Product review (3 stars): Buy some zip ties and make sure the internal wires are secure.
This little washer has seen heavy use for most of year but not without problems. After the first month it had suddenly stopped working. When I opened it up to see what was wrong I discovered unsecured wireing had been laying on the belt and the belt had eaten through them. I bought industeral grade wire desgined for underwater use and a $50 rewiring job later she runs like a dream. Also made to zip tie the new cable out of the way of the belt. The current struggle is with the centrifuge for the spin dry. First the steel cable had streched meaning the break was still engaged when it was trying to spin. If Ihad caught the problem faster I only would have had to change the position of a hook. Unfortunately I didn't catch it in time and the brake twisted. To make matters worse this thing uses a piece of cork for a brake pad which had worn to almost nothing. Still trying to figure out what I can use to replace the pad. A bike break pad won't work because this break is curved inwards. It took a few days to twist the metal back into place and it's sort of spinning like it should. I suspect too much strain was put on the centrifuge motor when the brake let go. Currently it takes it about 2 minutes to get up to speed to ring out any water. As it stands I probably have six months before the motor completely goes. Even with the rewiring job I've already saved more money doing laundry this way then I would have taking it to the laundromat. It's been annoying but worth it