"Brilliant!" star star star star star_border Providing you lay out/hang clothes properly, they dry well. The cover makes a massive difference in drying time. For 2 loads of washing I find it’s normally on for a whole day to dry properly. A couple of niggles are that the power lead is not very long. Another is once the cover is on, you can’t use the control panel, a small zip or flap here would have made more sense. Overall it’s done it’s job by saving us electricity and for me it was about changing the way I do laundry to suit the capabilities of the airer. I do recommend the airer as it’s much cheaper than a tumble dryer.
"Great bundle" star star star star star Really useful set of things for getting washing dry and the cover makes it nicer to have it out as well as keeping the warmth in
"Great practical and energy saving item (vs tumble dryer)" star star star star star We ordered this for our drying our office cyclists' gear. Great it has a timer and has optional items. Castors are a boon too. We got the deluxe version and the hanging pegs are a great addition too. As we only have the airer folded out half way it would be useful to have a smaller mesh rather than a full one which only goes on the fully folded out airer. It would make the difference from these being still in the box to greatly used! Perhaps a half size could be made in the future (2 together can be used, rather than attempting to fold a whole one in half which is impossibly springy!).
"Super quick drying!" star star star star star We bought each of our daughters one of these and they are both delighted with them. One has a young family and the washing machine is in constant use, so the heated airer is very useful.
"Shockingly Poor Performance" star star_border star_border star_border star_border I bought this on the basis of the reviews, even though I was rather shocked by its £240 price tag. Big mistake! This is exceptionally poor, even with the cover on. I had a small amount of clothing on it, consisting of lightweight exercise kit and scrubs - 10 hours later and the clothes were still damp! Normally Lakeland are good quality but not this time….epic fail Lakeland. I wouldn’t even give this 1 star but the rating options don’t have a zero. support_agent A note from the team We’re very sorry to hear it didn't meet your expectations and will email shortly to sort a refund for you. To aid drying we'd recommend layering clothes over the bars. The arier is a much gentler heat whilst protecting the fabrics of your items.