Product review (4 stars): My husband and I live in a remote part of Africa where electricity is sporadic at best, so I bought this five years ago to ...
This is a strong plastic container, plastic stand, plastic handle/ crank. The crank is attached to the container by some metal parts. My husband and I live in a remote part of Africa where electricity is sporadic at best, so I bought this five years ago to ease our laundry headaches. I was very pleased with the work it did. I guess I eliminated on star because it didn't last forever - but, frankly, five years of nearly weekly, 4-loads-a-laundry-day, work is pretty darn good for a plastic devise. The plastic "cup" where the metal is inserted broke. There's really no way to fix it. If I had enough energy I could still fill it and just shake it to make it work - but I don't.
I'm now in the market for a hand crank spinner - which I have seen on Amazon. My biggest complaint with this is that the clothes still need to be wrung out and my hand get very tired doing that.