Amazon Basics Foldable Concertina Indoor Airer - White

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It has a 3-tier design. You can dry up to 5 kg of laundry on each tier, so it can handle 15 kg of laundry in total. A full description of the product reads: "This Addis 3 Tier Concertina Airer is great for those rainy days when the washing line is out of action. The multiple tiers provide plenty of room for you to place your recently washed clothes. Upgrade your laundry routine with this useful and efficient concertina airer." Drying space: This is one feature of clothes airers that you don’t want to overlook. This is the total length of all the drying rungs added together as if they formed one long clothesline. Obviously, if you’re a big family you’ll want more drying space, but if you’re living alone this could be something you can compromise on. Collapsible size: Let’s face it, clothes airers aren’t good looking. Most people want a clothes airer they can stash away in storage when they’re not in use. Pay attention to the collapsible size of the clothes airer you’re considering so that you know you can fit it inside a cupboard or under a bed.

For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned. Gated: Aptly named, these airers resemble fences and fold out to stand in a concertina. These are normally the cheapest clothes airers and are popular with students because they’re functional and don’t take up much space in storage. However, this design hasn’t made it into our best buy roundup because they tend to be flimsy and unstable. Over-door and over-radiator: These clothes airers do exactly what they say on the tin – hang over doors and radiators, making them perfect if you live somewhere with little floor space. They also harness the heat from your radiators, so they’re great at drying clothes in the winter. However, they have far less hanging space than free-standing clothes airers, despite being generally cheaper.If you can avoid it, don’t put the airer in your bedroom. Sleeping in the same room as moist laundry isn’t very good for your health. Another wrote: "This airer is very good, tall and stable with added pull out for holding coat hangers on each corners well worth the money." Whether or not you should choose a heated or non-heated airer comes down to your preferences and budget. Here are a few things to consider: Guarantees: As mentioned before, finding a clothes airer with a good warranty is always beneficial because if and when it does break, you’re covered. Keep an eye out for this when purchasing an airer. Unwanted Food or Drink Products - Once supply conditions are broken, there are a number of factors outside of our control that can affect the quality of a product. Therefore perishable goods such as food and drink cannot be returned.

If you struggle with damp already, you might have a dehumidifier, which will help with any excess moisture in the air – perfect for when you need to run the heated clothes airer. A way to keep some of the humidity at bay is to cover the drier with a sheet, but you will still need to ventilate the room you are drying clothes in as an extra measure. Can you leave heated airers on overnight?

Alternatives to Using a Drying Rack

On average they cost about 5p per hour to run which is pretty great in comparison to a tumble dryer, which can cost over 50p per cycle. If you normally tumble dry your clothes, you can save a fair amount of money by using a heated clothes airer instead. With the cold season upon us, clothes airers have been hugely popular recently, as they provide a simple alternative for drying your washing during the chilly months.

Price: Heated airers are more expensive to buy and use electricity, so they cost money to run. However, they are much cheaper to run than tumble dryers. Heated airers run on your electricity supply, so the cost to run will vary, depending upon your supplier. Ease of use: Heated airers are easy to use, but non-heated airers are even easier. You don’t need to worry about plugging a non-heated airer in, choosing the right setting or remembering to turn it off. Key specs – Type: Heated; Open dimensions: 135 x 66 x 72.8cm (HWD); Closed dimensions: 140 x 66 x 7cm (HWD); Drying space: 15m; Weight: 5.5kg; Guarantee: 2 years You might also be interested in our radiator airers. They hook over the top of the radiator and protrude outwards with a number of rails on them, so you can hang things in the direct heat of the radiator while still allowing air to pass through them. Hanging clothes and towels directly on the radiator doesn’t give you that air flow, so these hangers are a great idea.Key specs – Type: Winged; Open dimensions: 143 x 60 x 100cm (HWD); Closed dimensions: 104 x 60 x 9cm (HWD); Drying space: 13.5m; Weight: 2.8kg; Guarantee: 3 years Drying clothes outside: If you’re reading this article, this probably isn’t an option. Drying clothes outside in the winter isn’t really practical in the UK as the air is usually too cold and damp. If you’re reading this in the summer and have some outside space, consider one of these washing lines for small gardens. Depending on how wet the washing comes out of the machine, it can take anywhere from 3-8 hours to dry clothing on a heated airer, so at the longest time of 8 hours, it would cost less to run some A++ rated tumble dryers.

This sturdy heated clothes airer from John Lewis should be able to dry a full load of washing overnight without heating up enough to damage delicate clothes. Heated: Whilst they are much more expensive than your standard clothes airer, heated airers can hugely cut down on drying time. These resemble tiered or winged airers, and are plugged into the mains to heat up each drying rung. Additionally, they’re less expensive to run than tumble dryers and are gentler on your clothes. Heated airers alone do not cause damp, but if you regularly use them for laundry and do not ventilate the space you are using them in, it will increase humidity in that room which could lead to damp.This airer has a generous 13.5m of drying space, which is more than enough space for a family load. It’s winged, so it has adjustable arms that can lift to accommodate longer items or fold down to save space. It also comes with handy corner hangers that can be used to hold a delicates dryer, or even to dry shirts using clothes hangers. The only sacrifice you’ll need to make is that it’s not as sturdy as more expensive clothes airers on the roundup, which means you’ll need to be careful not to snap the thinner bars with really heavy items such as dripping wet beach towels – items such as these would be best draped over multiple bars. At a fraction of the price of the other airers, though, this one’s a no-brainer. If you’re someone who dries outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the tell-tale peg marks that get left behind on your freshly line-dried laundry – even worse when they don’t disappear after ironing. Our Soft Grip Pegs have cushioned grips and strong springs to keep your washing safely in place without leaving any marks behind whatsoever.