The 8 best heated clothes airers for drying laundry

Rather than hanging your clothes out all day to dry, this speeds up the protest and even has a handy timer so you can run it for as long as you want to. It even has clips, so once you fold it away, it stays stored securely rather than opening when you try to move it.

We love that you can also purchase a cover for this heated airer. We found that the cover shortened the drying time as well as saving on our electricity bill. All though this is an extra purchase, we found that within a month, it had paid for itself in bill savings.

Our review: "Due to the cost of living crisis, I've been avoiding using the tumble dryer and putting the heating on where I can, but was finding it frustrating how long our clothes were taking to dry. I can absolutely see why it's been so popular!

"I've been really impressed with how effective it has been drying our clothing and the fact that the running cost is so low in comparison to our dryer.

"The timer is a really useful feature as it's very easy to forget to turn the fairer off and leave it on longer than necessary, so it gives me real peace of mind that I don't have one more thing to remember to do. The airer folds together really compactly, with clips to hold it in place so I can neatly store it away once I've finished using it.

"I absolutely love the cover, which not only helps with the drying time but also means that I no longer have to hide away our drying washing when we have guests over. "

Costing just 6p an hour to run, this two-tier heated clothes airer from Easylife is an effective solution for the family. It comes delivered assembled so you can simply fold it out and plug it in to start drying your laundry. The electrically-heated rails provide a gentle, natural dry whilst the auto-off timer switch means you can set your airer to run for two or four hours.

Customer review: "I love this, easy to assemble. It’s on wheels so easy to move around. I like that it has a timer and the cover keeps all the washing smells in. It has plenty of hanging space. Much cheaper than a tumble dryer too."

With three tiers to dry your clothes, it's less bulky than a lot of clothing airers which take up more room. It's mains powered and gets to 45 to 55 degrees. It's also a lot cheaper to run than using a tumble dryer!

Customer Review: "I love the airer now the weather has turned, great size as we are a family of 3 and I feel it drys my
Clothes in enough time. Its a brilliant purchase."

Whilst customers often find airers to be a little flimsy, they found the opposite with this one in particular. Many customers remarked on the sturdy build and how the airer turned out to be much roomier than they'd initially expected. With a running cost of approximately 7p per hour, this airer can dry 13m of clothing at once and folds away neatly to save space.

Customer Review: "Very pleased with my purchase, given how expensive it is to use a tumble dryer. This heated airier is brilliant and causes no condensation."

A slightly different inclusion among the more traditional airers on this list - this is a portable item you can take away in your suitcase, or use at home for drying out wet shoes. The two arms of the unit unfold and blast hot air from vents either side for maximum airing power.

Our review: "This airer is portable in the sense that you can pack it away neatly in your luggage for a trip, but it still needs mains power rather than being rechargeable for use on the move. Still, that does at least mean it can be put into your hand luggage on an aeroplane.

"It certainly packs a punch too, I've found it very effective for drying out a single t-shirt or shirt in under 20 minutes, with the added benefit of knocking out some of the creases picked up during cleaning. It's a great way to save on hotel laundry bills.

"Really though its most useful function for me is at home drying out a wet pair of shoes. When I get home from a soggy bike ride, I no longer have to hang my trainers up in the airing cupboard for 24 hours before they're usable again."

A smaller, more convenient option, this heated airer enables you to dry your clothes whatever the weather. The heated bars will warm the sections of fabric in immediate contact which will in turn help to dry the rest of your clothes. It can be folded flat for convenient storage while the wings make it ideal for flat drying items of clothing.

Customer review: "This is great. I have a small flat and this thing works really well with the room I have. It warms up quick and dries my clothes very fast as well."

Designed much like the Dry Drying Pod, this indoor airer uses a warm air motor to drop creases and leave your clothes feeling dry and fresh. You can set the timer and just let the airer do the rest, getting 18 items of clothing dried at once.

Customer Review: "Used this a few times and it is fab, costs 20p an hour to run and dried a full load of tops, blouses, t shirts in 2 hours. Doesn't take up much space either."

Lightweight yet sturdy, this heated clothes airer from Minky is ideal if you've got lots of clothes to get dry. It offers 12 metres of drying space so it can hold a 10kg laundry load. On top of that, it costs less than 8p an hour to run and comes with a cover that helps to retain heat and improve drying performance.

Customer review: "I brought this just before Christmas for myself as we don't have the room for a tumble dryer ( nor do we have the money to run it) this product is a great replacement for it. It is very cheap to run (I haven't even noticed it on my electric bill) and it really speeds up the drying process. You could dry half a load of washing in 1 day, but you have to move the clothes around so that the heated part is touching the clothes. But I leave mine on 8 hours a day and it dries the clothes in 2 days (rather than four in this cold weather)."