Haier HLP140E 2-3/5-Cubic-Foot Compact Tumble Vented Dryer

 

Haier HLP140E 2-3/5-Cubic-Foot Compact Tumble Vented Dryer

 

Consumer Critiques

I have only had this dryer for about 10 days now, but I am incredibly pleased with it! There is one particular other review for this dryer and in it they say it takes a extended time for the clothes to dry... this is accurate. But I assume it's to be expected since this dryer can simply be plugged into any outlet in contrast to a usual dryer. So, smaller dryer... much less power... longer drying time. The reason I am giving this unit 5 stars is given that if getting out the laundry mat is as imperative to you as it was to me, then the additional drying time is much more than acceptable. Also, this dryer is Extremely Quite, very simple to use and set up. For the first five loads I just had the machine sitting on the floor close to a window - I didn't even have the hose out the window. It did get my apartment a tiny warm and humid (not considering that I've place the hose out the window of course), but I am just creating the point that it is incredibly painless to set up.
How extended does it take to dry clothes? I am nevertheless attempting to get all the drying times down myself. But I am getting significantly better luck working with the timed dry rather of the auto dry. On auto drying it does seem to take hours prior to it finally stops. So I've just began to attempt and figure how long particular points dry. For instance, my sheets (fitted bottom and the leading sheet) I am drying now amongst 60 or 90 minutes. On both times the sheets are close to dry and hanging them up for a small longer is enough. I guess this evaluation is a small premature given that I do not have the dry occasions down yet. But I have the feeling 90 minutes will dry most stuff about 90 percent.
I believe when I make the adjustment and get items organized drying will not be a hassle at all. And for me the extra fiddling I have to do whilst drying in my apartment is so substantially greater than having the hassle of organizing taking almost everything out of apartment, waiting, digging up quarters, using a machine that has been used ten,0000 occasions rather my nice new machine.
UPDATE! THE Answer! March 18, 2009
I have owned now the Haier Washer and Haier Dryer now for five months and I nonetheless am incredibly pleased with my invest in. Even with the incredibly extended drying occasions with the dryer I like not getting to go down to the WDs in the apartments laundry space.
But there is a remedy to the lengthy drying time with the dryer: Not long immediately after posting my critique C. Mok posted this comment (note: the spin dryer is especially compact 24 inches high, 14 inches in diameter - $134.00 + shipping - and only one firm appears to sell them in the US):
C. Mok says:
Might possibly I recommend complementing your electric dryer with a modest spin dryer? I bought a spin dryer on a whim when I remembered those were the only items put to use in Asia when I was there through the 80s. It has worked actually properly along side my small portable washer in my small apt. I hang dry most of my laundry except when I am in a hurry. The spin dryer cuts drying time in half easily. Most spin cycle on washers go about perhaps 600 - 800 rpm. The little spin dryer spins at 3000rpm. On a tiny wash (two bath towels) it can spin out more than a quart of water (over 32fl oz) in less than two minutes. That is a considerable quantity of water to evaporate using standard dryers. This will shorten your drying time and also save your clothes from heat damage from the prolong drying times. The only catch is attempting to balance the load in the modest spin dryer. I locate it easiest to load all the heavy cotton clothes on the bottom and the lighter synthetic clothes on the best. Then give it a very good shove and compress anything tightly down. Thats has worked genuinely nicely for me. Check out [...]for a little spin dryer. Fine luck!
I lastly bought the spin dryer to perform with my Haier dryer about a month ago and now washing and drying is quite related to making use of typical sized machines. Now there is just a quite short middle step. I will give examples of some of the basic loads I do every single week.
Whites (socks 10-12 pair, underwear 10-12 pair, t-shirts two-four):
Following utilizing the washing machine I put all clothes in the spin dryer. It is crucial to pack the spin dryer the way the manual suggests to prevent the dryer from bouncing about like R2-D2 in a negative mood. With smaller items like socks and underwear although, it is quite uncomplicated, and immediately after knowledge you will see what you can just drop and press in the SD (spin dryer)and what you will need to wrap around. I does sound like this middle step is a discomfort, but immediately after you use it a bunch of instances, it really is fairly easy and you don't give it a second thought. When you turn the SD on, it begins to spin, shakes a bit, then settles down and gets rather quiet as it picks up speed. When you initial use the spin dryer, you assume, wow, i got ripped off! No water is coming out!.... But wait... after about 30 seconds water starts flow out. Dribbly at first but then... wow! With a full load, CUPS of water fill your water catcher. I have had between 1 and 5 cups of water (commonly 2-3), depending on what I was washing. When the water flow starts to slow down, you turn off the machine. It only takes 2-three minutes.
I then take my clothes and place then in the Haier dryer and set the timer to 90 minutes. Following 90 minutes the clothes are BONE DRY. I'm not sure how extended it truly takes, but if the load is a little smaller there is a very great likelihood they will be dry following only 1 hour.
Darks: two pairs of pants, 6-8 T-shirts, 1 sweat shirt. In the SD, you do now require to put the pants in initially, wrapped into the bottom of the machine, then the sweat shirt, then the shirts. Once again, following 90 minutes - bone dry (as I said, they are likely accomplished following 70 min? 80 min? I'm not confident due to the fact I just open it after the buzzer goes off.
Sheets (king size): OK, sheets are the only factor that I wash that can be slightly problematic. Since these are significant items, they can make R2-D2 (the spin dryer) unhappy. You have to be the most cautious right here wrapping them into the spin dryer. In the Haier Dryer also, they can at instances ball up. I typically wash two-3 sheets at a time. Place them all in the spin dryer at when, then in the Haier dryer for 60 minutes Every. I identified that they don't ball up when you dry them separately. So yes, it would nevertheless take you 2 hours to dry two sheets.
The Washer and dryer are freakishly fairly, but the Spin Dryer does have a lot of vibration at the starting and end of it's 2-3 minute spin. Not a massive deal since of the short time, but if you have thin floors and a neighbor under you, they could wonder what is going up each and every 45 minutes for three minutes when you are carrying out laundry. I recommend acquiring 1 or 2 thick squares of carpet.
UPDATE July 6th, 2009
I did just read the comment from a person who had troubles ordering a spin dryer. I cannot speak for that company other than mine arrived on time and in beneficial shape and nonetheless operates like new. I did go to the BBB link and did only see 1 complaint about the company.
For factors I don't comprehend, I was only ever able to find 1 company in the US that sells a spin dryer. Perhaps some enterprising individual might think of importing some from a country that uses them significantly more and begin a home business selling them. I had a friend who told me that they are quite standard in Europe. (Note: I do bear in mind I had to wait a month to order a spin dryer from the Laundry Alternative considering that they were out of stock. I am not vouching for the organization - just giving my personal knowledge.
November 6, 2009 UPDATE
I was curious to see how lengthy I've had my washer and dryer to calculate how significantly I've saved in quarters (13 months x $20 = $260). It's been over a year so I believed I'd add a 1st year update. The washer, dryer, and spin dryer all function like new. Which is amazing, I'm not sure if I'm lucky or not, but in my case they are fine. I did make the selection not to use bleach early on. I am not positive if that has made any distinction.
As far as drying. I reread my assessment and although it is accurate, if you use the spin dryer before the Haier dryer your wash will be bone dry in 90 minutes, that is with a modest-med load. If you fill the dryer to the max. It will take two-2.five hours to dry. I just make confident to do medium loads way more generally.
My mom told me a secret to drying sheets! I nevertheless dry one particular sheet at a time for 90 minutes, but my mom said, AND SHE WAS Proper, if you put in a DRY towel (I use a significant one) the sheet does not ball up while it spins. This has created a significant difference in drying sheets, which are a discomfort to dry. I also purchased a retractable clothesline from amazon. So when I dry sheets, (I do not use the spin dryer for sheets due to the fact the sheets are so massive they can make the spin dryer go out of balance), I hang one on he clothes line, and they dry 1 for 90 minutes. Then I take the one out of the dryer and place it on the clothes line and put the a single one from the clothes line in the dryer. Typically I have to place a sheet in for one more 30 minutes.
Also, you honestly do need pull out and clean out the filter right after every load. It actually makes the drying time Much more quickly considering that it makes it possible for the air to flow out of the machine. You have to clean the lint off the "catch" and also the black filter thingy. Someone posted that an improvement on removing the filter would make the dryer a lot much better. I absolutely agree with that.
The bottom line is: It depends on your personality which do you dislike more? Digging up quarters, piling up your soap on your clothes in a basket and creating a bunch of trips to the laundry space as soon as a week or setting up these crazy contraptions in your apartment and turning your laundry undertaking into an art type exactly where you have to get inventive and be a small unorthodox.
UPDATE January 2012
Still Operates! knock on wood

I have a model of this I bought about a year ago--it looks slightly unique than the one pictured right here but has the identical model quantity.
That mentioned, this dryer is Terrific. It does take a though to dry clothes, but I got it to go along with the haier portable washer, and it dries a single load in the time it takes a different load to wash when I use the power wash setting, so that's fairly fantastic.
Then again, the automatic settings definitely don't work that well--like a previous poster, I suggest using the timed dry possibilities.
I also do not have the dryer vented to the outside--I instead bought an indoor lint trap point. I do not know that it certainly does a lot, but the dryer does not seem to release a lot of lint into my apartment. The dryer does add some heat and humidity to the apartment, but that's excellent in the fall/winter. Not so much in the summer, but it nevertheless beats having to go to the laundromat.
If you live in an apartment or somewhere that does not have laundry hookups or a 220V line, this dryer is a amazing invest in.

Item Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Designed for use on its personal or to coordinate with any Haier portable washer, this compact dryer tends to make it effortless to rapidly dry clothes, sheets, table linens, and significantly more, without taking up a lot of room--great for apartments or other small living spaces. The efficient 1100-watt tumble dryer plugs in to any 120-volt outlet and functions a spacious 2-three/five-cubic-foot drum, a removable interior lint filter, and a user-friendly digital touch manage panel. Basically add clean, wet clothes, close the door, and make a selection. Choose from four dry cycle settings, 3 temperature settings, and the drying time, from 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 minutes. A wall-hanging bracket comes included for exceptionally convenient out-of-the-way placement. Weighing about 54 pounds, the CSA-authorized, rear-venting dryer measures 16-three/4 by 24-four/5 by 27 inches.
Connects to any 120-Volt outlet and matches any Haier Transportable Washer. Just mount to a wall and you're set. four dryer cycle settings, 3 temperature settings, and drying timer.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 34 x 29.5 x 20.2 inches ; 56 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 61.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000UWGLGU
• Item model number: HLP140E
  

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