3-Tier Heated Airer Cover fits a few different models. Ideal Home's Digital Editor, Rebecca Knight, tested out using a cover with her 8-year-old Dry:Soon Deluxe 3-Tier Heated Airer Cover and says, 'Adding the cover to my heated clothes airer did cut down on drying time slightly. I found with the cover added I was able to dry a t-shirt in just two hours, and a heavier sweatshirt in around seven hours. This is a slight reduction on the time it would normally take without, and an added bonus is that it covers up your drying if you don't want clothes on display when guests come over!' We found that there wasn’t a lot of difference between the heated airers when it came to their energy consumption, with the models we tested using between 0.09 kilowatt hours (kWh) and 0.91 kWh – that’s between two and 23 pence of electricity an hour.

Need to know 11.1m available drying space (18 medium T-shirts); 230 watts; 2.7kg weight; 135cm cord length; 15kg maximum load weight

Whether you're simmering savoury stews, cooking up soul-warming soups, or preparing tender roasts, our range of slow cookers will make your autumn evenings unforgettable. Discover the perfect slow cooker to elevate your autumn culinary adventures today! Shop Slow Cookers > I was concerned the fan would be noisy, but unlike a tumble dryer, it’s very quiet at less than 52dB. It states that it takes around one to three hours to dry your laundry. Delicates were perfectly dry after even less, but shirts took around an hour and denim a little longer. A timer can be set to either a minimum of 30 minutes or a maximum of 180 minutes. You might end up with dry clothes, but you'll also end up with a colder home and bigger energy bills.