Product review (5 stars): Thanks to the Person who reviewed about using expanding hose!!!
I love this Panda, BUT, it has been a learning experience.  That being said, I want to thank the person who wrote in about using the expanding hose. (the hose that comes with, just throw it away JUNK).  Turns out that the hose has a sort of valve thing.  Unscrew that off and its the perfect size to fit the Panda incoming water slot on the machine.
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One end permanently goes on my sink and the other is on the hose.  Can't tell anything is different with the sink, just nozzle a tiny bit longer.  The hose just snaps right on my sink.
Now I said it was a learning experience.  Here are the things that I've have learned.
I tape the hose a little by nozzle entering the Panda.  That way I know it won't just fly off and spray water everywhere in my kitchen.
On the drain hose, I've tied an old sock of which I made small holes in.  So much lint comes out while draining didn't want that to clog sink.  Works good.
And I did purchase a floating lint thing.  That keeps the lint off my clothes.
When I'm done with the machine, I tie a rag on end of drain hose to capture any water that may not have drained out.
And I place a nice think rug under machine while in use.  It soaks up any excess water and also acts like a buffer between machine and floor during spinning.
And yes it spins them well but they are not dry by any means, so I place semi wet clothing on hangers until completely dry.
And also one thing that's very important, if you don't want hard dry clothes.  You have to use Fabric Softener in the rinse cycle.  Never use that before this machine cause always had bounce in dryer.
And another important thing I learned is to take clothes out of the wash side while water is in there before draining.  I use to drain water out and move clothes over to spin.  But the washer is so good that it tangles the clothes, and taking them apart with the water drained out made the clothes stretch.
Seems like a lot I know, but on the plus side.  My clothes are so much cleaner than with the Apartments Facilities.  And if you have a metal/glass book/display case.  Take out the middle shelf and remove glass from bottom and it fits right in for storage: (picture enclosed)

@@@@@ UPDATE 1 YEAR LATER  7/31/17  @@@@
Well loved it PAST TENSE but the spinner broke yesterday and no way to contact Amazon.  Not sure if they would help anyway.  I originally figured if this last of two years it would pay for itself.  But no such luck.  Wish could repair.