Product review (5 stars): Awsome washer for apartment dwellers trying to be independent from the man
For someone like me who lives in an apartment and spends a lot of money and time each week in a laundromat this washer is very helpful and saves time, not to mention it's a beautiful thing to be able to do a little load whenever you want. The washer tub is surprisingly large for something that supposed to be portable, and it agitates the clothes very well. Some ways to get the best out of the unit I recommend number one not to stack so much clothes in it that they are above the waterline, the spin section I recommend putting the heavier items on the bottom and making sure they are balanced evenly. The spinner spins very fast and it flashes out almost all of the water the items come out about 90% dry. One good thing about this unit that many other portable washers don't have is it comes with a pump so that you can attach the exhaust hose in a sink or a toilet and the pump is strong enough to push the water up and out the tube. The downsides I guess are it's not automatic you have to turn the water on and off when it reaches the right level, after it's done washing you have to physically put the Soapy clothes in the dryer to spin out the dirty water as well as empty the wash tub and fill it with fresh water and then put the clothes back in the Clear water and Run the washer again for a rinse cycle and finally put the clothes in the spinner again for a final spin dry. Keep in mind the spinner is about 1/3 the size of the washer so one full load may have to be broken up into three groups for spinning dry. Another good thing is the unit is so light it can be picked up pretty easily or just pushed where it needs to be. Some things I don't like is the hose that comes to fill the water in the washer is very flimsy and cheaply made and feels like it could break easily. When I attach it to my faucet and turn the water on high sometime the pressure is so great that the hose pops off the faucet. Also the drain hose has a U-shaped connector on it that allows you to hang it on the end of a toilet or bucket or sink but it is not adjustable and can't be clamped in place. Despite those little nitpicks I would definitely buy this again and I wish I knew about it years ago when I lived in apartments it would have saved a lot of time and money. By the way there are other portable washers that are smaller that you can get for less than $100 but if you have the space for this slightly larger version I recommend getting it not only to be able to watch more clothes in one pop but the addition of the pump to pump the water out is also valuable. I'm tempted to do a review of this on my YouTube channel when I have time