Dri Buddy or Lakeland Heated Airer?

wannabe_sybil

Can anyone give any recommendations on this? Many thanks for any advice.

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pigpen

Lakeland one is great.. needs a cover over it though to maximise efficiency.. I use an old double fitted bed sheet. Dries a load of light things over night.

DS1 has a 'pod' thing which just makes all their clothes bobbly for some reason.

Jammygal

I have a Lakeland drier and it is really good for emergency drying. I use this and another standard drying rack, plus a small radiator rack that I use for small items when the heating is on. I used to have EVERYTHING on radiators but this drier is so much more efficient

wannabe_sybil

Thanks, the Lakeland drier does look good, and Lakeland are amazing.

There is no direct sun on my garden between @ November and February, so drying outside is a problem, and while I have a tumble drier I want to try and cut down on using it. I think the Lakeland airer could pay for itself over a few years.

The Dri Buddy does look good as it has a cover, but I don't know how it will cope with bedding etc.

pigpen

My Lakeland airer I load with laundry and dry bedding over the top and leave off the sheet I use as a cover. It has the advantage of warming a small room too

wannabe_sybil

Pigpen Thanks, my neighbour loves her Dri Buddy, but Lakeland hasn't let me down, and it sounds like that may be the way to go. I appreciate the heads up.

unimaginative_user_name

I've just bought a Lakeland 3 tier dryer and it's been great. My daughter has been having swimming lessons on consecutive days at school and I find that her towel and swimming costume dry overnight on it which has saved me buying another costume. I find that if I dry underwear separately on radiator airers I can fit two loads on my Lakeland airer so that makes it more economical.

Bennifred

Have you considered getting a dehumidifier instead? I find that clothes on a normal airer dry quickly if there is a dehumidifier in the room - no condensation (which you may get using radiators with clothes on), either!

Willowpop

How much cheaper to run is the LAkeland airer than an average tumble dryer? I have no idea of dryer energy consumption.

wannabe_sybil

Thank you for the comments.

I have four dehumidifiers going at the moment. None of them are in places where it is easy to put a clothes airer. I have a tumble dryer.

I know the Lakeland airer is advertised as 5p per hour to run and is 300W, Dri buddy is 1200W, or 1.2 x cost of one kilowatt per hour to run. I had a very cursory wander over at Amazon the dryers on there are hard to pin down but the two kw ratings I found were for @ 1.5kw and 3kw, or either around the same as a dri buddy/twice the cost. However the tumble dryer may take less time to dry. I feel a bit instinctively that a heated airer ought to be cheaper than a dryer, but know I could be wrong.

Drying on an airer is supposed to be easier on the clothes, so that is at least something.

Now I have actually done the sums in public, it looks like the Lakeland Heated Airer is the best bet.

datlex

I have a dri buddi. It is great for clothes. Mine don't come out bobbly. It is ok for small towels and pillow cases. I know you can get them in Tesco or Argos.

For undies, you need one of those undies pegs things which have a hook and several clips.

For sheets and bedding you can use it but it is easier to use the rads. I'm thinking of getting a heated airer / heated towel rail for my towels and bedding.