Product review (5 stars): IT IS ALL ABOUT THE WEIGHT!!!!! HOW NOT TO BREAK THIS MACHINE
Update 9 months and running smooth. Best thing under a hundred bucks on Amazon!
Update: Going into month five and still working like a charm!
The key to keeping this little machine up and running is weight. It is the weight, not number, of the items you are putting into the machine. The washer can handle up to 11lbs and the spinner 6.6lbs.... guessing as to how many of this or that will end up in a broken machine. Think of it like an elevator, an elevator doesn't say you can have 6 people, 2 dogs, and 3 bags of groceries. An elevator states the max weight it can handle without breaking because people, dogs, and bags of groceries do not come in one size. I have been able to Google the weight of every piece of clothing I own and make educated decisions about how much to load. Also, keep in mind that the spinner does about half of the max capacity of the washer. If you put a 10lb item in the washer you are not going to be able to use the spinner. Things are going to weigh a lot more when wet, consider that before using the spinner. I wash, drain the tub, spin, fill and rinse, then spin again. This machine is awesome for soaking really tough stains, then just turn on the agitator and finish washing! Could never do that at the laundromat.
Be sure to balance the load in the spinner, full-size machines are strong enough to correct the balance but this little machine is not. You cannot just cram clothes in the spinner. I circle the items around the tub, keeping the weight as even as possible.
I am able to use this machine for 80% of my laundry. I still go to the laundry every two weeks to wash blankets, robes, sweats, sweaters...you get the idea.
I purchased a 15' three prong extension cord, a bath mat, two drying racks,  a couple of the clip and dry racks for socks, and I installed a handheld showerhead.  I set my machine in my bathtub to operate, not elevated, and it works like a charm. Just make sure the hose is lying flat. The machine is super lite, I have no problem moving it around. The bath mat keeps it from scooting around (it is really powerful) and muffles the sound. The handheld showerhead (removed the water restrictor) fills up the wash tub in under 3 minutes, rinses bubbles left in the washer and has cut my shower time in half. I also moved the drain hose from the left side to the right as my tub drains to the right. Just be careful because the hose is shoddy. Lay your machine on the side and move the hose from left to right. YOU CAN JUST SIT THE MACHINE IN THE TUB, NO ELEVATION NEEDED.
I strongly recommend Persil detergent. Seriously. I was a Tide user for 30 years until I tried Persil. It cleans and rinses MUCH better than Tide. Persil is a European product and suited for these little machines. 2tbs is the amount of detergent and/or fabric softener to use ( I use a coffee measuring spoon as it is 2tbs.). I really recommend measuring the detergent and softener. You will save product and still get clean clothes.
 If you want to completely stop visiting the laundromat buy a bigger machine. I believe that 75% of the bad reviews are due to overloading the machine. I probably wash 10 loads a week, I am expecting it to last a couple of years.