Product review (5 stars): Suds management
To begin I must admit I am not the brightest bulb when it comes to understanding the physical universe.  Academically I'm fine, but little things like gravity take more time to figure out.  So I waited a couple of months to write this review, until I felt I had things worked out to satisfy my own situation.

My first issue was how to fill this tub.  It's taller than any of my faucets and the filler hose that comes with it was too short and too flimsy.  The longer sturdier one I bought at the hardware store was still too clumsy and hard to manage for me.  So I ended up buying a nice big watering can and I use that to fill the tub.  Works great for me.  Everyone will have to figure out their own best solution.

Next I had to decide where to put the thing.  I tried setting it in the bathtub, where the water could just run down the drain.  It's OK, but it felt clumsy, involved a bit of bending and stooping and the cord wasn't long enough to reach the outlet over the sink by itself, so I had to use a heavy duty extension cord.  I was worried about using the counter next to the kitchen sink, because there's a cabinet hanging over it taking up about half the depth and I was afraid the washer would wiggle itself off the edge.  It turns out the washer stays pretty steady, though I don't leave it alone in the kitchen, and the water drains beautifully into the kitchen sink.

The biggest issue I have had is the amount of suds it creates.  There are little nubs on the bottom that do a beautiful job of swirling the clothes over, under and around.  But as soon as I finish my current bottle of detergent I'm going to get the LE kind, because with even half a teaspoon those little nubs create an insane amount of suds.  I am still washing some clothes without adding any detergent after wearing them a second and third time because there is so much residue left from the first time.  If I pre-treat collars and cuffs, that alone is enough to wash the load and I need to do a couple of rinses.

As for rinsing, I don't do that with the washer, because it seems a never-ending amount of suds continue to come out.  After I have cleaned all the suds out of the washer and wiped it, I put it away.  Then I rinse the clothes in the kitchen sink and spin them in the partnering spin "dryer" I have previously reviewed.  The dryer I do put in the tub with an extension cord, then I hang the clothes on a great drying rack that I have also reviewed.  I still use the pay machines for sheets and towels; I'm not completely crazy.

All that said, I love this machine.  It's just right for a control freak who wants to manage every step.  I can wash small batches so I don't have a lot of dirty laundry in the bottom of my closet and I am free of spending all those quarters and all that carrying up and down stairs to the basement of my building.  It does a fabulous job of cleaning things and is easy to move around.  I store everything in a closet.  Plus I know I'm already on the way to having it pay for itself in money and stairsteps.