BLACK+DECKER BXAR0002GB Extendable Compact Clothes Airer, Cool Grey, 7.5M Drying Space

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If you prefer to do a quick garment wash in a hotel sink rather than send it down for cleaning, the hot air vents in this chunky clothes hanger’s extendable arms will quick-dry shirts, socks or undies in the time it takes to drink a minibar beer. Either option makes tackling a pile of wet washing ten times easier and eliminates that dreaded ‘damp washing’ smell that can haunt colder laundry days. One of Lakeland's bestselling heated clothes airers, this model has a 15kg drying capacity, but lacks a few useful features compared to the 'Deluxe', including slightly awkward crossbar supports which make clothes hanging more fiddly and get in the way of draping larger items. It also comes with clips to secure the hanger when it's folded up for storage, and a useful clip-on container for the plug to stow away into once you've folded it up – little things that do make for a more hassle-free user experience.

It takes up a lot of space when its wings are out and its temperature fluctuated a tad, but this didn’t impact its performance or its energy consumption, using an impressively low eight pence an hour on test. Passionate about finding the best home products and appliances for our readers, she has tested everything from blenders to pizza ovens. They provide room for airflow like regular clothes airers or clothes horses except with a bit of extra heat to speed the process up.Most heated clothes airers are also foldable or can be dismantled, so they can be tucked neatly inside a cupboard or behind furniture when not in use.

Yes, I know we’re talking about a clothes rack here – but the Dry:Soon felt like it had been well thought through. She’s now Decor Editor at Ideal Home, offering advice on creating your dream interior, whether that's choosing the perfect shade of paint, investing in a new sofa, or sourcing on-trend and sustainable products for the home.

To get the drying started, simply flick the power switch – there are no timer or automatic shut-off features. The annual costs of condenser and vented tumble dryers are similar to this, but they will dry your laundry faster than the clothes airers.

It's a little more expensive than the JML offering, but a very similar design that uses a powerful fan to blow hot air at wet washing hung inside the zip-up cover to dry it super fast. Storage: Unless you have a super spacious utility room where you can leave your clothes airer up continuously, then storage is an important factor. Laura is also a freelance journalist and has written articles for publications including the Daily Mirror, the i, Metro, Stylist and Happiful magazine. If you've invested in a Lakeland heated clothes airer, the Dry:Soon Deluxe 3-Tier Heated Airer Cover fits a few different models. in the household and pretty much fits a washing load and definitely more cost effective than a tumble dryer.Bedsheets dried more quickly, but a few damp patches meant we had to wait two hours and 10 minutes before we could put them away. Closely resembling traditional clothes horses, heated clothes airers have heating elements within their rails to warm your washing and speed up the drying process. With 20% off their iconic jackets, luxurious knitwear, and sleek accessories, seize the opportunity to elevate your fashion game today before the cold weather sets in for good! We also measured the total drying space and volume of the airer, so we can let you know which ones give you the most drying space without taking over an entire room in your home.

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. Plus, the bonus of hanging garments is that this eliminates creasing and reduces the need for ironing.As the washing must go on hangers, it’s not ideal for bedding, and its energy consumption was higher than others, at 23 pence for an hour. On assembly, it became clear that both fan-powered models were very similar in design, although in general, we found the Dry:Soon Drying Pod to be the more sturdy option, and the easiest to fit together.