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4.5
The good:* This was easy and fun to assemble (note that I enjoy doing this type of thing), the assembly instructions were extremely clear, and it came with a screwdriver, although I did need a second screwdriver to tighten some of the assemblies that are a screw going into a second threaded sleeve with a bolt + Phillips head end.* I can use all the rungs on this unit, which I can't do on my Amish-made wood clothes drying racks because the rungs are too close together, and the different heights of clothes overhand the rung below. (That's why I bought this one.)The bad:* The total weight of what you can put on this unit is listed as 50 pounds. Since I'm not sure what constitutes 50 pounds, and since this unit is part plastic, I'm not going to trust this unit with heavy items (towels, rag rugs, etc.) when I can still use my wooden racks for them, because I don't want to over-stress it.The bottom line:* I love this unit but am not comfortable trusting it to hang-dry heavier items, because it's just a tiny bit lightweight and I already own wooden drying racks that will manage heavier items perfectly well. It should work for at least 90% of what I need, though, and I'm very happy that it will hold a full load of laundry, which my sturdier wooden racks don't. I would still buy this again knowing what I know about it now, but I'm glad I have an alternative for heavier items.I liked it for the size and movability. Our dryer broke and while waiting for the new one to arrive we used this. It worked well for smaller loads. We now use it for all the swim suits and towels.I have an electric drying and it takes forever to dry a load of clothes. So I purchased this so I could dry my clothes without using the dryer. I have it in my basement and it works great. I especially like that I can hang my shirts on hangers to let them dry. My clothes look better and It so easy.Each one come in a group with labels. so it’s easy to assemble.I love this item just wish it came with all of the pieces to assemble it I can’t use one of the attachments because of a missing piece but other than that it is easy to assemble and works great plenty of space to hang clothes as well.It's pretty sturdy and was easy to put together. Be warned that the maximum weight for this thing is 20 pounds so you might not be able to put heavy laundry on it. You do also have to use a good bit of force to get the poles to go all the way in. It took me about 30 minutes to assemble, just keep the parts in the bags while you assemble because the bags have the part's letter on them (which will help you match up the part to the instructions). If you can put together Ikea furniture you can assemble this easily.Works great hold a bunch of clothesordered this for my Mom, she loves it. It holds a lot of clothes, it replaced three drying racks that she had.This is exactly what I expected. Exactly like the listing pics. A huge oversized airer that will hold so many clothes without risk of tipping over. Lots of combinations depending on your wash load as to how many levels you want to have up or down. Can go almost flat against a wall with just the front racks in the open position if required or space is restricted. The castors make it easy to move around and has the option to lock them. The swing out arms are great for drying on hangers.Strong, sturdy and took around 45 minutes to build. Not too difficult. But I strongly suggest buyers check the plastic bags that all the fittings and poles are in, as the bags are faintly marked with letters which correspond to each stage of instructions. Makes the build much, much easier. Also comes with a handy mini screwdriver.This is not a compact space saving airer by any means, it is a huge beast of a thing, reminds me of tower scaffolding in all honestly, so if you are space restricted it may not be for you, (check the measurements) but it is the strongest, sturdiest airer I have ever had. (Ive had quite a few over the years). I expect it will give years of service.It always baffles me how a product with so many good ratings and be completely unfit for purpose.The product came in a box full of metal poles and plastic stabilisers. It took me about an hour to put together. It was fairly straight forward but time consuming and I got the feeling it wasn't particularly well made.I had a load of washing ready to be hung out on it. After an hour's assembly, I was instantly disappointed. The metal poles DO indeed pop out of their holes which means when you hang wet clothes on them, they fall on the floor!The product is borderline useless. Do not buy. Now to figure out how to get a refund without having to spend another hour taking it apart, packing it away plus even more time taking it down the post office to send back. I'll do it if I need to.Update to follow on customer service..Bit annoyed that this “easy to assemble” itemcomes with 82 plus pieces to assemble. Certainly would not have bought had the description been clearer.The idea of it is great, the picture really sold me a dream. I put it all together fairly easy, but I couldn’t work out how to securely attach the wheels, from what I could understand, the whole unit just sits on top of them but it didn’t feel very secure to me, so I took them off. Anyway, after getting it together it looked great. But as soon as we hung anything remotely thick e.g. hoodie, towels the metal bars fell out. I think the worst thing about this is the noise the bars make when they fall and hit the floor. It sounded like in spider man 3 when Spider-Man has venom in a cage made of metal poles and he’s banging away at them because the black stuff doesn’t like it. That’s what it was like. The noise is was so irritating, one day, my boyfriend completely lost it and proceeded to smash the thing to pieces with one of the poles. So now we just have a normal clothes horse.Bad points,….not the most Saturday off cloths airers.Was fiddly to assemble- but not difficult.Good points …. Easy to manoeuvre & great that it has locking casters. I bought this as I’m disabled & my mobility is steadily decreasing. I’m no longer able to use my rotary line in the garden. This airer offers up lots of drying space and (as I intended) I’m able to wheel it outside my conservatory- providing it’s not too windy as it’s so lightweight you’d have to find a way of stopping it toppling over. That said if you only had a few things on the bottom rails it should be ok.I really ike that the “tiers” fold down easily & your able to push it back out of the way when not in use. Because of my mobility issues I find this easier (& safer) to do than using my collapsible one.Glad I purchased it but really wish it felt a lot more sturdy. Otherwise it’s a great design.
