The £8 Amazon purchase that will help get your clothes dryer without taking up space or making more clutter in your home
WITH more rain forecast for next week, many of us will be wondering how we ever will get our laundry dry.
Though many Brits will be hoping for warmer weather, Amazon shoppers have found a nifty way to help them get through their never-ending laundry pile.
Unless you’ve been avoiding social media, you’ll have probably have seen your fair share of laundry hacks on Tiktok in recent months.
From spinning every load twice to adding towels to absorb extra moisture, many of us have spent hours trying to find a way to cut down drying times.
When we aren’t spending hours scrolling through social media, many Brits have also resorted to spending a small fortune on gadgets like heated airers.
Sadly, these products can be eye-wateringly expensive with a good sized dehumidifier costing £195 before you factor in running costs.
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Though these bulky gadgets can extract up 20 litres of moisture per day, running a standard dehumidifier could cost you up to 14p per hour to run (based on a 0.48 kWh).
For those that haven’t done the maths, that is a whooping £11.76 if you were to leave it on each night for a week.
Before you consider abandoning your laundry altogether though, eagled eyed Amazon shoppers have found low cost way to get their clothes clean – with a simple over the door airer.
Instead of splashing out gadget, this handy airers can be place on the back of doors and use residual heat in your home to dry your washing.
Easy to install, the nifty gadget won’t take up any extra room as it uses the dead space to an extra 7m drying space.
For those who aren’t already sold, the lightweight wire rack is currently on Amazon for just £8.20 and has an impressive 4 star rating on the website.
According to one reviewer, the over door airer will get the majority of their washing dry in just a few hours.
They wrote: “At first glance the seem quite flimsy, but I have hung full loads with jeans, towels and sweatshirts on them and they have not buckled at all.”
“The spacing is good, meaning that the air can get between the laundry and dry it quickly,” the Amazon user explained, adding: “…have had full airer of tops and t shirts dry within hours.”
If you are still looking for an easy way to free up extra space and get your laundry done, there are also multi-teared airers available online.
These will often fit neatly behind your door making them perfect for storing tea towels in your kitchen or extra flannels in your bathroom.
We recommend this easy-to-fold airer, which has 10 bars and adds an extra 5m of drying space without taking over your home.
With these recommendations, you get through your laundry in next to no time.
