We've spent hours putting winged heated airers, tiered heated airers and drying pods to the test in busy family homes, wading through piles of laundry to put together a definitive guide to the best heated clothes airers to buy. We assessed drying times, energy efficiency, ease of use as well as how easy they were to set up, move around and store. And of course, we cross-referenced models that Mumsnetters love, rate and recommend on the forums.

A closed-cycle heat pump clothes dryer uses a heat pump to dehumidify the processing air. Such dryers typically use under half the energy per load of a condenser dryer. Some manufacturers, like LG Electronics and Whirlpool, have introduced hybrid dryers, that offer the user the option of using either a heat pump or a traditional electric heating element for drying the user's clothes. Hybrid dryers can also use a heat pump and a heating element at the same time to dry clothes faster. In terms of energy use, condenser dryers typically require around 2 kilowatt hours (kW⋅h) of energy per average load. [3] It does take up quite a bit of space (bear in mind that once the wings are extended, it measures 148cm in length) and the folding mechanism is a little stiff but it dries clothes cheaply and swiftly, helping you to blitz through the laundry pile. We tested and discounted products that we didn't think made the cut so we're confident that we're only recommending heated airers that are designed to make parents' lives that little bit easier by saving time and money when drying laundry. Recommendations from real parentsBecause the heat exchange process simply cools the internal air using ambient air (or cold water in some cases), it will not dry the air in the internal loop to as low a level of humidity as typical fresh, ambient air. As a consequence of the increased humidity of the air used to dry the load, this type of dryer requires somewhat more time than a tumble dryer. Condenser dryers are a particularly attractive option where long, intricate ducting would be required to vent the dryer. A heated clothes airer or dryer currently costs between 7p and 45p per hour to run, making the cheaper models extremely economical compared to even the most energy-efficient tumble dryer – even if it takes several hours longer than expected to dry your washing.

Home Appliance Energy Use, General Electric, archived from the original on 2010-08-22 , retrieved 2010-08-23 Prevention, CDC-Centers for Disease Control and (April 19, 2019). "CDC - Scabies - Treatment". CDC.gov. The solar dryer is a box-shaped stationary construction which encloses a second compartment where the clothes are held. It uses the sun's heat without direct sunlight reaching the clothes. Alternatively, a solar heating box may be used to heat air that is driven through a conventional tumbler dryer.The defining feature of this airer is its pulley system. The airer is lowered to be loaded or unloaded, then raised to move the items up into warmer air and as out of the way of room occupants as the ceiling height allows.