3 Tier Folding Winged Clothes Airer Indoor Outdoor Laundry Washing Drying Rack by Crystals®

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Tiered: These collapsible airers fold out to form a cross-like structure that can support heavier weighted clothes whilst taking up very little floor space. They’re compact, sturdy, and (depending on the number of tiers) can hold a whole family wash. We selected the heated airers and drying pods from the most searched-for brands and popular UK retailers. Key specs – Type: Heated; Open dimensions: 135 x 66 x 72.8cm (HWD); Closed dimensions: 140 x 66 x 7cm (HWD); Drying space: 15m; Weight: 5.5kg; Guarantee: 2 years The best clothes airer for you will vary depending on the space you have available at home, and the washing you tend to do. In terms of shape, here are the different styles available and the best uses for each: Tiered

There are two main types of heated clothes airer: heated bar clothes airers and drying pods. Both work very differently. Gated: Aptly named, these airers resemble fences and fold out to stand in a concertina. These are normally the cheapest clothes airers and are popular with students because they’re functional and don’t take up much space in storage. However, this design hasn’t made it into our best buy roundup because they tend to be flimsy and unstable. But do heated airers use a lot of electricity? Our tests found they use significantly less of it to dry clothes when compared with drying pods.The best heated airers and drying pods dried small loads in a comparable time to tumble dryers; the worst took over six hours. Energy use

You might also be interested in our radiator airers. They hook over the top of the radiator and protrude outwards with a number of rails on them, so you can hang things in the direct heat of the radiator while still allowing air to pass through them. Hanging clothes and towels directly on the radiator doesn’t give you that air flow, so these hangers are a great idea. A typical drying pod will do a cotton load in a couple of hours, and a tumble dryer will take anywhere from one to three hours to do a big load of laundry. It's faster than air-drying indoors, but a heated clothes airer is still the slowest of the three. While heated airers use less electricity per hour than a tumble dryer, they take longer to dry the clothes. So, if you're drying big loads regularly, it will cost you more to run a heated airer annually than a tumble dryer.

Another concertina design, gated airers are even more simple than tiered airers. They pull out to create a long zigzag with spacious rungs. Thanks to their fuss-free design, gated airers are popular among students as they tend to be the cheapest option available and fold down to just a few centimetres wide, meaning they can easily be stored behind a bed or wardrobe. Winged

All heated airers are stable enough to hold a full load of washing, but some were more flexible and easy to topple than our top recommendations. Ease of use Like most things in life, it depends. In this case: on the amount of clothes you need to dry and how fast you want them to dry.

Can heated clothes airers save you money? Our testing found heated clothes airers will cost about half as much money to run as a drying pod.

Drying pods are essentially big hair dryers for clothes, using a fan and heating element to blow hot air through the clothes hanging inside a pod. We used a force gauge to determine how much force is needed to topple over each heated airer, as well as the flexibility of each airer's bars.

The best clothes airers you can buy in 2023

They dry clothes faster than heated bar clothes airers, but typically have smaller capacities. You'll be able to hang dresses and jeans in them, but bedsheets and duvets are a no-go. Convenient– Adjustable for flat drying, and offering a handy, space–saving, indoor drying solution. We dried a small cotton load on each airer, representing a week's worth of washing for a single person. Heated clothes airers we tested typically took between four to six hours to dry a small (2.15kg) cotton load. Versatile in design, this airer features secure feet to provide a solid grip to your bath, and is guaranteed to fit all bath sizes so you never have to worry about the unit falling off while you’re out for the day. What’s more, it’s easy to set up and even folds flat for easy storage, further saving you that much needed storage space. Features and Benefits