COSTWAY Compact Laundry Dryer, 110V Electric Portable Clothes Dryer with Stainless Steel Tub, Control Panel Downside Easy Control for 4 Automatic Drying Mode, White

This is a perfect dryer for my apartment. I bought this dryer my daughter and I. I got tired of hanging my clothes up after spin drying them from my portable washer. They would take forever to dry any would sometimes end up with a musty mildewy smell. This dryer will dry your clothes thoroughly IF you load in a little at a time. Do NOT stuff this dryer or you'll get more than your feelings hurt. The different heating levels help with estimating the speed time. It was easy to set up and use. It's really just plug and play. There is very low noise and not weird squeaking sounds when using it. I have had any experiences with bad shipping. Everything came intact. It was supposed to be delivered by my local post office and it took a week longer to receive because they claimed the box was too big to deliver (yeah right) so I had to pick it up and out with no dolly needed. (SMH) It has a little weight to it but there are handles that make it easy to move around the house. The dryer is very good quality. No cheap plastics or metal used on these. The only thing I wish they could have done on this dryer is to have the dial control knob on the top of the dryer instead of the bottom. I had to find something tall to place this on to make my drying the laundry a little easier.

Everyone says It’s a small unit. Yeah well you k we that going in. I have lived part time for my work in my rv for years. I have used many different types of washers and dryers. I had to replace my Rv recently and I just purchase a small 18ft Coleman this time. You have to be creative on the hookups but mine vents through the floor. The little black and decker washer will wash one complete set of clothes at a time. (Fat man clothes to include heavy work pant or jeans). It handles the load fine and drys them in about an hour to and hour and a half. I pull them out and put them away. What more should I need from it? Put them in from the washer and take them out dry. It’s a 110 volt tiny unit, yes longer than a standard dryer but if that’s your comparison then head off to the laundry mat. Ok the bad. Keep the filter clean or you will double your time. There was a rattle coming from it like something was loose. Took the back panel off to find the clear or gummy type belt has no guides and it was periodically slapping the frame and was the source of my rattle which I’m sure would cause it to fail over time. Took a piece of plastic from an empty laundry jug and cut it into a square about the size of a cigarette pack. Glued it onto the frame where the belt contacted it and covered that with two layers of gorilla tape. No more rattle and that repair was two months ago. The factory obviously knew about this as they had glued a very thin piece of foam where the belt contacted the frame but it is so small and thin of a piece that the belt eats it off in just a few uses. A small plastic belt guide should have been used It’s only 850 wats so I have no issue running the dryer and the microwave at the same time on a 30 amp.

I love this little dryer. My husband is deployed so I moved back to my home state to be with family and I’m living in a tiny apartment until he comes back. I had to sell my full size washer and dryer before moving here. I bought my mini washer when we first arrived and have just been hanging everything to dry, but that was becoming such a horrible chore, so I looked for a portable dryer to go with it the other day. First off, this thing is TINY. I actually wasn’t expecting it to be so small based on other people’s pictures here. So I’ve included my own to try and help show how small it really is. That said, it still gets the job done. The load size from my mini washer fits perfectly inside, and it’s able to get everything dry in about 2 hours. Much longer than a full size dryer of course, but waaaaay faster than hanging stuff to dry. Last night I dried two large towels inside with zero problems. Also, I almost didn’t buy this because I saw people saying you have to vent it outside... YOU DON’T. You can if you really want to, but it’s not necessary. As long as you’re not blocking the back vent (which I took a picture of) it’s fine! My exhaust vent is facing my mirror, and I’ve stuck my hand back there and the glass isn’t even getting hot. It even comes with hardware to hang the whole dryer on the wall (I’m not joking). So trust me, you don’t need to vent it outside. It does make my bathroom area slightly warmer but not so much that it’s uncomfortable. I was able to stand there and dye my hair last night while it was running and I was fine. So overall, I would absolutely recommend this for anyone living in a small apartment! I have two kids and two dogs and it’s been able to keep up with all my laundry so far!

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.

I’ve had this little dryer for a couple of weeks now and it has made my life so much easier. I live in a tiny one bedroom apartment and have next to no storage space. I was able to fit this on top of the shelving unit I have in my bathroom over my toilet. I used a couple of bungee cords to hold it in place just to be safe since it does cause the shelf to rattle a bit while it’s running. I’ve seen some reviews complaining about how long it takes for things to dry, but I feel like they’re expecting a little too much out of such a small machine. It’s not a traditional dryer, it’s not high powered, so naturally it will take a bit longer for things to dry. I haven’t yet tried anything really heavy duty in it, such as the jeans I wear for work, but I expect something like that will probably take two full cycles to get completely dry. Also, I use wool dryer balls and those definitely help clothes dry faster. Before I bought this I would have to hang dry my clothes, and particularly in the winter when it gets really cold, it was not unusual for things to take a couple to days to fully dry, so doing laundry was a task that I had to plan a few days in advance. This makes my life so much easier. My biggest gripe, and the reason I’m knocking a star off, is because of the issue with the belts. I’ve seen several other reviews complain about this, and it seems to be something the company is fully aware of, and so far as I can tell it doesn’t look like it’s an issue they’re trying to resolve. It seems like most people have an issue with the black belt that turns the barrel slipping off, but my issue was the transparent belt that controls the fan. The first several times I ran the machine my clothes were not only still wet after running them through several cycles, but the dryer would run for about ten minutes, then stop and sit for a long time before starting up again. I contacted customer service to describe my issue, and after talking to them pulled off the back panel to find that the transparent belt was broken, so basically there was no air flow and the machine was overheating, hence why my clothes weren’t drying and the machine kept stopping after only a few minutes. To the company’s credit, customer service was very quick to help me figure out what the issue was and to send me a replacement belt. Once I got the new belt on -a very tedious task- the dryer worked great. Because the belts seem to be such a common issue, I would almost recommend taking the back panel off before ever using the machine just to check that both are properly in place and intact. I would hope that the company is working on ways to prevent this from being a problem in the future, but who knows. I also wonder about the longevity of the belts, so we’ll see how they hold up as time goes on and I use the machine more. For the time being however, now that the dryer is working properly, I’m pretty happy with this little machine.

It works amazingly! I have used this a few times a week if not daily sometimes for almost a year and it still works great! Awesome buy! Especially for single individuals living in a tiny dwelling.

Great Dryer. Has reverse tumbling feature to reduce tangling. Do yourself a favor and purchase the Panda Spinner. It will save you so much time, and energy drying by spinning almost 95% of the water out of your clothes after washing cycle.

Pros- the dryer is quiet, small, and only requires a standard 120 plug, as well as having a good price point for what you get. Cons- the heat output is less than a blow dryer for your hair and the lint filter is annoying to clean the way it is designed. However it gets the job done (especially if you have a washer than can spin dry your clothes well enough like we do) but it could definitely be improved by design and stronger heat output.