Product review (4 stars): Love my Compact Panda Portable Washer
Excellent for my small apartment. I just set it up in the bathroom where I can hook the hose up to my sink. However, I used a bucket to draw water from the tube because it would take over an hour to fill just using the plastic hose.

The lint trap needs major improvement; it hardly catches any lint.

To keep the lint from adhering to my clothes and to keep it from catching in the machinery of the draining apparatus of the machine, I use an aquarium fish net to catch free floating lint.
  At first, I purchased a small aquarium fish net. It wasn't big enough, so I bought the largest size.

As the load agitates, I hold the aquarium fish net against the side of the tub in the water and catch an amazingly large quantity of lint--cat hair, fabric pile, and fiber--for a 10 lb. load, sometimes up to a cup--I use the "white water" for cleaning the toilet and other household uses. I like conserving resources.

I use a minuscule amount of detergent and ammonia to clean protein, blood, chocolate, coffee stains. If the suds get out of hand even with a small quantity of laundry soap, baking soda helps to 'tame the suds, acts as a softener and freshens the clean clothes.

The I rinse with a cup or two of cleaning vinegar, depending on the size of the load. Vinegar grabs the detergent from the clothes and zaps residue right out of the clothes.

When done, my clothes smell like they been dried outside in the fresh air.

Note: When washing, I always use the "heavy setting" since it's actually easier on the gears in the machine. The "heavy setting" just means it spins in one direction longer(--and, I figure, the fewer times it has to bring itself to a full stop and change directions, the longer the parts will last).

The drain pump does not push the last bit of water out of the basin of the machine. This worries me; I worry the parts will rust. However, I keep the lids open for at least 48 hrs after use hoping what moisture remains in the basin will dry. If condensation collects on the lids thereafter, I open the lids until no condensation collects.

Because I have so much control over the process, I wonder if I don't have cleaner clothes than one gets with a regular washer.

I absolutely love not having to take my clothes to a laundry mat, and I don't mind air drying. I have a professional steamer (Jiffy) so I never have wrinkled clothes. My 'towels are stiff, but, it's good for exfoliation and blood stimulation of the skin.