Beyond AI Portable Compact Lightweight Tumble Dryer (White)

Arrived the day before the expected delivery date, which was a week and a bit after I placed the order. This clothes dryer just works. Opened the box, lifted it out, set it on the floor, plugged it in and turned it on. The top-mounted control panel was easy to figure out. Then we hand-washed some clothes and tried out the AI mode. Two heavy material shirts, 1.5 hrs later they were using the AI setting. Girlfriend's top and denim shorts, AI setting and dry 1.5 hrs later. Heavy corduroy slacks, AI setting, 1.5 hrs later they were dry. This dryer is light enough to move easily if you want or need to. It is, however, big enough to be a bit unwieldy, so while moving is relatively easy it is also a bit of trouble to do. Best advice is to set it where you want it and don't move it later. The package includes an oddly shaped bit of plastic, sort of J shaped, that the manual doesn't mention. This is an air-redirector for the exhaust from the unit, to direct it up. When facing the back the J-shaped piece's open end points up and the piece is placed into the left-side (exhaust) grill. Again, open duct pointing up. I had to fumble with it for a minute before it slipped into place. It is held by friction and allows you to place the dryer a bit closer to a wall.

I was looking for a ventless dryer for my RV. I had been drying my clothes over the winter hanging them up and just letting the heat dry them which worked. But in the spring I needed something else. So I ordered this little dryer and I couldn't be happier. It's relatively quiet. As long as you have the windows open and you use a dehumidifier afterwards, you don't get a lot of moisture. It does take a little longer to dry clothes, but that's to be expected. Lightweight clothes will dry in about 40 minutes. Anything heavier could take 80 to 120 minutes, but if you separate your clothes and don't put anything heavy like a towel in there, they'll dry much quicker. It's very modern looking almost space age like what you would think the Jetsons would have in their laundry room. It's deeper than it looks but it fits right on my RV kitchen counter. I love it and it's made my life a lot easier.

It fits on an end table. Drying time varies obviously based on clothing thickness. I can fit about 3 pair work pants and 4 shirts. The best dry time runs around hour and a half. I bought because you don't need outside access. Safe to run indoors Best purchase. Easy to clean. Cools down quick. Not bulky ( I've bought others that were bulky like 3ft tall) this one is like 24 in approx I can dry sheet sets, towels, but blankets are too big.

UPDATE: Trying to reach out to The Laundry Alternative's support was a fever dream. Two sentence response, telling me there's no need to call their number and they'll handle it through email. But when they said they'd send out another unit, I was given radio silence for a week. I asked for any update, and didn't hear back. Went through Amazon so I can send the unit back, since they were going to leave me to deal with e-waste. Don't waste your money, it's cheap garbage with a peeling sticker on it, and I have been scammed by a company I've been supporting for some years now. UPDATE 2: Processed a replacement through Amazon (only way to get rid of the broken one), and received it less than a month ago. The replacement worked just fine until today. Same issue. The drum no longer spins--I'm thinking it's the drum rollers that are the primary cause for this. There is no way to fix it yourself. It was designed to be disposable since there are no exposed screws to open the machine. I didn't even get my money's worth out of both machines. It'd be cheaper to go to the expensive laundromat. Original Review: The drum stopped rotating during the very first cycle. I had put in a lightweight hoodie and two pairs of pajama pants, which did not fill the machine up even halfway. It took an hour to get up to 140 degrees, and was running just fine. Suddenly, it switched from AI to deodorize, and the drum was no longer spinning (all settings but Shoes rotate the drum). I removed the clothes, which were still damp in some spots, and tried again with AI. The machine blew hot air, but the drum didn't rotate. I unplugged the machine, tried a different outlet--at least as a test, and a hard reset of the machine. I put one of the pairs of pants in on Warmer, which is not an AI setting and should automatically rotate the drum even if it's not moist enough to activate the machine. The drum heated up to 151 degrees, which is well beyond the 104 it states, and still did not rotate. I tried calling the customer support number in the booklet, at 11 AM on a weekday. It went to voicemail--and it was not a corporate voicemail. It was a default cell phone voicemail message. I feel like I've been scammed.

I’ve been using a portable washing machine to avoid the communal washers in my building, and air drying on racks is always time-consuming and takes up too much room. This machine is small and extremely quiet, but powerful. Plugs into a regular outlet and doesn’t need a ventilation system. The loads are fairly small but it’s still much quicker to do multiple loads than wait for everything to air dry. It was amazing to have warm, soft bath towels today for the first time in ages. If you’re comparing this to a standard, full-size dryer, you may be disappointed, but this machine is a game-changer for those of us in small spaces without easy access to standard appliances.