We love using it. We hope to save on electricity which has gone up by 40% since the beginning of the year. It looks like we are going back to grandmother's time. Some neighbors view hanging wash as unsightly. We'll see how many will immitate us later on. I'll recommend this spinner to anyone willing to hang up wash. Being from northern Belgium where the weather is just as nasty as in Holland where this product is manufactured, I am confident that it will hold up very nicely for many years.