Product review (5 stars): 15lb does impressive amount of laundry
I received the 15lb unit today and I am stoked. We live in a small apartment and although we do have coin laundry available, getting quarters is a pain and... I just hate it. I tested this immediately.

I had no trouble at all with the hose, maybe people are using the wrong end? It popped right on and stayed there. It took very little soap to wash the load, which was an impressive amount of clothes. It's obviously much more manual than a traditional washer, you have to move the clothes from one side to the other between spin and wash cycles, but it got the job done in about half an hour.

I did learn my lesson about letting the hose sit on the floor while the machine is on, even though it wasn't in drain cycle. Don't do that! Oops 

Anyway, I'm very excited. No more skipping laundry just because I don't have quarters and no more hauling loads up and down two flights of stairs, and no more waiting for neighbors to come get their clothes. Definitely worth the money!