Dri Buddy or Lakeland Heated Airer?

Primrose

For an entirely different solution but one which works for me because we have a spare bathroom which is mostly unused and is to use a Bribantia retractable 4 line clothes airer which pulls out and suspends over the bath across the alcove in which the bath is located. It rolls away when not in use.

Theres a radiator in the bathroom so I just hang all my washing on that, open the Window a crack to avoid condensation and everything is dry in a few hours.

VfM4meplse

Just contributing to this thread with my experiences.

I bought an Aldi heated air dryer a while ago to save using the radiators. Stuff does take a long time to dry on it but it is silent, relatively energy efficient and warms up a small room nicely, so is handy if you place it in the centre of the house.

I then bought a Dri-Buddy second hand for £15. It's a bit noisy, but dries a lot faster although it still takes quite some time to get from the damp to dry stage. It also radiates heat, even when zipped up so is nice to heat an area. Unlike the Aldi dryer that folds up neatly and is stored behind a cupboard door, this takes up a bit more space.

I have used neither since March. When the temperature improved, I finally cleared my south facing conservatory of its contents and the clothes have been drying there super-quick ever since. When I think of all the angst I suffered around washing and drying previously, I can't believe how much use I get out of it now (ie I've had a good 6 months of using neither my living nor dining rooms as living spaces!). If I pick sunny days in the winter I'm sure I can probably get away with not using any kind of electric dryer - at worst I can use the Dri-Buddy for an hour in the morning whilst it's still dark and then leave them in the conservatory to finish off for 6 hours of sunlight . So I'm not prepared to give up on the Dri-Buddy just yet.

gettingtheresometime

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Just contributing to this thread with my experiences.

I bought an Aldi heated air dryer a while ago to save using the radiators. Stuff does take a long time to dry on it but it is silent, relatively energy efficient and warms up a small room nicely, so is handy if you place it in the centre of the house.

I then bought a Dri-Buddy second hand for £15. It's a bit noisy, but dries a lot faster although it still takes quite some time to get from the damp to dry stage. It also radiates heat, even when zipped up so is nice to heat an area. Unlike the Aldi dryer that folds up neatly and is stored behind a cupboard door, this takes up a bit more space.

I have used neither since March. When the temperature improved, I finally cleared my south facing conservatory of its contents and the clothes have been drying there super-quick ever since. When I think of all the angst I suffered around washing and drying previously, I can't believe how much use I get out of it now (ie I've had a good 6 months of using neither my living nor dining rooms as living spaces!). If I pick sunny days in the winter I'm sure I can probably get away with not using any kind of electric dryer - at worst I can use the Dri-Buddy for an hour in the morning whilst it's still dark and then leave them in the conservatory to finish off for 6 hours of sunlight . So I'm not prepared to give up on the Dri-Buddy just yet.

Would you recommend the Aldi dryer? I only ask as Aldi have them back in stock & I was thinking about getting Junior one

VfM4meplse

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

Would you recommend the Aldi dryer? I only ask as Aldi have them back in stock & I was thinking about getting Junior one

Its better than nothing, and for me preferable to hanging items up on the radiator. As with any indoor drying, its a good idea to leave a window open to prevent the dreaded damp.

LadyhavershamLost

I got the Aldi heated drier yesterday - lots of space - could get a load of washing on plus a few extras. Easy to move around + folds up well.

Heats up quickly and did seem to make a fairly decent impact on drying times.
will see how it dents my eleetricity usage over the next few days!

Laione

Hi I've just bought a dri buddy, can anyone recommend plastic hangers to use with it please. Many thanks in advance