You had me right up until dryer sheets! lol. I'm sure that's a modifiable option. Otherwise, sounds pretty cool. I bike to work and keep a closet full of dress shirts and pants. They almost never get truly soiled -- just lose their freshness over time. This would be a great way to add some wearable days to them in between taking to the cleaners.

I never thought about that. There are a lot of people at my office that bike to work. Maybe an office of cyclists would appreciate the Styler. It's funny, I like the smell, but I remember one of my coworkers sticking his head into the closet and immediately got a headache.

Ummm...NO! It's too big. It takes too long. It can't replace a steam iron in terms of performance and time savings.

Mamapinky0,

I think that's a good point. But I do think that travelers might benefit from the Styler. Maybe for suit jackets, and dry cleaner only dress shirts and blouses, it'd be worth using before a meeting.

Isn't that funny? I do sweat, but wear an undershirt when I wear dress shirts (every day of the week) to keep anything from reaching the underarms and I've never had a problem with ring around the collar. Of course I probably haven't done a cold wash in almost 10 years, either...

Undershirt only protects part of the shirt it does very little good where the collar folds down and is against the neck. Your hot washes Alex is cleaning the collars, a cold, cool or even just warm wash wouldn't do the job.

I could see something like this for a suit jacket..but leave the scent out..who wants to attend a meeting with the room smelling like a flower soaked in koolaid..

Thanks jchan. Glad to have you on our Laundry Forum. Speaking of reviewed.com....have the articles and reviews gone away? The site looks so different, almost like it is 1/2 taken away?

This device seems very cool, but it is large. For spacious homes, I think it could be a great addition. Smaller houses or apts. and it might now work.

With those results I wouldn't take it if you gave it to me. Both pieces were still wrinkled. I can do better with a cheap hand steamer in 5 minutes -- not 45.

I have to agree with Roc...this is nothing more than a expensive piece of junk..a cheap hand steamer will do a better job in minutes.

Larsi_gw,

We still do laundry reviews at laundry.reviewed.com. At yes, we've been moving towards shorter, more easily digestible reviews. The Styler is (WxHxD) 17 ½” X 72 3/4” x 23”

@jchana-- Don't know how much laundry you do, or whether you have an interest in pushing that steamer but if you want to be known for honest, reviews -- and the review you posted on youtube is a recommendation -- then you won't get much traction on it. It's just not believable as a good piece of laundry equipment.

Rococogurl,

I have no interest in pushing the Styler. I honestly wanted to know what people thought of it. I tested it out a long time ago in sort of a vacuum. It was unclear how it was going to be marketed or who it was for. I came to conclusion in my article that the Styler would be best suited for hotels and airports, which I still believe is a good fit.

With due respect, if you're going to test steam, a cotton shirt isn't an especially good idea. There are fabrics that will steam out very well and others that won't. You could leave those pants in there all day but they will show creases.

The title of the post is: " If you had unlimited money, would you buy this?"

My answer is no.

And it likely would be even if I owned a hotel because laundry services in hotel are extremely expensive and they need to have good results.

And if I owned a hotel this is more cost efficient at $169 and takes up less space: https://www.nahanco.com/backroom-dressing-room-supplies/steamers-irons/steamer-standard.html

Yes Larsi, the reviews have definitely gotten less informative. They no longer show pictures of loaded dishwasher racks, which I really liked. The days, where they would list the water, energy and time consumption of each wash cycle on washing machines, along with the achieved temperature(!), are also long gone.

Okay, I guess it is understandable that they don't want to publish temps any more... after all, it is pretty sad when an LG front loader is praised for reaching 98F on a Hot Heavy Duty wash.

I don't take my shirts or my tux to the cleaners. I simply wash them on the Delicate cycle on "European" warm (104F). The shirts and dress pants get thrown in the dryer and emerge wrinkle free. Of course, had I unlimited money, I'd only be wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts... or a bathrobe... because I wouldn't be working in the first place! ;-)

The LG Styler seems like a nice idea for upscale hotels and such... although I'd be worried about longevity under daily use.

This thing steams doesn't it? I would be concerned about being in a closet and adding moisture, how long until mold grows, maybe not on the clothes but what about the walls and floor..no thanks.

Roc, my mom had a steamer like the one you linked to, possiably a different brand. When mom passed my sister took it since she bought it for mom, I doubt it was ever used. I've often thought about buying one of these.

Mamapinky0,

The steam is recaptured, cooled back into water, and placed into a drain tank that has to be emptied out every once in a while.

How is this different from the ask dryer cabinet or neptune drying center?

Howis the steam recaptured?

Practigal,

They're all very similar products. It's LG's answer to that segment of the market. Although, I believe the Neptune is out of production.

mamapinky0,

To the best of my knowledge, the Styler uses a heat pump to draw out the moisture. It's the same technology LG uses in its high-end dryers. Basically, it sucks up the moist air, compresses it, then rapidly cools it. The water then drips into a drain tank. I might be wrong, but I think that's how the Styler works.

The Maytag Neptune drying cabinet worked like a vented dryer, if I remember correctly. Heat and steam were vented to the outside. The LG Styler and similar products by V-Zug, Asko etc., have a heat pump in them to condense the humidity and return it into water. Basically a condenser dryer/ventless dryer without the rotating drum.

See Alex? Clean and wrinkle free shirts - no dry cleaning required. ;)

Alex

What I really need to do is install a stacked and ventless washer/dryer combo right in my office. Life would be grand! :)