Drying Cabinets: $1000+ ... Seriously?

[warmsecondrinse]

I did a search here and on google but have found nothing. Soooooooo............

A friend is looking for some/any sort of heated drying cabinet in which he can hand his shirts to dry. He's looking for something simple: Plug in (120v), maybe a timer that turns it off after a set time... and that's about it.

Staber makes one to the tune of $2500

LG has one at a more reasonable $1300.

Used Whirlpool DryAire on eBay for ... (wait for it) ... $1499!

Is it me or is this ridiculous even if does steams your clothes or sanitizes your stuffed animals?

My friends just wants to dry his shirts in his apartment, lol.

I've found fold-up heated drying racks that're essentially towel warmers reconfigured to have wet laundry draped over them. That's more in line with what he's looking for, but they don't seem like they'd work very well with shirts on a hangar.

Am I going about this search the wrong way or is there really very little out there?

Or is there something so obvious I'm missing it?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

 

[yogitunes]

"clothes electric drying rack"....

not sure what your searching......

many to choose from under $100.00.....

many styles and options to choose from....

Amazon.com

 

[launderess]

Drying cabinets are not huge selling appliances in USA, well not in ages anyway, hence high prices. The things just don't sell in high enough numbers that production costs can be recouped on volume.

Asko had or still offers drying cabinets for sale in North America.

https://www.asko.com/in/laundry/drying-cabinets

Then you have this from Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/us/home-app...-with-powerful-steam-in-black-df60r8200dg-a1/

 

[petek]

What was it 20 years ago Maytag had that all in one dryer with the drying cabinet above it . I thought it was a nice unit but obviously didn't sell well because they only lasted a year or two and were selling at clearance prices..

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Thanks all. His ideal is something very simple like the folding units in the link from #1 but in a rigid enclosure/cabinet like the Samsung and Asko units. He's aware of these extremes but thought (logically, IMO) that there must be something in the middle. Apparently not.

I was of two minds. On the one hand I thought if there were something like this, I'd've come across it here at some point in time. OTOH, I'm aware I do tend to miss a lot of things......

Thanks for the Amazon link. I'll do a quick once-through to see if there's anything that seems to hit what he wants. Then I'll let hmi know he's stuck with these 2 extremes......

Many thanks for the input

Jim

 

[thomasortega]

Two days ago I got one of those maytag drying centers.

At first I was like "do I really need it?"

But it was only $20 on Facebook marketplace and it works PERFECTLY.

 

[launderess]

Like spin driers Americans never really took to drying cabinets. Most just didn't see the point when a standard tumble dryer "dried" laundry.

Thing is drying cabinets were long part of large laundries, found in great homes, wash houses, apartment buildings... on both sides of pond long before tumble dryers were thought about.

See 2:12 in YT clip....



Some were heated by gas, others used heat generated from a cast iron stove that also heated wash water and irons.

Maytag Neptune drying center was a huge hit with many American consumers. People were and still are shocked it was discontinued.

https://www.maytag.com/washers-and-...eptune-electric-drying-center.mce8000ayq.html

https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/MCE8000AYW.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-03-07-0403070451-story.html

 

[launderess]

Breeze Dry?

Never heard of it...

 

[launderess]

Asko drying cabinet.

Always fancied one and almost pulled trigger when saw something on CL or fleaPay. But alas the thing is just too large and had nor have no place to put.

 

[henene4]

DIY

As stupid as it might sound, but a low power well protected space heater in a respective cabinet (like one of those metal locker type things) might be a cheap, solid alternative.

Or instead of the heater a good dehumidifier set very low.

 

[launderess]

Unless things are laden with water merely hanging on a clothes horse, line, rack or something in front of a heat source (fire, heater, etc..) or just with a fan set to low should do the trick.

 

[aquarius1984]

NEVER

Install even the lowest wattage heaters in enclosed spaces such as a locker cabinet.

That’s got to be the stupidest idea I’ve ever seen on here. Thermostats fail. Any number of other issues may cause fire from not using the heater for its intended purpose nor the cabinets intended purpose which may be painted in substances not suitable to be combined with a heat source in such close proximity.

Just not worth the risk.

What ever happened to a fast spin and a clothes horse if tumble drying is not available?

 

[launderess]

Well if one could lay hands on one

There's always a Flatley airer/drier! *LOL*

https://www.1900s.org.uk/1950s-60s-flatley.htm

https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/foru...al-enquiries-and-questions/6231-flatley-airer

Monitor (maker of those famous side impeller washers) also had an airer/dryer cabinet. It looked oddly like Flately so one assumes there was a connection.

Vintage Monitor Jet dryer, Hattiesburg, MS

Looks like it's listed on craigslist as well as e-bay. https://hattiesburg.craigslist.org/app/6078043246.html E-bay listing has ended, but it doesn't look like it sold...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[launderess]

Presenting the Lakeland Dry-Soon Heated Airer

I quite fancy this, but only sold in UK sadly.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/home/best-heated-clothes-airer/

Interesting discussion on Mumsnet on subject...

Anyone ever used / bought a drying cabinet? (Like these?) | Mumsnet

[[http://www.pekodryingcabinets.co.uk/product-type/peko-domestic-drying-cabinets/]] [[https://www.nimoverken.com/en/produktkategori/drying-cabinets/...

www.mumsnet.com

 

[launderess]

Maybe something like this in a small room?

Amazon.com