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Great little dryer, but FEELING RIPPED OFF
EDITING THE REVIEW: After reading other reviews showing the sticker on the side stating it's a 5.5 pound capacity dryer, I decided to check the sticker on the side of mine. Sure enough, it states 5.5 lb. capacity. WTF?!?! I didn't PAY for a 5.5 pound capacity dryer I paid for a 10 pound capacity dryer. So is Costway ripping people off, or are they just putting the wrong stickers on the product. There is NO indication in ANY of the Amazon product listing page that indicates this is NOT a 10 lb. dryer. It's what I thought I was getting and it's certainly what I PAID FOR. I will be filing a complaint with both Costway AND Amazon. If neither one makes it right, I'll pursue legal redress. This is simply fraud on the part of Costway.
That said, as other reviewers have said, this is a 110v dryer that will take at least 2 hours for you to dry heavy clothes in them such as a pair of jeans, or heavy shirts. However, if you're drying things like undies, socks, Tee shirts or dish/tea towels, they will take much less time. If you look at the dial, you'll see that the really hot temps are up around the 120 minute mark, while warmer temps are from about 20 minutes and up. That said, you need to put clothes in here that have been spun as dry as they can be. So, if your small washer has a spin dryer, use it. If not, get one and transfer the clothes to it and use this as a "finish" dryer. The less wet the clothes are, the faster they'll dry. My system is an 8 pound washer w/spin dry and a 13 pound spin dryer. I take the clothes from the washer after it's spun them dry and put them into the spin dryer for a 5 minute further spin. Then I throw them into this dryer for final drying. Whole process takes about 2 hours total. As for venting, it's not really needed. It comes with an angle pipe piece that fits over the vent in the back, and you can attach a regular dryer vent hose to it, but it really isn't needed. Unless you turn it up to the 2 hour mark, the heat coming out isn't all that hot. I love it quite frankly. It's also perfect for a small space, or if you're in a house or apartment, you can use it to supplement your full size dryer. I'm in an RV and it's a perfect size for this place. Right now I have it outside, but only because I haven't cleared a space yet to it to come inside. But, I've got at least 3 places I can place it once I get them cleared up.
January 2020 · Appliances · verified purchase