Addis Extendable 3-Tier Indoor Clothes Drying Airer Rack, Metallic Silver, One Size

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Ideal for smaller homes and flats, the OurHouse Over Bath Airer is the perfect space–saving solution for indoor drying. Designed to allow you to dry your garments over the bath, with multiple drying positions, this versatile airer boasts up to 7.5m of drying space and a maximum load capacity of 15kg. But the savings reduce dramatically for larger laundry loads, where you'd need to use the heated airer multiple times to dry a load that could fit in the tumble dryer in one go.

Drying space: This is one feature of clothes airers that you don’t want to overlook. This is the total length of all the drying rungs added together as if they formed one long clothesline. Obviously, if you’re a big family you’ll want more drying space, but if you’re living alone this could be something you can compromise on. We took each airer's capacity into account to also calculate the cost of drying a large cotton load. The best heated airers cost as little as 6p per hour to run, while the most costly came in at around 32p an hour. Stability We selected the heated airers and drying pods from the most searched-for brands and popular UK retailers.

If you’re someone who dries outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the tell-tale peg marks that get left behind on your freshly line-dried laundry – even worse when they don’t disappear after ironing. Our Soft Grip Pegs have cushioned grips and strong springs to keep your washing safely in place without leaving any marks behind whatsoever. Convenient– Adjustable for flat drying, and offering a handy, space–saving, indoor drying solution.

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. There are two main types of heated clothes airer: heated bar clothes airers and drying pods. Both work very differently. 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.Generally taller and larger than most other airers, a tower airer comprises several horizontal flat sections and some also have hooks at the top for hanging shirts and dresses. Due to their size, they’re great for hanging double or king-size bedding, as well as heavy bath towels. Radiator

We paid for every airer and drying pod we test, and don't accept free samples, so you can have complete confidence in our recommendations. Drying speed A great way to make the most of otherwise wasted space and get your drying done indoors, this indoor clothes airer is perfect for rainy days or if you just want to give your tumble dryer a rest. Fold down dimensions and floor space: Keep in mind the size of the airer when it’s folded down so that you have room to store it. That said, most are compact and will take up minimal space. How we test clothes airers

Additional Capacity for Drying More Clothes

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. Heated: Whilst they are much more expensive than your standard clothes airer, heated airers can hugely cut down on drying time. These resemble tiered or winged airers, and are plugged into the mains to heat up each drying rung. Additionally, they’re less expensive to run than tumble dryers and are gentler on your clothes. Collapsible size: Let’s face it, clothes airers aren’t good looking. Most people want a clothes airer they can stash away in storage when they’re not in use. Pay attention to the collapsible size of the clothes airer you’re considering so that you know you can fit it inside a cupboard or under a bed.