Have a washer dryer here but do not use it at all. Mind you prefer drying on the line, now the prices are through the roof for power cannot see me using it.
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Our drier broke down about 10 months ago. I explained to my wife that we could afford to buy a new one,or run one, but not both.
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I have a washer-drier but I have only used the tumble dryer function on it a couple of times in the last 12 years - it takes forever to dry things then they always come out too creased.
I kept my old tumble dryer in the garage, which is probably even less energy efficient but it’s useful for occasional use.
I haven’t used it much in the last couple of years - since I retired, it’s easier to take advantage of the patches of fine weather to peg stuff out on the line during the day - though I like to have my tumble dryer as a back-up, if I should need it.
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We don’t have a tumble dryer. We use a drying rack.
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I’m so fortunate I have a South facing small conservatory freezing in the winter hot in the autumn spring and summer I can dry clothes easily . In the winter I’ll dry in the hallway and next morning may give a 15 min boost in the small tumble dryer .
Today is so warm the conservatory is heating my lounge , my washing on the line . But like us all I’m dreading the winter
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Is it a heated one Besoeker?
I’ve been looking into those.
They had them in Aldi but sold out at the moment
https://www.aldi.co.uk/easy-home-heated-airer/p/713313545173201
Lakeland sell them, but obviously for a huge price. People we know who have them swear by them. Deffo keeping out eyes open for getting one at a reasonable price.
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If Aldi get them back in online I’ll put a post up here
I looked at this one on Amazon
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@Maree , the size of that is probably tiny. Hanging some young child dresses at one end and kitchen towels at the other is a bit of a give away!! 
Edit - My MIL bought a small Xmas tree for her flat a couple of years ago. It was about 1 foot tall, which the picture didn’t make obvious!!
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I’ve been looking at these today but they all have mixed reviews. According to reviews having a cover is meant to be advisable to dry clothes quickly.
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It isn’t heated. It sits there nicely at the end of the bath tub.
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My question about those heated electric clothes driers is about where the moisture goes as the clothes are drying.
Wouldn’t you need to open a window or have good ventilation to get rid of the moist air?
I am wondering if the energy usage of that 240Watt Electric airer would be less cost effective than just hanging your clothes on airer and using a de-humidifier to remove the moist air?
How long would you need to have that electric airer on to dry the clothes?
I have a de-humidifier with a 180 Watt power input. I sometimes have to use it in the Winter to reduce the moisture levels in some rooms of my house. I have noticed that if I hang wet laundry on an airer in my small porch and put the de-humidier on for a couple of hours, the laundry dries very well and there is no lingering moisture - plus as the humid air is drawn into the machine, the air coming out of the machine is slightly warm, so it helps to warm the room while it removes the moisture.
I have read before that using a de-humidifier uses a lot less energy than a tumble dryer but I don’t know how it compares to one of those electric airers.
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I’ve recently found that if I hang my washing indoors at room temperature overnight, they’re well on the way to being dry & only take half the time in the tumble dryer.
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I have one of those eco ones - not sure how much difference that makes but a full load will dry in 90 minutes (and then I leave it in there for at least an hour on CD mode as the drum remains hot for ages).
Something I have noticed with this washing machine is that it does not fill the drum with water like all the other washing machines I have had - it just uses enough water to get the clothes wet enough! The great thing about this is that you can open it at any time and add anything you’ve forgotten 
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I have a tumble drier but prefer to put things outside on a line. But I also have a dehumifirer & an indoor free standing airer & a thing that hooks onto radiators.
Drying clothes indoors raises the humidity levels & that makes a home feel colder, it also causes dampness. So a dehumidifier is energy well spent.
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I’ve recently bought a washer dryer.
I will continue to use it this winter as I don’t like the idea of the moisture given off from clothes drying indoors.
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@Azz , Surely the water is meant to swish thro the dirty washing removing
the dirt as it goes ?
How can it do this if the washing is merely damp ??
Doesn’t your machine have an agitator pulsator ?? 
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I’m not sure DKM - I don’t watch it for the full cycle 
but I’ve always been able to open it mid cycle to add something I’ve forgotten and I’ve never seen it full of water like previous washing machines. It certainly does a good job of cleaning and I noticed a huge difference in how soft the clothes were after buying this machine. Probably one of my favourite kitchen appliances 
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Not my department " er indoors" operates that white box with dials and a peephole. Often better then watching the television and more exciting
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I dry my clothes on the washing line or the tumble dryer.
If it’s unfit to peg out I’ve discovered that if I drape the wet clothes on rails etc overnight and then put them in the tumble dryer the next day - it takes half the time.
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