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Melissa 16540009 review

The only dryer here with hoses — adjustable from 25 to 70 cm, which is what reaches the toe of a ski boot.

The bottom line The right shape of machine for a ski boot, with the temperature left unsaid.

The hoses

Die beiden Schläuche sind längenverstellbar und können von 25 cm bis auf 70 cm eingestellt werden.

Eight dryers on this shelf. One has hoses. This is it.

A ski boot is 35 cm of cuff and liner with the wet part at the bottom, and a hose is what reaches it. The range covers a child’s shoe at 25 cm and a tall boot at 70.

The timer

Up to 120 minutes. The family page above says a timer is worth more than a higher temperature, and this is the second of two dryers here that publish a range.

The figures

  • 250 W
  • 18 × 11 × 20.5 cm
  • 810 g
  • A wall bracket with fixings included

What is missing

The stated temperature. On the most powerful unit on the shelf, drying a moulded foam liner, it is the number a buyer would want most.

The price across four stores

28.90 in Germany. 34.99 in Italy. 40.89 in France. 51.89 in Spain. Britain and the United States list it and quoted nothing.

Availability

One check, 29 € at the bottom and 41 € at the top, across the German, French and Italian Amazon shops.

Above 1.6× the lowest country at the Spanish Amazon shop — a multiple that usually points to forwarded stock rather than a seller on the ground, so the range above leaves it out.

On the shelf, off the market: the American and British Amazon shops carry the reference with no seller attached to it.

Figures pulled from Keepa the day this page was last revised. Stock and prices move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 28 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The declared figures, and where they run out

Strengths

  • The only dryer on the shelf with hoses, and the only one that publishes their length
  • 25 to 70 cm covers a child’s shoe and a tall ski boot with the same machine
  • Publishes its dimensions, its weight and a wall bracket with fixings in the box

Compromises

  • 250 W — thirty times the infactory on this shelf, for the same job
  • No stated temperature at all, on the most powerful unit here
  • The Spanish price, 51.89 €, is 80 % above the German one

The two closest on price

Same category, nearest budget — what else the same money buys.

Specifications

Pairs driedOne pair
Power250 W
ModesNot published
TimerUp to 120 minutes
Stated temperatureNot published
Ozone or UVNone; the listing argues warmth and dryness alone reduce odour
Hose lengthAdjustable from 25 cm to 70 cm
Weight810 g
Amazon referenceB013WX098Y (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN5707160012700

Questions asked about this one

Why do hoses matter on a ski boot?

Because a ski boot is tall and the wet part is the toe. A module that sits in the cuff dries the top; a hose pushed down the boot puts warm air where the liner is wettest. This is the only listing on the shelf that offers one, and the only one that says how long it is.

Is 250 W a lot?

It is the highest on this shelf by a wide margin — the infactory draws 8 W and the ShoeDry 100 W. It dries faster and costs more to run, and with a 120-minute timer it does not run all night.

How warm does it get, and for how long?

Unpublished. That is the gap in this listing: 250 W with a two-hour timer and no stated temperature. Four dryers on this shelf state a range and this one does not.

Who this one is for

Tall ski boots, dried fast, by someone who will use the two-hour timer

If this one is not the right fit

  • On a tighter budget: infactory NC8944-944_SML, at 15 € in the same category. see the review

Value for money

At 29 €, it sits 0 % against the 29 € median of the 8 models in this category published here.

Guides that feature it

Price and availability

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 28, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.

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