Product review (4 stars): Gets clothes very clean, but can be annoying to use.
This thing does get clothes clean. There is a problem in the mechanism of the washer.

CON: I have had some fun trying to figure out how to fill this thing up. if I fill it up on my bathroom counter, my sink is too low, so I have to use a jug and transfer the water to the drum. that takes forever. If I fill it up in my bathtub, I have to bend over and it is hard on my back. Not to mention, the spout on my bath tub does not hang directly over the hole of the drum. I have to pick it up to fill up the drum. When I try to pick it up, the suction cups get stuck to the bottom of the tub, and are very annoying to peel off one by one.

CON: Another issue I've noticed is when I place the pipe on the bottom of the drum to drain the water, water starts to come out at the connection site. Even if I put the pipe on really fast, water still comes out. It's like trying to put something in your mouth while it is filled with water....It's hard to prevent water from coming out of your mouth. I have to place a towel underneath the machine to soak up all of the spilled water.

PRO/CON: Also, spinning the machine can become really annoying. I suppose when you consider the work that is put into hand washing, this is much easier, compared to most forms of handwashing. This is not much of a complaint. It's only to say, you are still going to have to use elbow grease to work the machine.

PRO: This machine can hold a lot of clothes. I washed 4 big heavy duty dry off towels, and about 8 face towels in one load.

PRO: This machine does a really good job in making your clothes smell good compared to a washing machine. If your laundry detergent is scented, your clothes will have that scent. If you use fabric softener on the rinse cycle at the end, even better.

PRO: It will get your whites super white. Better than a washing machine. Washed my daughters' uniform shirts and socks, and khaki pants(which I always use bleach to wash, but they don't get bleach stains) and they were sooooooooooo clean. WOOOW!!!

HOW I USE IT:  I do a cold rinse first. I fill the machine until I see water above the clothes, I then tighten the top and start spin in one direction until I get tired. I try to do 3 minutes or more. Also sometimes I change directions(I think out of boredom). And sometimes I go fast in one direction, then in the other. I will stop doing this, because in my mind, it will damage the handle in the long run. That may not happen, but I'm affraid it will. (That's just how I think). Next, I empty the machine using the pipe if it's on the counter, or I tip it over if in the bath tub. I fill it up with the hottest water my faucet provides and laundry detergent and do the same thing. I fill my water separate so I can mix the detergent (and bleach if needed), then add the clothes if in the bathtub, or add the water last if on the counter. Then, I empty the machine and do a cold rinse, just like the first rinse cycle. I then empty the water, and transfer the clothes to my Laundry Alternative spin dryer (which I notice is not sold on this website). Then I hang them to dry.

This all takes about 15-30 min on for one load (excluding the drying).

Hope I got everything. Please ask any questions you'd like. I took away one star because I wish it were easier to use. Just opening and closing, filling, emptying the machine....ugh, just so annoying. But it does get the job done, with less water and time than your washing machine. So I will give it the 4 stars that it deserves.