Product review (4 stars): Cloth diapering user
I'm a cloth diapering parent and moved in to an apartment with a shared laundry facility. I knew the laundromat was not going to work so we needed a portable washer. Ive never used one before so i didn't want to invest a lot of money to have the thing break on me after a short period of time. I figured this washer was a good starter washer. I hope it lasts a minimum of one year. Two would be better! Though I suspect the hoses will crack at some point before that since they are cheap. Fingers crossed that they don't.

Initial set up, i didn't realize the drainage hose would constantly drain if it wasn't hooked in an upright position. My mistake. It took me a bit to figure out what I was doing wrong. Second issue, the hose to fill up the tub is useless. I'm going to have to take another reviewer's advice about getting a short garden hose. Right now I'm using a one gallon pitcher to fill it up. Kind of annoying but it's temporary. Third issue is the drainage hose is short so I can only fill the tub up so high before the water is spilling out during a wash. This limits me to 6 prefolds per wash. With twins, I can see this is going to leave me doing multiple loads of laundry each day. Fourth issue, the first day I used the washer it smelled like burning plastic. I had to open every window in my apartment to air it out. Second day he smell is minimal.

I'm just beginning the stripping of my prefolds and so far so good. They're getting clean. I can see the manufacturing chemicals and residues in the water when I empty the tub. My babies are due any day now so I will have to come back and edit this review after I've seen how the babes' bottoms react. I am only using prefolds so I don't have any comments on how wel microfiber, wool, fleece, wash in the product.