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https://www.lakeland.co.uk/25372/Dry%3ASoon-3-Tier-Heated-Airer-and-Cover-Offer-Bundle

Not sure re cost to run, but it just works!

In winter, we put it in my study, as a bit of heat for the only occupied room in the house!

Might be worth looking at a dehumidifier too - I'm constantly amazed at the amount of water ours collects

Damp-ish flat plus drying clothes indoors sounds like a recipe for mould and other problems. As above I'd be looking at a dehumidifier, they dry your clothes, don't cost much to run and may make your flat less rather than more damp-ish.

I've got one of these from Lakeland.

Bloody brill bit of kit. Honestly.
Takes a whole drum of washing, and dries it overnight. has a 12 hour timer, and delay start etc.
I think they are dead cheap to run too.

Prob makes condensation, but we have the window open. Plus it makes home smell nice...

Yeah, it's £150, but well worth it!

DrP

Due to the massive power consumption and probable fire risk I refuse to use the tumble dryer (it’s like 20 years old),

Buy a new condensing one?

Thanks for the replies. Maybe a de-humidifier is actually what I am after, I expect this would increase the humidity gradient and help dry stuff faster anyway.

What CaptainFlashHeart said with bells and whistles on. It beats radiator drying hands down. You can dry alot more and faster too. I find it useful for sort of half drying items which I put on to a normal clothes horse so I can use the heated one that same day. It's foldable too.

Dehumidifier is what you need.

Stuff will be bone dry overnight and you will probably see a marked improvement in your flat in general.

For a start dry air heats quicker...

+1 for the heated drying rack here. We just have the cheap one from Aldi but it works well. Lakeland one would be better but costs 3x as much.

What sort of dehumidifiers are people using?

Ebac humidifier here. Cheap to run and makes a huge difference in the house.

when we dry clothes in the house, the dehumidifier goes on. Couple of hours in a closed room, and they're dryer than the tumble dryer could ever get them

Also better for the clothes. Better for the house. Uses less energy. And you can use it when not drying clothes if the flat is that damp (and also dryer air feels warmer)

It was one of the purchases the wife laughed at when I bought it. Now, she uses it more than me.

@petec are you saying you only use a dehumidifier? Or in addition to the heated airer?

@j4mesj4mes - sorry. Solely a dehumidifier. We have normal clothes horses, not heated

So clothes on them, dehumidifier on, close door.

My only caveat is set the minimum humidity to 50 %rh, as anything under that can apparently dry out the plaster too much.

Can anyone recommend a decent quality folding clothes horse? I'm too lazy to look

Ours is falling apart as it's very, very old and the plastic sheath is peeling off the metal sections

We have a lakeland one. Had it a few years now and its been brilliant.

Scrapping my drying rack idea. Dehumidifier seems to be a better long term investment.

What do people recommend? My flat has small rooms, 3mx4m max

Get a desiccant one rather than a compressor type. Cost more to run and tend to be less reliable but so much better at drying clothes! Air output is warmer too. Just got a Probreeze with extended 3yr warranty for £200. Didn't turn up next day as stated and they gave me £2 back.
Other one we were looking at which seems well regarded is the Ecoair for around £190

Solely a dehumidifier. We have normal clothes horses, not heated

So clothes on them, dehumidifier on, close door.

This. We have a DeLonghi AriaDry that has a specific clothes drying setting.

Get a desiccant one rather than a compressor type.

We had one of those but the internals turned to dust after a couple of years so have gone back to a compressor type.

There is that but we just got an Inventor 20L compressor one and it took forever to dry the clothes so returned it. Had a Meaco DD8 before but that went wonky after about 3 years and will only run on the lowest setting so it lives in the garage now doing a fine job of drying out my ebike after washing and stopping helmet pads going mouldy.
We don't have a small room to dry washing in though so maybe a compressor one would be ok if you do. Guess we should all be trying to reduce chucking stuff away and I did read the compressor type can run on for many years
Heated rack/cover and a dehumdifier might be the dream?
Probreeze refunded £20, not £2 for what it's worth

Wood burning stove. 😆

Wood burning stove you say? How very 2010s! Tut.

Ebac have dehumidifiers in various sizes and capacities. Ours seems to live in the airing cupboard on the clothes drying setting. I’ve heard their customer service is good if they go wrong but ours has been faultless.

We have the lakeland dryer. Its rated at 300W.

I don't honestly know how we managed before we had it.

If you have alot of big atuff it takes a bit more time, but its way more efficient than a tumble drier, or a room with a dehumidifier - which Ive tried.

BUT, you so need to dump that moisture laden air before it overwhelms your dwellings capacity for air exchange and you get condensation elsewhere.

Depending on your lifestyle and flat, that might be why you think its damp anyway.

Bought two Meaco DD8L (one standard & 1 junior) dehumidifiers in 2014 so both 6 years old now...both still going. One went down with my son to uni this Autumn and I have the other one running right now drying clothes. Cant fault them and they kick out a bit of warm air that means I dont have to have the heating on in whatever room they are in. Both bought from here...  https://www.energybulbs.co.uk/products/meaco-dd8lj-8l-junior-desiccant-dehumidifier-dd8ljunior

Another vote for the Lakeland dryer. I thought it was a daft idea when my wife got it, it’s actually really good. We use it in a room with an extractor fan.

I’ve got one of these from Lakeland.

Bloody brill bit of kit. Honestly.
Takes a whole drum of washing, and dries it overnight. has a 12 hour timer, and delay start etc.
I think they are dead cheap to run too.

Prob makes condensation, but we have the window open. Plus it makes home smell nice…

Yeah, it’s £150, but well worth it!

This, and this some more. We have the same one, it works, is silent, folds flat.
Does exactly as promised.

Heated rack and dehumidifier.

We replaced our tumble drier with a rack and it dries laundry for a family of four.

Dehumidifier is a recent addition and sucks 2l of water out the air every day. Also depongs my son's (adjacent) bedroom in the process while also drying a mass of waterproof jackets, boots, and a dog.

Dehumidifier:  EcoAir DD1 CLASSIC MK5 Desiccant Dehumidifier with Ioniser and Silver Filter, 7 L

Dehumidifier 100%. Get one that has a flap that changed where the air goes (ideally both vertically and horizontally) but seriously they work.

I've built a laundry room in my detached garage (plasterboarded off 1.5x2.7M end of garage) and put in a smart dehumidifier so I can 1. Start and turn it off remotely and 2. Check the humidity levels (if it's 40% it's dry).

It takes about 6 hours to dry a big load. Amazing stuff. (Also good for drying boots and jackets and stuff). Will also help with your indoor air quality (less mould for one).

Btw wickes does the smart dehumidifier one and the water container lasts for two washing loads before needing emptying. Has a laundry mode (eg full blast).

Princess 20 liter.

Btw combining a heated rack and dehumidifier is pretty neat but not truly necessary. The hotter the room (or fabric) the quicker the clothes dry.