Product review (4 stars): The answer to laundry for tiny living.
For the last 3.5 years I have been doing my laundry with an old 1950s wringer washing machine.  This isn't so bad 10 months of the year, here in the deep south.  But those two months of the year when winter finally visits, it is pure misery.  We live in a tiny house of less than 300 Sq. Ft, so a standard washer and dryer are out of the question.  The older wringer sits out on the back deck along with the Amish clothes line.
The Ivation Small compact washer and spin dryer fit our needs perfectly for those miserable cold days and long wet day when we can't wash outside.
This little 8 lb capacity washer with a 4.4 lb spin cycle capacity is plug use ready from the box.  As I am already used having to handle my laundry for every cycle, there was no adjustment to me when I had to move the laundry from the wash tub to the spin tub and back with each cycle.  It is still far easier than having to run each item through the wringer for each cycle!
The agitator in the washer is powerful for its size.  The spin dryer is good enough that after a 5 minute spin my clothes were almost dry and dried on the line quicker than those put through the washer and wringer outside.
The water hookup was straight to my kitchen faucet and once we figured out how to seat it on our RV faucet, it held well and worked without a hitch.  The drain hose went straight into the sink.  We found it best to thread the drain hose through the handles of a couple if heavy coffee mugs so that it would not go flying when the washer and spin cycle stared drawing water.
The instructions that came with the washer provided some well written and very pointed care instruction that will increase the life expectancy of the washer.  This washer is in a plastic and not a metal cabinet, so is lightweight (which is better for RV living), but does require more care and caution during and after use for prolonged life of the product.
When buying, one should b e aware this is not an automatic washer.  But it is a good washer for a small space and is very serviceible.  With proper care I hope that it will last us a long time.
We bought this item as used, but like new condition.  It even came with a 1 year warrenty.  I am very pleased with my new compact portable washer.