If there's one chore you can't escape it's the washing - and in most households there's a lot of it. But with energy costs on the rise, families have been looking for alternatives to dry their clothes so they can avoid racking up a big bill from the central heating or tumble dryer. The heated airer is one solution and it's Lakeland's Dry-Soon 3-Tier Heated Airer that I swear by since first trying it out a couple of years back.
The airers, which come in various sizes, have become one of Lakeland's best-selling products, amassing almost 300 five-star reviews. And what I really like about it is that when it's in use I don't need to turn the radiators on, as it generates enough warmth to heat me as well as dry my washing. Read more: Martin Lewis fans say no heating needed with £24 product that's now on sale It can actually hold up to 15kg of wet washing over 21 metres of drying space, which is probably why customers have called it 'a life changer' and said they 'wouldn't be without it'.
I'm not sure what my washing weighed when I first decided to test it out, but after at least four days of no washing with four people in the house, there was a lot - isn't there always! It's simple to put together and holds so many clothes (Image: Manchester Family / MEN) The description says it costs 9p per hour to run, which I decided to verify this week with my nifty little electricity monitor, which checks the usage of individual items. It was on for five hours overall, which amounted to 45p .