Product review (4 stars): Good product, but can incur problems. Be watchful!
I had mines for almost a year now. Its main purpose was to wash my babies clothes (I have a two month old now. I was pregnant when I purchased it.) & didn't want to have to wash my newborns clothes, sheets, bibs, & towels in a dirty filthy laundromat. I discovered it was also useful for washing my whole families socks, underwear, my sons uniform shirts, tshirts etc. So long as the thing wasn't overloaded to where the agitator won't move at all.  So I finally purchased the 10lb capacity twin tub Panda washer. And about two weeks after that,  I decided to also go ahead & Purchase the Avanti portable dryer (glad I did.) The spin dryer on this washer was the best thing on it. It was so powerful, the clothes were almost dry when done. I'd hang the out on a clothes dryer rack (this is why I initially didn't want the portable heat dryer). And then id fold the clothes when completely dry. One of my biggest hang ups from the start was that this washer leaked. After about 4 washes on different days, it got to a point where it was better off washing clothes in the bathtub (the drain tube hooked to the toilet bowl rather than kitchen sink) Id have to pour the water into the wash tub because the sink was too far ) Id have to do this rather than be on stand by with a mop and bucket. But long as the thing still functioned/work I didn't mind the adjustments. It gets your clothes really clean, the spin dryer worked beautifully! Until last night...after a wash, I placed 2 garments in the spin dryer tub, only to come back to it later to find they hadn't spin dried at all. The timer was working fine but it didn't spin at all. The lid can be open or closed. It didn't function anymore. I had to squeeze out the garments and put them in the dryer. I opened the back compartment to see if I could notice if something was loose, or hanging, or broken...NOTHING. So the only conclusion I can come to is that the spin dryer motor burned out. Is there a repair shop for these Panda products? Or can you order a new one and trade in your old one?