JML Dri-Buddy - any experience?

Mankysteve

Having tried my dehumidifier i think works better at drying clothes than the dry buddy. i think if you do indoor without enough ventilation humidity get too high in teh room and its get harder and harder for the dry buddy to dry eh clothes

loracan1

This thread has taken me back a bit, my mum had one of those maidens mentioned by Ormus, and something called a 'flatley' - heated box with wooden slats at the top for hanging clothes over.

I reckon a dehumidifier and a £10 clothes stand would be as/more effective than anything by JML. and not destroy the fabric of a house in the meantime (condensation)

TimBuckTeeth

I use a heavy duty dehumidifier and clothes airer it works well drying clothes and prevents humidity and condensation in the room.
The dribuddy things look rubbish, cheaply made and overpriced, basically a hair drier in a bin bag. Don't look like they hold much and would take a long time and cause humidity in the house.

t17_2

:jI have just bought one of these and so far I think it's great!
I dont have a tumble dryer so normally I have to hang clothes all over the house & on a clothes horse. In cold weather my clothes can take on average 2 days to dry and then dont smell as fresh unless I put the heating on full all the time which is expensive if i'm out the house.
The Dri Buddy, you just hang your clothes on hangers (hangers not supplied), it says up to about 18 items, there are 3 notches on each arm and 5 arms, so about 15 or less is probably more practical. I shoved undies across the arms at the top. Then you put the cover over it and zip it up. I kept on putting it on about an hour at a time to experiment to see how long it took. It has a timer with various settings up to 3 hours, or an option to put on constant. It was probably about 4 hours before everything was dry. Shirts and synthetics I took out sooner as were dry in less than 2 so it does depend on the item and how thick the material is and how many items you have put in. Not tried jeans yet but I imagine they would be about 5 hours maybe but might be quicker if you have less items in, as more air circulates.
It says it saves energy but not sure how this is worked out. I'm sure for each hour it is probably cheaper but as you have to have it on about 3x as long the cost saving is probably minimal but then least I'm not having to have my heating on all the time!
Its about as noisy as having a heater fan on. I have had it in the same room I had the TV on and it wasnt too annoying but in another room I doubt you'd hear it.
I havent really noticed condensation (no more than on a radiator etc) but you really should spin the clothes in the washing machine first so they are not dripping wet. I always give mine an extra spin after the cycle has stopped anyway.The warm air coming out the top actually heats up the room a little!
Because you are hanging the clothes on hangers you erradicate the need to iron in most instances so although it takes longer to hang up than just chucking in a tumble dryer, you save alot of time by not having to iron most things and can also then immediately hang in wardrobe straight after (have 2 sets of hangers to rotate for the next load!)
Overall I am pleased with this purchase. It is much better than having clothes drying all over the house and taking ages to dry. At least now I know I can have clean, dry clothes for the next day that smell laundry fresh!
It does take longer than a tumble dryer for most items so dont expect otherwise but there is the bonus of most clothes no longer needing ironing!

memphisbelle

used my dri buddy a few times,but how do you get rid of the plasticky smell it leaves on th clothes ?