Product review (5 stars): Triumph over Initial Problems
This spin dryer is awesome, but I had trouble with it initially. My new apartment was built in the 50s, and features vintage hardwood floors that aren't level. The first time I used the spin dryer it violently lurched across the kitchen and unplugged itself. I moved it to a new spot, and it lurched again. I started thinking maybe I had failed to remove the protective thingy on the bottom?  I flipped it over and couldn't find anything to move. (I unpacked the spin dryer a few weeks prior, and started second-guessing my memory!)  I read reviews, I scoured the Internet for a picture of the thingy that should be removed with no luck. (Really?? It's that important and you don't supply a diagram or a photo of the thingy?)  Next I moved the dryer to my newly-tiled and level bathroom floor, where I experienced MORE lurching. Hmmm.  I ended up sitting on top of the machine for the first two uses to keep it in place, which was uncomfortable and probably dangerous as the lurching continued beneath me.

I didn't understand why I was having so much trouble with this highly-rated item, so I read more reviews, and noticed one that talked about BALANCING the wash load. Eureka! (My old washer never came unbalanced in 5 years of use, so I had forgotten this was a thing!) I immediately washed a new load, put the heavy stuff in the bottom of the dryer, the lighter stuff on top, added the round disc and pressed on the clothing to get everything mushed into place so the load balanced. This time when I ran the spin dryer it shook for about 15 seconds, then stood still. (Except for the interior, of course, which was spinning beautifully.)  TRIUMPH!!!!