Product review (1 stars): Update after 1 Year
After 1 year, the water pump no longer worked. The inside tub for the washing is solid plastic, so little or no ventilation. The inner wash tub must be cleaned after every single wash if you do not want what was removed from your clothes to be on your next load. The spin cycle is good, only if the water pump is working. This is not an automatic machine, so you must monitor the water level, or you can have an overflow. You have to monitor the agitation time, switch clothes to the spinner, and due to the draining capacity, stand over each load and monitor it so that the water will drain. I am totally disappointed.

Delivered within the time frame quoted. Box was not dented. If you are chemically sensitive, either have a mask on as it has a very strong petroleum / rubber plastic smell. The pamphlet included is poorly written and lacks good instructions for operation. They do have a link for a video, which seems to address size and basics of operation. Connection is addressed for only one kind of water faucet, however the description for the product lists several uses. Be prepared if you are not hooking it up to a standard type faucet. It will not fit.

It would have been great for this to have been mentioned, as well as specifics for a water fill line. The video only says it's about a 1/4 of the way full as it's being demonstrated. There is no way to tell how full you should fill it, and also allow for clothes that will cause the water to rise higher than the water you fill it with. I would recommend a better owner's manual that goes into a little more detail.

The washer aside from the odor, and poor instructions, is a nice machine. The spin cycle is the best part of this washer, it is very effective. The wash basin has a powerful pulsating action, but it seems to really only twist the clothes around each other. There should also be instructions on the type of laundry detergent works best, and how much to use. There's a lot of guesswork, when there could be a lot more customer service.