Product review (1 stars): DO NOT BUY THIS!!!
I purchased this machine and after 5 loads, light loads I should add... not overflowing loads of pants and sweaters, the machine began leaking from the bottom.  I called Avanti customer service and they were very helpful.  They sent a repair tech to look at the machine and he found the problem to be a leaking bearing in the bottom of the wash tub. He then called Avanti about it and they told him not to repair it because it would cost more than it was worth so they would just swap it for a new machine.  Then, to my surprise, they did not want the old machine back, they just sent me another one.  Fast forward 1 month and about 16 - 20 loads... the new machine starts leaking too!  And it's even worse than the last one.  I can say for sure I treated both machines like an egg, knowing they were cheaply built and not likely to last long.  At any rate, I now have two broken machines in my apartment and have to find a way to get rid of them besides throwing them in the dumpster to go to a landfill. Oh, and I ended up buying a full size Maytag and modifying the water supply to my sink to hook it up.