BLACK+DECKER 63099 3-Tier Heated Clothes Airer Aluminium, Cool Grey, 140cm x 73cm x 68cm

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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. I found the Dry:Soon took around four to five hours to dry lighter materials; and closer to 10-12 for heavier jumpers and the like. In the world of heated clothes airers, that’s really pretty good – the cover certainly does its job.

Only logged-in Which? members can view the best heated clothes airers and drying pods from our tests. This will make the radiators work much harder than they need to, ramping up the heat to compensate and, therefore, could cause your heating bills to rise. So, if you’re after a savvy laundry drying solution that can be cheaper to run than a tumble dryer (or putting the heating on), and speedier than air drying, look no further than a heated clothes airer.Scottish Highlands & Islands postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, PO30-41 We recommend the electric heated clothes airers that best balance drying speed and running costs, and found four airers impressive enough to merit a Best Buy. The best heated clothes airers A great value design resembling a more traditional airer, this dried our clothes within two and a half hours and our bedsheets in one hour forty. Testers liked the fact you can lie clothes flat in the middle and found it easy to fit a load of washing on.

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. And that's why we all go above and beyond to offer quality products and outstanding service to the people that matter most - you, our customers. Read next: John Lewis 3-Tier Heated Indoor Clothes Airer review: the perfect indoor drying solution for city living How we tested Due to the wardrobe-like design, you can hang shirts and uniforms inside on clothes hangers, and this results in far less creasing than standard heated airers and clothes horses. Underneath, there’s a second rail for other items, and this provides enough capacity for around 12 items of clothing. This pumpkin cast iron dish has become my favourite piece of cookware I'll be using long after HalloweenThat said, many heated clothes airers have safety mechanisms built in, operating on timers with auto switch-off features. We’ve highlighted these in the key specifications below. How long do clothes take to dry on a heated clothes airer? Heated clothes airers use very little electricity – roughly 0.2-0.3kWh of energy compared to around 4.5kWh per cycle for a tumble dryer – so they’re a cheaper option than turning your heating on to do the same job. Heated clothes airers we tested typically took between four to six hours to dry a small (2.15kg) cotton load.

The heated airer was tested on its ability to dry clothes, bath towels and bedding. The clothes were dried laying flat on the shelf, draped over a single heated bar and on the hanging rail. The airer was also tested on how easy it was to set up, use and put away afterwards. About the authorThis is not intended to be a full statement of your rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. Full details of your rights are available from your Local Authority’s Trading Standards Office. How To Return A Product Radiators can seem a handy option, but drying your clothes on them could end up being more expensive than you'd think: