Leifheit 81610 Combifix Mounted Clothes Dryer Review

I am a fan of Leifheit products. I like their quality and innovative style and this is why I bought the Leifheit Combifix clothes dryer. We have a small storage room and I was looking for a clothes dryer that wouldn't take up any of my limited floor space. After a bit of research, I once again decided on Leifheit. Here is the good and the not so good about this clothes dryer as I see it:

First the good:
1. I like the space-saving design of this product. It really folds down to virtually nothing and does not reach into the room when stored. Ideal for small spaces.
2. For being so small when folded up, it does offer quite a bit of drying line when unfolded. The nice thing is that one can also just use one side (i.e. a quarter circle) should space be at a real premium.
3. The dryer comes with two wall mounts. So one can be installed indoors, one outside on the patio or balcony for example. The dryer "bar" itself is easily removable and hooked into the other wall mount enabling clothes drying independent of weather conditions. A real plus as far as I am concerned.
4. Lastly, I like that there is a protective slider that slides over the arms with the lines when the dryer is not in use. That keeps the dryer lines dry and clean, especially important when using this product outside. It also makes it look aesthetically pleasing because it prevents the lines from dangling along the wall.

The not-so-good:
1. Leifheit is a European, specifically a German company. Their products are geared towards the European/German market. That showed when we attempted to mount the dryer to the wall. Since houses over there are built quite differently than here in the U.S. (European homes often have solid brick or concrete walls), the screws that come with the product are also geared towards such building materials, not towards the typical American dry wall construction. The result is that those screws failed to mount the dryer securely to the wall. The whole thing was so loose that it was unusable. Only after much adjusting and using other screws, etc. were we able to get this affixed to the wall. I believe that Leifheit should include different screws with the product when selling it in the U.S. market. The fact that these were not usable for us made putting the dryer up on the wall complicated and quite time-consuming.
2. The clothes lines do not tighten enough. Hanging something heavier than, let's say wet handkerchiefs will cause the lines to sag pretty significantly. There might be a way to tighten them some but I have not looked into the mechanism enough to figure it out. It would probably require to open the dryer up...

All in all and despite the cool-looking and space-saving design, this dryer might need some rework because as it stands it is not functional.

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Product Description:
Who said going green meant you had to give up style?Our Combifix Mounted Clothes Dryer is sleek looking and space saving.For both indoor and outdoor use, the Combifix allows for 33 feet of drying space.Two wall fixtures to cover two different drying areas, thus allowing for two loads to be dried at once-no more mixing those almost dried from the freshly washed. Both sides of the Combifix have a line slider, keeping your clothes clean, and both sides collapse independent of each other.The Combifix folds flat and out of the way-the perfect solution for multi-use spaces.

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