So this is a ~$100 clothes dryer, hence I don't expect it to perform like a $1000 major appliance. If you need a full size dryer, this won't do.
This will take a small amount of clothes that you can hang loosely and gently dry it. We mostly line-dry, but in the winter, heavy fabrics can take a while. As others have mentioned, it's quiet and relatively efficient. As long as you don't pack clothes too tightly, it does a decent jobs of drying light fabrics and speeds up drying of heavy fabrics. synthetic shirts are dry in about half an hour. Cotton blends can take a couple of hours. Heavy cotton fabrics (towels) might not dry completely in the maximum 3 hours available on the timer, but it's much faster than not having any assistance.
There is no real feedback control, it's just on until the timer runs out. I tend to run it in half-hour increments, removing garments as they are dry.
Drying performance relies on having airflow around the fabric, so it's important to hang things loosely.
When on, it consumes 800-850W continuously (measured with a Kill-a-Watt meter) and pumps borderline hot air into its environment. We have this in our living space, so in the winter, the heat helps to warm the house. It's basically like having an 800W space heater. Don't really need to use it in the summer, but if I did, it would probably go into the garage to vent the heat. I can't really tell if this is any more energy efficient (on a per pound of laundry basis) than a regular clothes dryer. It is certainly quieter and gentler, and it's easier to justify using when you have only a few things that need drying rather than a full load.
Light and moves around easily on casters (two locking to keep it put when needed).
Drawbacks:
Construction is kind of flimsy. One of the metal tubes arrived bent slightly out of round. Easily fixed with pliers.
The assembly instructions were for a different design, but there's really only one way that this can be rationally assembled, so again, not a big deal.
It takes about 10 minutes to reassemble once you take it apart for storage. So not as convenient as a folding drying rack.
Can't handle any real big items, like blankets, but I might be able to kludge it by removing the shroud from the top half and placing the blanket there. But you have to be careful with venting to prevent overheating the blower and creating a hazard. Will experiment this winter.
Unknown reliability at this point.
So I get this lightweight box in the mail, and I think.......hmm...... I open the box and begin to question the $84 I just spent. Then I begin to put it together. It's like my brain is hooked to a dimmer switch. Ah, I get it. I'm dealing with engineering geniuses! It's perfect. Uncomplicated, lightweight, easy to assemble and maneuver, sturdy, quiet,.........but, does it work? Yes, it does. In fact, I'm so pleased with this product that I've actually told strangers about it. I'm thinking of purchasing a second! Bonus, the Simple Living Products company is incredibly courteous.
This little wardrobe dryer works great, the included rack is nice for hanging socks, underwear and other small linens. You can hang shirts on clothes hangers and pants around the top center bar, but if you let them dry to long shirts are definitely wrinkled and need to be ironed. For the price and product description it has definitely met my needs.
My dryer broke down so I purchased this about a week ago. It took about 15 minutes to set up and is easy to operate. I am a big guy but can still load a couple pair of pants, four or five shirts, two or three pairs of underwear, a couple pair of socks, and some wash towels in one load. In about 90 minutes my clothes are dry to near dry. It is surprisingly quiet and I can sit in the living room watching TV and do not notice it is running. Great product and back up dryer.
Had a minor issue with a tear in the cover. They were very helpful and sent me a new cover.
I prefer this over a tumble dryer. It was very easy to assemble. It's so quiet I had to stop and listen to see if it was running. It dried a load of towels followed by a sheet set in not much more time than regular dryer. And my sheets smell and feel great! Adding that I just dried a load of my clothing in it and I am even more excited about this product. So glad I got it. I have no need for a conventional dryer.
Feature Product
- ✔ DRIES CLOTHES IN 30 MINUTES. 0-180-Minute Timer. Safety Shutoff Function. 2 internal racks for Fast, Efficient and Reliable Clothes Drying.
- ✔CONVENIENT INDOOR PORTABLE CLOTHES DRYER. Dryer rack can be used almost ANYWHERE. Small Spaces, Apartments, Dorm Rooms, Hotels, Gyms, Studios, Offices, RVs, Boats, Houses and MUCH MORE.
- ✔ CLOTHES DRYING RACK CAN DRY EVERYTHING. Ideal for all kinds of garments including DELICATES. Shirts, Dresses, Underwear, Socks, Baby Clothes, Uniforms, Sports Gear, Shoes and Towels.
- ✔ COMPACT ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER. Mini Drying Rack is extremely compact with 4wheels. Its Lightweight and can be assembled in 10 Minutes. Money & Time saving appliance for everyone.
- ✔ QUIET CLOTHING DRYER. Electric Clothes Hanger Rack is Powerful but QUIET. Dries clothes Quickly and Quietly. Holds up to 15KG of Clothing Per Load.
Description
The Simple Living Products portable electric clothes dryer is the ultimate drying solution that will save you time & money.
- Dries clothes quickly even with its powerfully quiet design.
- The only clothes dryer on the market with 2 internal drying racks.
- Due to its vent less design it doesn't require vents or special outlets.
- Reliable, Dries clothes quickly & it gets the job done. Hang your garments on hangers or on the 2 internal racks provided and begin drying.
- Beyond its considerable size, it is extremely easy to assemble. It can be unpacked, set up & running within 10 minutes.
- Benefits of the Simple Living Products 15KG Portable Clothes Dryer
- Dries your clothes, but doesn't exhaust your clothes like most traditional clothes dryers.
- Removes residual detergent from the fabrics, eliminating that film like feeling clothes can get when dried in tumble driers.
- Perfect for delicate clothing that cannot go into traditional tumble dryers.
- Fantastic way to dry your clothes when accessing a laundromat is not possible
- Convenient alternative to drying your clothes without any hassle, PLUS it saves you time and money.
Love this dryer!!! Bought it to dry my 14-year-old son's hockey gear. He is 6 feet and all his equipment fits inside perfectly and drys super fast!
Very Good and sturdy! Way of drying clothes gently without damaging it! Detachable rack in the middle gives you an option to dry larger longer clothes or smaller clothes.
Here is my Honest review.
Why did I wait so long to purchase this. It does what it says, it's the perfect size and portable for my apartment. I was so simple to put together and I don't have to worry about it damaging my clothes like a regular clothes dryer. My only issue is I wish it was taller, other than that this was a good buy.
Also I was annoyed that it went on sale the day after I ordered it.
It works very well in my situation. I brought this to replace my dryer that hasn't been able to hook up for over year. I hand wash and hang dry my clothes. So this help whole lot. Drying my clothes so I can have them ASAP. It's great for traveling for sure. I don't take it apart and back together everytime. It's standing in one of corner and fits perfectly right there. Great for tiny space. It dies clothes, depends what you put in. For jeans, all way to max. Other clothes or fabric than jeans only need half time drying. Towels is little longer than jeans but best left by itself to dry. My suggestion to make your drying time shorter is have at least 5 clothes hang in there and put socks on other empty racks with rest of clothes. It really cuts down on doing one load each time. I have wood stove going and that does cut down drying time as well. I love everything about it but there's only one thing I dislike about this is the rack. It's not sturdy when it's heated up. It kinda will bend down a little. Like if clothes' weight pull down then rest of other clothes will slide down in middle. So annoyed but I found solution by just using wood clothespin to keep one in place and do the same with others on both ends. It does warm up the place where it stands drying clothes. In my opinion, it's great as better than nothing. I am happy with it.
I was hesitant to buy something like this for years for fear it'd steam up the whole apartment. It does generate some humidity but the forced air does as much of the work and it only raises the indoor temperature by a degree or two when the central air is running. Setup is a breeze. Heater unit seems to be a ceramic element and something like a large PC case fan so it's probably pretty safe but not necessarily childproof. Things are now drying in a couple hours instead of sitting on my drying rack getting mildewed.
As both positive and negative it's pretty compact so space is limited - my Haier apartment washer is 2.3 cubic feet and when packed it ends up being two dryer loads in this thing. Certainly makes it portable-ish for balcony or patio use.
It'd be nice to have one more hanging bar and additional racks for up top for hanging socks etc but all that is surely hackable. I really want to try using the heater with a larger Origami closet I already own (once vents are added) and Ikea should really look into using something like this for a combination sauna/closet/clothes-dryer if the fire hazards of that brilliant an idea could be mitigated.
Note that during assembly you need to slip the cover over the bottom rods and the heater sits under it with the cone poking through. I was expecting an open bottom or something like a solid board making it easier to replace the outer cover without taking it all apart. Performance does seem optimized as-is though, just be prepared to sweep lint and hairs out of the bottom of the cover every once in a while. Also remember to open the zipper after the cycle so the latent heat in the clothes can finish the drying process for you.
The other minor but very easily addressed gripe is the mechanical timer feels sturdy but the sloped knob is fiddly to grip with damp fingers - it'll probably loosen up and get easier once I've used it more than a dozen times.
This will save your life if you've gotten used to waiting 3 days for dry musty jeans in summer.
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