Product review (1 stars): Junk
Terrible. I think the main problems with this machine are all basic HE issues. It simply does not use enough water to get anything clean. And what dirt it does get off it just recirculates back on top of the clothes. Imagine taking a shower, but all the water coming out of the shower head is the same water that just went down the drain. That is how it saves on water. This ends up leaving a pile of dirt on top of your laundry which is especially apparent when you wash blankets or towels. I guess if your clothes don't really get dirty then this would be ok. If you have kids or do anything that creates actual dirt (like gardening) then this will not clean it. A simple solution is to pre wash everything in your bathtub then let this do a final wash and then line dry. Oh you have to line dry in the sun to get rid of the terrible smell this thing builds up from not rinsing away all the dirt (what doesn't remain on your clothes just sits in the washer). If you can't line dry all your clothes will smell bad. But this again isn't just this machines fault, it's a design flaw of all low water machines now. The biggest (only?) flaw that is specific to the Bravos is the fact that there is no filter going to the pump so anything in your pockets will get sucked in and break it. A new pump is about a hundred bucks or so plus labor. We need to start insisting that washing machines actually wash, with water.