Product review (2 stars): not sure how sturdy it actually is
First of all this machine is made of plastic, not sure how sturdy it actually is. When it came out of the box the draining spigot on the bottom already had a small crack all along the seal to the larger drum and after a single use the handle was grey from the metal part where it attaches to the drum.  So I have to say I don't know if that contributed to it's performance.  This does not end up being a very convenient way to wash more than a few pieces of clothes.  I ended up washing my clothes twice for 5 min each time and then had to rinse several times.  So it pretty much took away the convenience I was hoping for since this was quite time consuming, and my clothes were still not as clean as a normal washer leaves them.