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Homes & Gardens
Ottilie Blackhall

5 heated airer mistakes that are doubling your drying time, ruining your flooring and causing energy bills to rise

A laundry room with green cabinets, a whte washing machine, and bold black floral wallpaper.

There's no denying that laundry can be a monotonous chore, which can often feel extremely time-consuming, dull and tedious.

But, laundry is, of course, a necessary task – leading us to seek time-saving solutions, particularly during the colder, wetter months, such as using heated airers. While these are efficient and, usually, more eco-friendly than a tumble-dryer, experts warn that there are heated airer mistakes to avoid, which could be ruining your floors by increasing humidity, scratching surfaces, and actually causing your energy bills to rise.

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