Product review (5 stars): Love this little contraption!!!
I had to overcome my skepticism over how this machine works but I did a lot of research before making this purchase so no surprises. Watch the utube videos!!! They convinced me! It truly works for me and it's amazing how clean my clothes came out with just one half to one tablespoon of Method detergent for dirty clothes.  The size is perfect for me and I love that it's non electric. The design issues of the drain spout need to be improved upon. Yes it leaks when you push the spout in or remove it. The new cover with release works just fine with no leakage. I did a load on countertop with dish towel under unit. Not hard to turn this unit at all and I'm 65 years old! Next load this will just be put inside my shower stall to drain there and run down my gray water drain system. Why dirty one more article of clothing?!?? That's just making work. I purchased a manual over the electric mini washers because the electric machines had drainage issues also but for a lot more money. I wanted as few parts to potentially break as possible. I did splurge on the laundry alternative mega 22 lb load spin dryer and that's also a winner. This setup will save me over $1000.00 a year in laundromat fees! That doesn't include time and expense of driving 10 miles to closest laundromat!