Product review (1 stars): Wouldn't make this purchase again
This worked well for about 3 months, then stopped working (the pump quit). The seller agreed to accept it back even though it was after the warranty period of 30 days, but I would have had to pay return shipping. I'm not sure how much that would have been. I decided to just throw it out. It was also much more tedious to use than I had anticipated. You have to stay with the machine as it fills (several minutes), then set the timer for it to wash/agitate. Once it's done washing, you need to stay with it while it drains. Then to rinse, you have to stay with it to fill it a second time. Then set the timer for it to rinse/agitate. Once it's done rinsing, you have to watch it again while it drains a second time. There is a timer, but if you leave the drain pump going for too long, the pump will burn out (I think that's what happened to mine). Once the clothes have been washed and rinsed, you transfer them to the other side for the spin cycle. The spin cycle does a very good job of getting most of the water out. Then you run the pump again to drain the water from the machine. At this point, the clothes are wrung dry, but you still need to either hang them to dry the rest of the way, or put them in a regular dryer. It was just way too much work. If you want a portable washing machine, I suggest investing in a fully automatic one.