Product review (5 stars): Very happy,  I am surprised at how much it agitates the water!
I received this much earlier than anticipated and began using it immediately.  I had read reviews and was nervous particularly about the packaging, but this had a Styrofoam insert top and bottom to hold it securely and the carton was closed securely using that hard plastic non adhesive tape that is used on large cartons.

Based on the earlier reviews I had read, I recommend you buy through the Amazon affiliate rather than directly as it is taking longer for (them_ to get it from warehouse to shipper than it did from First and Best to get them washer to my home..  So far it has proved to be very useful.!

I was getting ready to do a Laundromat run when it arrived so I have done two to three small load each day since it arrived.  I would be doing more, but since I am still waiting on the spin drier, my hands get tired wringing out the clothes and I have limited hanging space.

I use it in the bathroom,since I have a hand held shower to use to fill it.  It came with a second hose for filling with a small spring style hose clamp.  Until I get some better set up, I used the hose clamp to secure the flared end of the second hose to the end of the drain hose to make it longer so that it doesn't flip out of the tub when draining.  I do check that it is secure before each use.  I just put the other end of the hose on the fill spout when I am washing clothes,.

This actually works very well for me as I wear a lot of intense colors and always had to make the choice between combining my dark colors or doing hand wash.  The first few washes were revealing as a lot of dye STILL came out and some of these clothes are over a year old.

I do find that doing a lot of small loads works better for me than cramming the machine full.  Since it is the motion of the water going through the clothes that does the cleaning, I think I get cleaner clothes and the machine works more quietly.  I did discover just how much the water moves when I did a lot of whites and the bras were all tangled in with the underpants.  Now I do them in two loads and I get a lot less tangles (also fasten the bras before washing - it helps!)

Some people complain about no spin cycle but I did read the reviews and knew that.  My grandmothers both used old wringer washers when I was younger and I just follow their example.  Starting with your lightest colors (unless you use bleach), wash your least soiled clothes first, take them out of the soapy water, set them aside to be rinsed.  Next load is slightly more soiled (or heavier) clothing. i usually do two or three small loads using the same soapy water.  Then I drain the water, and start again with rinsing.  Since these are mostly work clothes and I work in an office, they don't get too dirty.

Do be careful when washing towels as the agitation really stirs up the lint and can get under the impeller.  I found that agitating for a few minutes, soaking for an hour or two, then re-agitating for a few minutes generates less lint than a long constant agitation.

Because I don't overload the washer, I find it easy enough to life the washer, water and all, to the vanity to drain and try to drain into the toilet so that the lint and soap scum don't clog the pipes for the sink and tub.  Then I set it on top of the toilet to fill again, and then place it on the floor to go through the wash cycle.  My bathroom layout is such that the cord isn't long enough to place the washer in the tub to do its thing.  That would be ideal.

As long as you are not tempted to overload the washer, whether with clothes, soap or even too high a water level, it is pretty quiet.  I have only had it a short time, but if it doesn't hold up, I will update my review.

I decided to also purchase a centrifugal spin dryer to make laundry day go more quickly