Product review (5 stars): Way More Machine Than I Expected
This is a lot of machine for a modest priceand no rewiring for 220. Just plug and play. Have been using it for a couple of weeks and just amazed at how well it was designed and how much of a load it can handle. Three pairs of filthy jeans plus a bunch of t-shirts, socks, and other assorted articles of clothing, no problem. Able to wash a cotton blanket by itself. It seems to have been programmed to anticipate out-of-balance loads. In the wash cycle, it'll stop and jiggle back and forth which seems to even out the clothing. In the spin cycle, it spins up like a transmission does, starts up slow, coasts, faster, coasts, etc. until it reached top speed. If the load is unbalanced, the manual says it'll shut down, but during the incremental increase in spin speed seems like the machine is testing the load balance and maybe the mechanism is adjusting to compensate. I had one out of balance load that really sent the drum knocking about like crazy, but fixed it by opening and rearranging. Seems to be sturdily made. Bought the large capacity dryer to go with it and it's great, too. Very light weight, does a good job.