Product review (5 stars): Works like it doesn't know it's only 120 volt.
I live alone in an apartment without a 220 line and I'm not about to use the disgusting laundry room thanks to a few gross tenants. I have a full size washing machine already and was researching a mini 110 volt clothes dryer for about a year before committing to my Magic Chef unit. I've been so happy with this little dryer I'm telling people at work about it. I'm amazed that it gets warm enough to produce steam within 10 minutes when I vent it out the window on a cold day. I was always under the impression that these 110 units don't get warm enough and it takes forever to dry a load of clothes. I cut a hole in a 9" wide pine board, painted the board white and trimmed the length so I'd be able to wedge it in the track of my sliding window top to bottom. After attaching one of those louvered vents through the board with four screws and attaching the foil vent hose to the other side with a hose clamp I was in business. I did a load of about 30 white socks and they dried in about 40 minutes on the high setting. I normally hang dry my clothes and they dry in no time but on occasion I would need something dried quickly and it's great to know I now have that option . I prefer my socks, underwear and bath towels to be machine dried, anyway. I initially thought I should have purchased a larger unit until I realized I really don't have the space for it. Right now I have the dryer under a table in the living room. I had to unscrew the feet so the dryer fit under the table but it really works. The dryer is level and whisper quiet. Cleaning the lint filters is easy but I wish they would have skipped the fabric filter and just gone with two nylon screens. I avoid using fabric softener sheets as the manual states not to. Liquid fabric softener in the wash is fine. Some folks complain that clothes come out wrinkled. You have to remember the drum size on this thing is tiny so clothes don't tumble around like they would in a much larger drum. Mine don't seem to come out wrinkled. Maybe I don't put in as many articles of clothing per load like those folks. Anyway, this has to be one of the best purchases I've made in a while. I'm delighted at how well this Magic Chef Mini Clothes Dryer works. Oh yeah, I would have preferred a clear window instead of tinted window so I can see my clothes tumbling around. Maybe Magic Chef will offer that upgrade since the window just screws on. Otherwise, a great product!