Just got given one of these after our much abused tumble dryer finally broke down - this thing is BRILLIANT! It takes almost as much washing as the dryer did, dries the clothes equally as fast, if not faster as there are vents in the top of the cocoon that prevent condensation build up, and there is next to no ironing- in fact most of the time there is no ironing at all. It is compact and extremely easy to put up and down again, also lightweight which is brilliant for me as I am disabled. One good feature for