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Fold-Up Portable Clothes Dryer Review

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

We first noticed this product about 10 years ago in Hong Kong. Since then, dozens if not hundreds of factories in China have started making this product. It’s a type of folding portable clothes dryer that has a small heater on the bottom, collapsible hollow metal legs, a folding outer shell and hangers...

How to Prevent Clothes Dryer Fires

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

Very few people realize the danger of clothes dryer fires. However, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are an estimated annual 15,500 fires, 10 deaths and 10 injuries due to clothes dryer fires. Several hundred people a year are also subjected to carbon monoxide poisoning from improper dryer vent setups....

Oxygen Bleach

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

POWDERED OXYGEN BLEACH PRODUCTS OXICLEAN , OXY-BOOST, CLOROX OXYGEN ACTION, STAIN SOLVER, OXYGEN8, WHITE WAVE, AJAX, DECK AND SIDING BRIGHTENER, ETC. AN OVERVIEW…… (Updated 8/23/02) Introduction By now many of us are familiar with powdered oxygen bleaching products seen in stores or advertised on television. They range from “Tide with Bleach” to...

Laundry Detergent Tablet

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

What is a laundry detergent tablet? Laundry detergent tablets contain laundry detergent and are designed in a convenient to use form. Instead of having to lug around a bottle or box of detergent, you can just take a small, lightweight tab or two. Most industry experts agree that laundry detergent...

Apartment Appliances

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

Don’t Be Limited By Your Small Space Often apartment living comes with small spaces that can’t accommodate washers and dryers. At The Laundry Alternative, we have just the thing for you. From our stock you can find a portable washer and dryer that are perfect for apartment living! Apartment Challenges...

Camping Appliances

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

Laundry can quickly become a nuisance while camping — plus, money adds up when you have to go to the laundromat. And if choose to hand wash, you’ll likely spend a lot of time and energy (and you’re RV will be covered in wet clothes). But these aren’t your only options...

Apartment Size Washer and Dryer Videos

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

The Laundry Alternative presents videos of our products to give you a better idea of what our mini washing machines and portable clothes dryers are capable of! Spin Dryer, portable clothes dryer: Solaris+, fold up and portable clothes dryer: Vapper portable clothes dryer: The WonderWash, portable washing machine:

Mini Ultrasonic Washing Machines

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

Ultrasonic washing machines use ultrasound and a cleaning solvent (or in some cases just water) to clean items such as jewelry, medical instruments, watches, glasses, electronics and more. Ultrasound machines uses cavitation bubbles, which are created by the high frequency sound waves. In addition to being very gentle, ultrasound is...

Laundry Room Etiquette or Why Should Get Your Own Portable Washer & Dryer

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

Reading through the posts on laundry room etiquette at http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ it really hit home in 2 ways: 1. Doing laundry in many shared laundry facilities is a hassle and wastes a great deal of time; 2. As a company specializing in portable washing machines and dryers, we are definitely in the right...

Solar Portable Clothes Dryer

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

As a company which specializes in extremely energy efficient laundry appliances, such as a series of portable clothes dryers, we very interested to see this new type of solar clothes dryer. Made by Greenway, it looks like a regular old outdoor clothesline. However, it has a patented design with a solar panel...

Washing Machine Suitcase

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

We live, breathe, eat and sleep portable washing machines and dryers, so we areadmittedly biased. But in our humble opinion, the washing machine suitcases made at http://www.suitsuit.com are the coolest we’ve ever seen. It’s not an actual washing machine, but sure looks like one. They have some other really beautiful suitcase designs as well.Actually...

New Concept Mini Washing Machine from India

By Corey Tournet August 28, 2018 |

The Handy washing machine is completely different concept washer. Most mini washing machines are fairly similar to your average washing machine, just smaller and with one or more of the features stripped out. The Handy Washing Machine, on the other hand, is a device made up of a handle, impeller and small...