Product review (5 stars): One of the BEST purchases I have ever made in my life! Yes, my LIFE
I bought this along with one of Haiers compact washing machines a few months back which I am going to write a review for as well. In agreement with another user, I too want to have this dryer's babies. We live in a two bedroom apartment and we were becoming fed up with laundromats and the community laundry facility where you pay through the nose (including $9 for the card) to use old, dirty broken down washers and dryers that are the same size as the ones I purchased. I probably spent about as much on doing my laundry at those facilities in one year as it cost to purchase this machine. No joke. Of course all things considered we have kids and a dog so that would be the case but even for the single person the costs add up. I can honestly tell you this thing is worth every cent. We set it up in one of our bathrooms and it sits perfectly on the counter. IMO it dries as well if not better than my mothers brand new $1200 LG. I have only ever used the time dry setting and it takes usually between 45 minutes to an hour to completely dry the clothes depending on what I am drying and how big the load is. There are a few downfalls but the pros most definitely outweigh the cons here. First , it does have a weird smell when you first start using it. The off-gassing as one user mentioned. It was irritating at first but it eventually faded and Downey Unstopables helped out a lot with that problem. Second, my electricity bill did go up. It went up about $15-20 every month. Do I care? Not at all. With as busy as I am with work it is a welcome expense to not have to see the inside of a laundromat for any period of time. Third down fall is the heat it causes in the house. Leave the windows open. Easy fix. I love how easy this had made apartment hunting this time around. We live in an area with very few options as far as affordable rental living. Few of those units offer a washer dryer or hookups and if they do, you will be charged an average of $250 a month more in rent because of it. So if you find yourself in a similar situation and you are considering buying this product, my honest opinion is just buy it.