Dri Buddy yes or no??

emmad5689

I am a childminder so can't have clothes drying all over the house all the time so looking for an alternative for in winter x

Linda32

Yes I would buy one. At the moment I use the tumble dryer, a clothes airer in the spare room and a rail in the airing cupboard.

culpepper

We have one . Ours is actually made by hyundai rather than dri buddy. We got it on Amazon last year and it got lots of use over the winter. It is put away in good weather. It takes up about 3 feet square of floor space and is quite a soft hum in the background.
No condensation problems as the bag catches all that.

pipkin71

Do they use a lot of electricity?

Callie22

I've seen these advertised and thought they might be a good idea, but I was concerned that the clothes might end up smelling a bit damp and 'sweaty' because they're all sealed up whilst they're drying. Does anyone find that happens?

newgirly

Have a look at the reviews of the lakeland heated airer, more expensive to buy but less than 5p ph to run and holds a lot more washing plus you can throw double duvets over it if needs be.I love mine and use it everyday as we are a family of five

culpepper

Callie22 wrote: »

I was concerned that the clothes might end up smelling a bit damp and 'sweaty' because they're all sealed up whilst they're drying. Does anyone find that happens?

No they don't smell of anything afterwards. You need to make sure not to try to dry too many things at once because the air needs to circulate within the bag but the clothes do get properly dry.

chrissy59

my daughter had one for 2 years and loved it. it costs about 9p an hour to run. she was in a flat that had night storage heaters and it helped warm the room as well

teddysmum

Aldi and Lidl sometimes have their own brand ones in stock and most of their electricals have a 3 year warranty.

Gers

Have you considered a dehumidifier? We used one for laundry drying until we moved house - we were in a flat so put it in a 'decommissioned' airing cupboard. It had a laundry option and was really good.

Islandmaid

I,ve got the Lakeland heated dryer, had it for 3 year and I must say it is great, really solid.

I don,t have the cover that has recently come out - but I use a king size sheet if I have it switched on.

I also have a basic Lidl maiden - it does the job, but find due to the thin metal, it means the clothes have a fold in them which is more difficult to iron out - but it was a quarter of the price