HEAT

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We put the most popular heated airers to the test to find out which one works best, how much they cost to run and rated them out of five.

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At 220W an hour, this costs approximately 53p - or 6p an hour. The load was dry in around nine hours, including a towel.

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2/5

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2.5/5

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The Argos airer took around 24 hours to dry the clothes, and at 230W per hour that’s around £1.49.

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It took approximately nine hours to dry completely, which costs around 56p. The gadget uses 230W of energy, equalling 6p an hour.

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This airer was more expensive using 1200W an hour. It took six hours to dry the clothes which equates to £1.94.

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We tested heated airers from Aldi, Asda and Argos to dry laundry without heating – the cheapest cost just 6p an hour

We put the most popular heated airers to the test to find out which one works best, how much they cost to run and rated them out of five.

At 220W an hour, this costs approximately 53p - or 6p an hour. The load was dry in around nine hours, including a towel.

£40, Dunelm

Heated Airer with Wings

5/5

2/5

The airer costs around 4p an hour to run. It took 24 hours to dry the clothes, costing approximately 96p.

£49.97, Amazon

AMOS 230 Electric Heated Clothes Dryer

2.5/5

The full load was completely dry after 10 hours, which at 6p an hour, costs around 62p.

£39.99, Aldi

Easy Home Winged Heated Airer

The Argos airer took around 24 hours to dry the clothes, and at 230W per hour that’s around £1.49.

£55, Argos

2/5

Argos Home 11.5m Heated Electric Indoor Clothes Airer

It took approximately nine hours to dry completely, which costs around 56p. The gadget uses 230W of energy, equalling 6p an hour.

£40, Asda

4/5

Heated Winged Clothes Airer

This airer was more expensive using 1200W an hour. It took six hours to dry the clothes which equates to £1.94.

£79, Argos

3/5

JML DriBUDDI Heated Indoor Airer