The Laundry Alternative Ninja Spin Dryer - Portable Spin Dryer for Clothes - 3200 RPM with High Tech Suspension System - Portable Ideal for Apartments, RV Travel - Emerald

The first unit I received was defective. Not a huge deal aside from the inconvenience; that happens with the best products and companies. The most important measure of quality for the money is what they do about that. This seller was very responsive and shipped a replacement immediately, along with a pick up for the old unit. I had my new unit in a couple days. The new unit is working as advertised. This dryer is great. It works very quickly and gets clothes almost completely dry - an impressive feat for a machine that does not use heat. It slashed tumble dry times in my 110v dryer down to less than a third of what they were before. With this machine I can now do a load of laundry with my mini machines in the same amount of time as (or less than) a traditional machine. It only takes a couple minutes to extract most of the water. You can set it on the counter and put the drain over the sink (I recommend a fine mesh drain trap to capture any lint if you do), or you can set a large container at the bottom (choose a larger one than you think because this extracts a LOT of water). Make sure to balance the load and use it on a flat, level surface or the machine will wobble and not work efficiently. Try to put the clothes in evenly but also hold onto the meaning for a few seconds after it starts to let it adjust itself. It should still wobbling and go quiet in a couple seconds. It should be fairly quiet and steady. I’m very happy with my purchase. It’s an important addition to my small space. Light enough to lift onto the counter, narrow enough to store in a tiny closet, fast enough to shave hours off my laundry tome, and affordable enough to keep my total cost for all three items (washer, spin dryer, and 110v tumble dryer) well under the cost of a full-size set.

The Ninja centrifugal ('spin') clothes dryer is working like I expected. What has surprised me is that it's more gentle starting-up than I thought it'd be and the sound it makes is more of a 'purr ' than the noise I was expecting. I put the dryer on a AC power outlet strip with an on/off switch so I can power-down the dryer without engaging the mechanical brake that is engaged if the power-switch on the dryer is used. In that way I allow the spin dryer to spin down much more slowly than if the brake was engaged (I then use the dryer's power switch to engage the brake once the drum is almost completely stopped). The spin dryer has surprisingly good bearings and it takes several minutes to spin down to where I engage the mechanical brake (i.e. I turn-off the dryer using its on/off switch with integral brake). So far (without having taken it apart) my best guess is that the spin dryer uses an under-sized two-pole induction motor and it takes 20 to 30 seconds to get up-to-speed when power is applied. --------------------------- I find that it's best to press-down on the dryer housing when it's first turned-on as slight imbalances in the load can cause the dryer to shake as the drum comes-up-to-speed and it passes through mechanical resonant frequencies. Once the drum is spinning pretty well the spin dryer is stable with minor vibrations being felt if the body of the dryer is touched. The feet on the dryer are of a material that serves to damp mechanical vibrations of the case. It is important for the dryer to be sitting directly on a solid surface as otherwise damaging mechanical oscillations (as the drum comes-up-to-speed) might occur. ----------------------------------- For someone like me it's OK but it'd be too much of a bottleneck in the wash-cycle for a family with a lot of clothes to wash on a weekly basis. I can stuff 4 or 5 long-sleeve shirts into the dryer or (roughly) 3 bath towels. Then it's about a three minute spin-cycle to squeeze-out most of the water. After that everything still goes up on hangers for air-drying but there's significantly less water in the fabric (at the start of the air-drying process) compared to if the clothes went straight from the washer to air-drying. The 'Ninja ' centrifugal spin dryer is (in my opinion) targeted at the same people who find 'tiny homes ' an interesting concept. -------------------------------------------------------- From what I can tell the overall quality of the Ninja centrifugal ('spin') dryer is good. It isn't 'commercial quality ' but for under $160.00 it's reasonable. The only ventilation louvers for the motor are on the bottom of the case and I'm guessing the designers were worried that water would get inside if they put louvers on the sides. I'd be happier if I could force-air-cool the motor but have sternly 'told-myself ' not to take-out-the-drill while the dryer is new. -------------------------------------------------------- - Paul --------------------------------- (update) 09 December 2025 The Ninja Spin Dryer is still working like it's supposed to. After use I leave the top open for several hours to allow the interior to dry out. - Paul ----------------------------------

Just received this laundry spinner a couple of days ago, and I'm impressed at how sturdy and stable it is, and how much it can hold. The cord is fairly long, which is handy, and the instruction booklet is straightforward and easy to follow. For my first attempt, I started with a small-ish amount of clothing (the machine could have easily handled three times that amount). Loading the machine as instructed, I placed the heavier items at the bottom, lighter ones next, and one heavier item a the very top, then pressed everything firmly down; there were no unbalance issues, and everything stayed put. Also as instructed, I held on to the machine for the first few seconds after starting it; once it stabilized, it stayed in place, spinning merrily on its own without supervision. After three minutes, no more water was coming out, and the lighter cotton items came out almost dry, but very wrinkled. I bought this spinner so I wouldn't have to wring things out by hand after removing them from my handy Panda washer, and while I'm very happy to be relieved of that awkward and not very effective task, some of my clothes -- which I hang dry rather than put in a tumble-dryer --now require ironing. But with the unplanned extra time on my hands due to the pandemic putting me mostly out of business, I guess now's a good time to reacquaint myself with the calming, zen benefits of ironing! Over all, I'm impressed with this machine. After using, I wipe out the drum with a cloth/paper towel dampened with a little water and white vinegar; then I prop the lid open overnight to be sure it gets thoroughly dry before storing. Though the machine does not leak, I planned ahead and bought some pet wee pads so I could put a pad under the machine while using it, which saved me from having to swab the floor when I inadvertently kicked over my water-collection container. Wee pads might also be a good idea if you plan to use this spinner on hardwood or carpeted floors. For those living in multi-unit buildings, this machine is usually quiet enough not to have to worry about disturbing neighbors -- depends on how heavy the load. Overall verdict: Very effective -- makes laundry much less of a hassle, and is well worth the cost! UPDATE 10/26/20: I finally figured out how to reduce the wrinkle factor in clothes that I'm hang-drying or putting on a drying rack. I now run the machine for a full 5-6 minutes, which gets fabrics so dry that wrinkles aren't an issue, and by the time they're fully air-dried, most wrinkles have fallen out. Even towels get so dry in this spinner that when hung to dry, they don't end up too stiff and scratchy.