This is one of the bigger airers available. Some of them have covers to trap hot air inside a confined space, which helps to dry the clothes faster. There are ones with wings, large three-tier ones and drying pods aimed at people who are short on space. It’s estimated they cost between 10p to 20p an hour to run, making them cheaper to run than a tumble dryer.Ĭlothes dry faster over these spaced-out rails than they would on radiators and they’re far kinder on the stitching and the material of your garments than tumble dryers, so you’re saving not just on running costs but the cost of replacing clothing ruined by spinning in the dryer.Īs heated airers have grown in popularity, shown by the fact they can often be quite hard to get hold of in the winter months, they’ve evolved greatly in design.
It’s called a heated airer and it looks like a regular airer, except the rails heat up when you plug the unit into a power socket. Sign up to our daily newsletter here.If you hate living with laundry draped over your radiators but you don’t fancy the running costs of a tumble dryer, you’ll be pleased to hear there is a middle ground.
Courtney mostly uses her heated airer for items of clothing that she wants to wear urgently such as work clothing for the next day.ĭon't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond. She also adds that it won't shrink some of her clothes like a tumble dryer would - which is an added bonus. Overall, Courtney says that it's "a very handy option" if you're struggling to get clothes dry and don't have a tumble dryer, or can't afford to buy one. However, if you don't already own a tumble dryer, the DriBUDDI is going to save you a lot of money up front as it's cheaper to buy and the running costs are lower. It would take roughly 180 hours of use to save £79 against the cost of using the dryer you already have. The DriBUDDI has a 1200W motor and under the new 34.04p/kWh energy price cap, it would cost 40.84p per hour to run (1.2 x 34.04), while a 2500W tumble dryer would cost 85.1p per hour to run (2.5 x 34.04).īased on these numbers, it makes the tumble dryer 44.26p more expensive per hour to use - however this figure will vary depending on the type of dryer you have. "But thankfully this doesn't seem to be the case with the heated airer."Ĭourtney called the device a 'game changer' (Image: Courtney Pochin/Mirror) Items have been staying wet for several days and often ending up smelling damp and unpleasant and needing to be washed all over again.
She said that it was easy to set up and get going, but unlike a heated clothes horse, the device requires clothes to be hung on hangers which aren't included.Ĭourtney said: "My apartment is very cold without the heating on and it's been tough to get clothes dry on a regular clothes horse. The lifestyle expert was initially hoping to buy Dunelm's popular heated clothes horse with wings, which costs £40, but this and similar versions from B&M and Aldi had sold out.Īs a result, Courtney ended up getting the JML DriBUDDI which costs £79 at Wilko, although it's also available at Argos for £75. Coca-Cola hints that Christmas truck tour could make a return for 2022.Top 10 Scottish areas where people could struggle to access affordable food.
Recently shoppers have taken to the Mrs Hinch Facebook group to trade tips on drying clothes, and many users recommended getting a heated airer.Ĭourtney Pochin tested the money-saving device for the Mirror, to see if it's actually a worthwhile investment. A woman has tried out a heated airer in a bid to find out if it dries clothes more effectively than her tumble dryer - and she calls it a "game changer".
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