heated indoor airer

We live in apartment so no washing line. Have a tumble drier but don’t use it.
We have a Lakeland heated dryer (not one with a cover) we leave it in our spare bathroom overnight (without the heat on) and most things are dry enough to iron the following day. Doesn’t create any dampness as far as I can see.
I use it to dry sheets and towels, shirts etc. Used it for years. I only put the heat on if I want to dry something quickly or if something a bit thicker needs a little extra drying time. Brilliant.

I like the Lakeland one too. Often don't bother with the cover as others have said. It folds flat when not in use but I have it in the spare bedroom so don't bother.
Would love to have one of the pulley airers everyone had in my youth but DH claims that the utility room ceiling wouldn't stand it.?
Don't care for racks on radiators.

I have the Lakeland one, absolutely love it, I’ve had mine around 8 years still going strong certainly wouldn’t be without it

I have had a Lakeland heated airer for a number of years. I think it’s brilliant dries everything really well. I don’t have a cover but a sheet or duvet cover over the top does the job and helps dry things even quicker.
I bought one for each of my daughters when they got their own homes and they swear by them too.

I bought a cheap Aldi one last year and I've got to say I'm more than pleased with it. Certainly wouldn't be without it now

I have the Lakeland one and it takes a day for things to dry. Much faster on the radiators.

FYI.. I have just got back from Costco
They had one made by Black and Decker and was about £99 +vat.
If you know of anyone with a card might be worth it?

lord yes, this rack (known in our house as the Lakeland Rack of Paradise) has changed our lives (clearly they were pretty limited in the first place). Uses hardly any power and dries even towels quickly. Energy bills much reduced. Have bought one for each of my children as well (and not on commission from Lakeland!) www.lakeland.co.uk/25904/Dry:Soon-Mini-3-Tier-Heated-Airer?src=gfeed&gclid=CjwKCAjwkvWKBhB4EiwA-GHjFlN4SkdmHfgM1b5rK06f0WDzPHbBOjs0AgxCr7_8Akk55VioUkxxXxoCzJ0QAvD_BwE

I have just bought a Lakeland one, hopefully worth it! Wasn't cheap! We do have a tumble dryer but sadly my daughter favours clothes for the children with applique and transfers on and most wont tolerate tumble drying so we end up with dozens of damp items draped over radiators?

Ooopsadaisy, my mum age 95 still has a flatly although now she has a tumble dryer does not use it much at all.

When GS arrived nearly 11 years ago DiL bought a Lakeland dryer. It sits in the attached garage and is still going strong. Has never had a cover but places towels, sheets over the dryer to trap heat. The dryer when being used does warm the garage too.They have a lot of laundry and it seems to cope. I prefer my tumble dryer.

Does the drysoon take up much room, Cassiej?
I haven't got the space for much equipment.

I have just bought a Lakeland heated airer. If you want one check out ebay first. I got a Lakeland drysoon refurbished one for £55 on ebay, around £100 cheaper than Lakeland itself.
Delivered within two days, so far I am very happy with it.

I was just going to say the same Hetty58 I have a dehumidifier and it's brilliant, I just stand a clothes airer in front of it. It is really surprising even without clothes in front of it how much damp it takes from the air.

Any airer, especially heated, will just cause condensation and damp in your home. I have a powerful dehumidifier and use that in the laundry room. It's cheap to run and washing is bone dry in two hours!

I did consider one of these and purchased one with a over to try sometime before I actually moved. Found it actually took up far more space than a tumble dryer, as well as needing much longer to dry items from the washing machine. Sold that on. So, before I moved did a lot of research on utitity, cost,space, etc. etc.

Decided to splash out on a heat pump condensor tumble dryer. This lives in my spare bedroom (no room in the kitchen), with a pretty cloth on top and acts as an extra space for guests to put any of their things. Costs little to run, very efficient, takes up far less room than those heated dryer things.

I use my Lakeland Drysoon a lot, especially during the winter months when it is often just too wet to put things outside on the line to dry. I bought the cover to go over it, which probably speeds up the drying time a bit. Someone unthread asked if it has a timer, and yes, it does, although you can use it without if you want. I still tend to put sheets in the dryer though, as, even folded, they are a bit big for the airer, but otherwise I find it a very useful addition, and am so pleased I bought it.
I agree that it’s price has crept up since I bought mine, but they do sometimes run offers. It’s inexpensive to run, around 6p per hour, according to the blurb.

I bought one for my daughter a couple of years ago as she lived in a flat with no outside drying facilities. Lakeland Drysoon with a cover. She loves it. Now she is back home studying at uni and the dryer is in a spare room. Very good for drying everything but particularly small items like socks and pants, and stuff that is not suitable to go in a tumble dryer. Also in the summer for bedding that has been line dried but not aired enough to go straight back on the bed and obviously the radiators are not on. Two or three hours in the drier and they are ready. The room smells lovely and it warms it too. An asset even if you also have a tumble drier, and also less wearing on your clothes.

I don’t have a dryer, but I love my Lakeland airer. I put shirts and dresses on hangers and don’t open the bottom rungs. Even better they don’t need ironing! I leave it on overnight and it costs pennies to run. Bath sheets dry overnight too. I don’t have a cover for it but sheets can cover it, killing two birds with one stone.

It also folds flat and I slide it out of the way, which is a great space saver.

I'd wholly recommend the DrySoon from Lakeland. I've had mine for years, before they offered a cover for them, and I used to drape a couple of old duvet covers over the top to keep the heat in, and that worked fine.

I bought one for my daughter when she moved into her flat, and got a cover for hers (and also for mine, as it was much easier to use) and she uses it a lot. We each have different methods of using it. I put "smalls" and tea towels on the rails and fold the lower rails down, then I put clothes on hangers and hang from the top rail. My daughter drapes her clothes over the rails and leave them up. Both methods work well.

I've no idea how much it costs to run, but they advertise it as "pennies", but I suppose much depends on how much per unit your own supplier charges.

We use it in a spare bedroom now, and don't need to have heating on in the room as it just takes the edge off.

Thanks kissngate, I'm going to save up for one, nice to have 'real' recommendations. I have stopped trusting on line reviews after my cheap and nasty curtain linings from Dunhelm. Hope things are going well for you.

My DD bought the Lakeland one a few years ago says it's brilliant. Usually leaves it on overnight with a cotton sheet thrown over the top it works the same as a cover. She wouldn't swap it for a tumble dryer.

I'm going to invest in one of these, as well as a humidifer. The bungalow has 'open' radiators so I have metal hangers inserted onto the fronts of them for small items, but no good when I have sheets etc. Having had damp at my old house I'm very aware of the condensation problems now, couldn't bear it if I saw 'patches' on the wall!

I've got a Lakeland (Dry Sooner) one which I rarely use these days. It has a cover and when it is assembled (it was put in a box for my last house move - where it has remained) there is a small round piece left over - no idea where it goes or what it does.

It was pretty good when I lived in the damper West Country and I used it for extra hanging space too. It has remained in a box on top of the wardrobe for a while now.

Back in the day (1968) MIL had a Flatley, looked like a fridge but with a lid on the top and racks inside to hang clothes on.
Goodness knows how much it cost in electricity!
Clothes came out dry and very creased, so out came a steam iron to try to flatten them.