Product review (4 stars): Fine for a single person's clothing - might not last long
UPDATE - about four months in and this unit I now find is tripping the GFCI on that outlet.  Only other appliance that does that is a fan. OK using another outlet. Customer service didn't know what to make of the GFCI tripping problem but sent a replacement.

Overall, I have been happy with this small unit.  I was tempted to get the larger spinner to go with my Wonder Wash but as it was on back order for quite awhile and I wasn't sure this "venture" would work out I decided to go with this little one first and see how much trouble this was all going to be. They say its capacity is 2.2 pounds dry but what you are wetting can make quite a difference. You have to take volume into account too and just how dripping with water what you throw in there is making it a lot heavier.

My unit arrived double boxed.  Like most things nowadays "Made in China" prominently marked on it but from the looks of the box I had a feeling it was going to be one of the increasingly common experiences of something in nasty shape.  I was not surprised then when I opened the outer box to find what looked/felt like fiberglass crud sprinkled over the the inner box and stryrofoam bits/dust and an assortment of grease marks, etc. on the unit.  I don't think it is refurbished,it didn't look like it had been reassembled per se.  I believe it is just the sadly typical nasty crud you see in a lot new products from China mfr facilities. Just what everybody wants in their clothes: fiberglass spicules! Cleaning up the machine and my apt from the uncrating took longer than its first spin.

I removed the shipping protection plate on the bottom. I knew to do it from all the reviews here. It is not terribly prominent in the directions nor is it very legible on the warning label (Keep hands out when still spinning!) on the machine to remove it.  I agree they need a florescent card or similar or cling arrow pointing LOOK UNDERNEATH or something.  I had a hard time removing one screw from this packing plate - I was really worried I would damage unit as I had to wiggle plate a bit to get some loosening of the second screw which was way too tight and head getting stripped.  Speaking of labels, the caution keep hands out of spinning machine label on clear plastic lid was typically difficult to get off, some natural peanut butter removed the adhesive finally without damage.

For my first load I wet a good sized (but not bath size - it is actually a light weight terry mat) towel and two tiny hand towels. I wanted to see if this worked before putting real clothes in it and also wanted to clean up any remaining cruft left over in there from mfr/packing. I am not sure what I did wrong and I worried again about damage from getting that packing plate off as it didn't seem overloaded or uneven, but it thumped and turned very slowly with no water at all coming out. So I took out the larger towel and carefully placed the two small ones evenly and gave it another go.  Success.  Then I put the larger towel only in there and it was fine.  I have since dried that same towel and 2 hand towels at once with no problem. I have wondered if it maybe just had to get warmed up for its first spin. I do give the clothes a little squeeze to get out some water before putting them in here to reduce the amount of spinning this has to do and hopefully extend its life.

It is fairly quiet with a small well balanced load.  A little noisier with a larger well balanced load. Neighbors may hear or more likely feel a vibration if you are in apt as flimsy as mine. This is for extracting water from hand wash so I don't see where it will be a violation anywhere though you may get a complainer just for the noise/vibrating. I can feel it in the bedroom floor when it is spinning away in bathroom next to bedroom. Time will tell how durable it is.  I have it on a sturdy step stool next to tub with a piece of shelving to bring it up a little higher than tub edge so it can drain. The drain hose is definitely too small, two more inches would make it reasonable.  I have looked at hoses I can extend it with but don't want to spend the money right now. I have had no trouble with it walking around but I hold it when it starts up and slows down or the stool can walk a bit on the tile floor. I could solve that with a mat under the stool.  Would help with the vibration to other apts probably too.

I am satisfied with the amount of water this extracts.  Definitely better than I could do with my arthritic hands and gentle on clothes.  I can only imagine how dry the clothes come out of its bigger brother that spins twice as fast.  I may yet get the bigger one. If this breaks down before I can get into a condo again with my own washer/dryer I might just go for the big one and then I would be able to do my sheets and towels too. This is fine if you are handwashing and can't manage wringing or if you are using a Wonder Wash to process more than just delicates. I see review here and there mentioning they spun a bath towel.  My bath towels are not oversized but I cannot even fit one in the little basket, I am not going to risk breaking this!  I think my bath towels are normal size ones and they cannot be stuffed in there dry so no way will I try.  But... My summer sheets are lightweight.  I toy with the idea of trying one at a time.  Will update if I do.  But my regular weight queen size sheets I wouldn't try. I have spun one pair of jeans by itself.  They were medium weight.  Seemed to handle it alright.

Why am doing this? I have had my eyes the Wonder Wash awhile now as I went from a condo with my own washer and dryer to a tiny tiny apt. I understood it doesn't wring the clothes and they would take forever to dry hung in the shower. I will not vent an electric dryer indoors - I know some do and I have smelled the result and those were bigger houses. My kitchen area is the size of two telephone booths and my bathroom a single telephone booth.  The laundry facilities were initially clean here but have gone downhill to a level of filth I simply can't reach with disinfectant wipes anymore and I have seen people putting damp dirty towels and sheets and clothes into the dryer to save money bragging they are so "clever" saving money. No, they are filthy disgusting pigs. I will go to an attended laundramat to wash and dry my heavier things.

Summary: I would recommend for light duty.  Would really like to get the big one but will wait until this one quits and/or I am sure it will be a long time before I get into a normal place again to do my laundry with normal machines.