You get barely enough water to cover clothes and you better set it for a longer wash time to make sure all the clothes get wet. The agitation is very slow so make sure to pre treat, scrub knees or any heavy soil clothes unless you don't mind dirty clothes.  I had a cheap estate washer that would out beat this any day of the week for cleaning clothes. A switch went out and my dryer was 40 years old so I decided to replace. What a mistake. The washer and dryer is junk. Hand wash your clothes or go to laundromat if you want clean clothes. I am checking to see if the cheap washers are more like the older ones and if they are I am selling these new pieces of junk.