Giantex Portable Mini Compact Twin Tub Washing Machine 20lbs Washer Spain Spinner Portable Washing Machine, Blue+ White
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- Easy to Operate: This is our portable mini compact twin tub washing machine which is easy for you to operate. Saving so much time that you don't have to go to the laundromat or wash things by hand in the tub.
- 20LBS Large Capacity: Washing tub: place clothing in the wash tub section, rated washing capacity: 12 lbs. Run the rinse cycle for the desired minutes, Rated spinner dryer capacity: 8lbs (half of the washing capacity, you may spin twice).
- Semi-Automatic Design Relieves You from Hand Washing: Using this washing machine, you can set washer timer to 15 min and spin timer to 5 minutes per load. You could choose the suitable time when washing based on clothes types. Different from common standard washing machines, you have much more freedom and options to make preprogrammed settings.
- 300W Wash Power &110W Spin Power: Ideal for small loads. Delicate and light weight makes the washer easily moveable as you need. The wash motor is also powerful. 300w washing power & 110w spinner power will help you save much effort on washing.
- Compact Twin Tub Washing Design : Convenient for home use. The filter net on the side of the washing barrel can quickly filter when washing, and you could easily pull it off when cleaning the tub. The cover plate needs to be put above the clothes inside when you use the spin tub to avoid high speed shaking and spinning. Easy assembly is required with all accessories packed in the package.
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Washer timer is 15 min, and spin timer is 5 min per load at most, so you can freely choose the most suitable time and set the normal or soft model based on your clothes fabric type. Washing capacity is 12lbs, and spin drying is 8lbs, both of which can also work together. The compact washer and dryer combo runs with 120v power in 1350RPM. It has 2 inlet holes on right & left side. You can freely install the hose based on your faucet location. Spinner can only make 80%-90% drying which means clothes still need sunshine. Detachable design make it convenient for you to clean it. Drain hose can be hung up to the side after use. Tips: The washer can easily drain water but please note it is mainly supported by Gravity Drain. Home Bathroom Our twin-tub washing machine is a perfect solution to doing laundry. Apartment Washer Portable washing machine is also suitable for camping or travel. Dorm Washing Machine You will find more types of washing machine with different capacities here based on your need. Giantex is a professional seller to sell portable washing machine. Automatic and semi-automatic washing machines are for your choosing. Owning washers, you will save much effort and time to do anything you like. Various capacities are for you to choose for your home, apartment, dormitory or RV. 17.6 LBS Washing Machine
Product Dimensions: 15"D x 24.8"W x 28.5"H
Brand: GIANTEX
Capacity: 20 pounds
Special Feature: Portable,Light Weight,Compact
Access Location: Top Load
Finish Type: Blue & White Painted Finish
Color: White & Blue
Cycle Options: Drain, Rinse, Spin
Item Weight: 28 pounds
Material: ABS, Polypropylene
Capacity: 20 pounds
Additional Features: Portable,Light Weight,Compact
Access Location: Top Load
Finish Types: Blue & White Painted Finish
Cycle Options: Drain, Rinse, Spin
Controls Type: Knob
Operation Mode: Semi Automatic
Max Rotational Speed: 1350 rpm
Voltage: 120 volts
Number of Standard Cycles: 4000
Human Interface Input: Buttons
Installation Type: Freestanding
Display: Analog
Number of Programs: 3
Item Dimensions D x W x H: 15"D x 24.8"W x 28.5"H
Item Weight: 28 pounds
Item Depth: 14 inches
Brand Name: GIANTEX
Recommended Uses For Product: Residential
Model Name: Giantex Portable Mini Compact Twin Tub Washing Machine
Manufacturer: Giantex
UPC: 798762689792
Global Trade Identification Number: 92
Unit Count: 1 Count
Number of Items: 1
Model Number: EP21684
Manufacturer Part Number: EP21684
Material Type: ABS, Polypropylene
Laundry Appliance Drum Material: Stainless Steel
Color: White & Blue
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Color: White & Blue
I have had this for three years! I definitely recommend either to reduce trips to the laundromat, or in addition to one's regular washer to wash cloth diapers, cleaning rags, sandy beach clothes, stinky stuff, cuddle toys, or delicates. Bought one for my mom at the same time, which recently died. Ours still works. Uses a lot of water, but uses very little detergent. Spinner works better than any full size washer's spinner cycle that I've used, helping clothes dry quickly when hung up. The washer only drains when the dial is placed on drain, but the spinner drains continually so items can be spun while washing or while draining the washer. Use liquid fabric softener so clothes dry soft, without air-dry stiffness. Using a rubber band, attach a sock or pantyhose to the drain hose to catch lint. Load capacity: Works best with two pairs of teen or adult sized jeans along with a handful of other clothes, or a couple of sheets, or two to three bath towels, or a small blanket, or a single pillow; basically, if you can fit it in the spinner or in a standard grocery bag, it'll wash well in this tub. Though it can wash twice as much, dividing the load in half to spin, I find that the clothes agitate easily and thus they clean best if washing just what fits in the spinner. Detergent, fabric softener, and deodorizers/laundry boosters: Just put in a little! A tablespoon full or two (or a little medicine cup full, or just a quick dash) of detergent works great, along with that much fabric softener. I use Gain and Downey, and put them in simultaneously instead of doing separate loads. For heavily soiled items, stinky stuff, wet stuff that sat awhile, peed on stuff, etc, just rinse in the spinner until the water is clear, then wash a couple of times with a deodorizer or laundry booster. I like to use Odoban for the bad stuff, or a bit of Washing Soda and a bit of Oxy Clean along with a dash of Gain. Note: Use fabric softener! Jeans, towels, socks, etc will air dry without stiffness, and all clothes will air dry and feel good to the touch if using softener. Washing and drying process: I just wash, and rinse while spinning in the spinner, then let it spin for a couple more minutes. For more heavily soiled clothes or stinky clothes, I'd repeat the cycle. I used to wash, spin, then put it back in the washing tub for a couple of clean-water rinse cycles, but now I prefer just using a bucket of water at a time as it spins, or attaching a hose, to rinse until clear and not bubbly. Here is step by step for various types of loads: Very lightly soiled loads, delicates, cuddle toys: Wash once in washer, then rinse while spinning in spinner. 1) I wash once, with three buckets of water (2 or 2 and a half gallon typical size bucket), a little detergent and a little softener for nine minutes or so. I have also used a hose from the shower or sink, filling anywhere between the lint catcher and the max fill line. 2) I spin the load for two minutes, then remove the clothes. 3) I place one pair of jeans or another heavy item that absorbs lots of water easily back into the spinner one at a time, or half a spinner full of regular stuff. If only half full or less, I do not bother with the cap that stops clothes from jumping up and over the edge while spinning. I pour in a bucket of water and let it spin while refilling the bucket, then pour in another bucket and let it spin, then pour in another bucket and let it spin. It usually takes three buckets per pair of jeans plus three buckets per half load, with the final spin time of about three minutes, but it might take another bucket of water. Alternatively, attach a hose to the connector above the spinner, and let water continually run in while on spin; this requires about three to four minutes of water flow (the connector is small) plus three minutes of spin time once the water is off. Basically, rinse until the water is clear, then spin for a couple of minutes. 4) Place everything on hangers, using clothes pins or clips for smaller items, and hang a few inches apart in doorways or, even better, on a line running across the room. For cuddle toys or pillows, place in front of a fan for a few hours, then flip for a few more hours. If the air isn't humid and if the window is open or the fan is on, everything should dry in a couple of hours. If it has been raining or it is otherwise humid, just have a fan on and leave it for several hours, while at work, or over night and everything will dry well. Moderately soiled or stinky loads: Wash once with detergent and laundry booster, spin or rinse and spin, wash with detergent and softener, then rinse while spinning: 1) Decide whether or not you want to rinse until water runs clear before your first wash. If so, fill the spinner no more than half full, and do not bother with the cap unless you fear socks will jump out. Then, pour in a bucket of water and let it spin while refilling the bucket, then repeat, continuing until the water is pretty clear; usually, two or three buckets is enough, followed by two minutes or so spin time. Alternatively, attach a hose to the hose connector and similarly allow water to flow in until it runs clear, letting it spin for two minutes or so after turning off the water 2) First of two washes: With three buckets of water (2 or 2 and a half gallon typical size bucket), a little detergent and a little softener for nine to fifteen minutes. I have also used a hose from the shower or sink, filling anywhere between the lint catcher and the max fill line. If you want, add a cup of Odoban or a couple tablespoons or so each of Washing Soda and OxyClean. 3) I spin the load for two minutes, then return the clothes to the washer. If I used Washing Soda + OxyClean, I let it spin for a two minutes, pour in one bucket of water, then let it spin for two minutes again. You may want a second bucket if the water is especially dark, because these cause clothes to bleed though they clean very well. 4) Second of two washes: With three buckets of water (2 or 2 and a half gallon typical size bucket), a little detergent and a little softener for nine minutes or so. I have also used a hose from the shower or sink, filling anywhere between the lint catcher and the max fill line. 5) I spin the load for two minutes, then remove the clothes. 6) I place one pair of jeans or another heavy item that absorbs lots of water easily back into the spinner one at a time, or half a spinner full of regular stuff. If only half full or less, I do not bother with the cap that stops clothes from jumping up and over the edge while spinning. I pour in a bucket of water and let it spin while refilling the bucket, then pour in another bucket and let it spin, then pour in another bucket and let it spin. It usually takes three buckets per pair of jeans plus three buckets per half load, with the final spin time of about three minutes, but it might take another bucket of water. Alternatively, attach a hose to the connector above the spinner, and let water continually run in while on spin; this requires about three to four minutes of water flow (the connector is small) plus three minutes of spin time once the water is off. Basically, rinse until the water is clear, then spin for a couple of minutes. 7) Place everything on hangers, using clothes pins or clips for smaller items, and hang a few inches apart in doorways or, even better, on a line running across the room. If the air isn't humid and if the window is open or the fan is on, everything should dry in a couple of hours. If it has been raining or it is otherwise humid, just have a fan on and leave it for several hours, while at work, or over night and everything will dry well. For heavily soiled, peed on, or truly stinky loads: Rinse, wash lightly with detergent and laundry booster just to loosen yuckies, rinse while spinning, wash or wash and soak with detergent and laundry booster, rinse while spinning, wash with detergent and softener, then rinse while spinning. 1) Rinse in the spinner until water runs clear; works easiest if spinner is no more than half full. Pour in a bucket of water and let it spin while refilling the bucket, then pour in another bucket and let it spin, then pour in another bucket and let it spin. It usually takes three to six buckets per half load, with the final spin time of about two minutes. Alternatively, attach a hose to the connector above the spinner, and let water continually run in while on spin; this requires probably five minutes of water flow as it spins (the connector is small) plus two minutes of spin time once the water is off. Basically, rinse until the water is clear, then spin for a couple of minutes. 2) First of three washes: With three buckets of water (2 or 2 and a half gallon typical size bucket), a little detergent, and a cup of Odoban or a little Washing Soda + OxyClean for five minutes, to loosen up the dirt and yuckies. I have also used a hose from the shower or sink, filling anywhere between the lint catcher and the max fill line. Drain, but do not spin the clothes if they're especially yucky and you do not want to touch them unnecessarily. 3) First of three rinses: Decide whether or not to spin and rinse, or simply rinse in the washing side before washing a second time. If spinning and rinsing, use about three buckets of water per half spinner full, by pouring in a bucket and letting it spin while refilling the bucket, then doing so again until the water runs clear. I have also used a hose from the shower or sink, until the water runs clear, then allowing two minutes of spin time. If you do not want to touch truly yucky clothes more than necessary, leave them in the washer, and pour a bucket of water directly into the washer while allowing it to drain right out. Once drained, pour in another bucket, or simply saturate with water for a minute from a hose. Then fill the washer, let it wash (without adding detergents or anything) for a couple of minutes to loosen yuckies, and drain again. 4) Second of three washes: With three buckets of water (2 or 2 and a half gallon typical size bucket) or filling with a hose anywhere between the lint catcher and the max fill line, add a little detergent, and a cup of Odoban or a little Washing Soda + OxyClean for fifteen minutes. Decide whether or not to leave it soaking for a few hours or overnight; if so, be sure to wash for a couple of minutes before draining. 5) Second of three rinses; I spin the load for two minutes, then pour in a bucket of water and let it spin while refilling the bucket, doing so for about three to six buckets until the water runs clear; alternatively, I use a hose to continually rinse the clothes until the water runs clear, then continue to spin for two minutes. 6) Third of three washes: With three buckets of water (2 or 2 and a half gallon typical size bucket) or filling with a hose, add a little detergent and a little softener for nine minutes or so. 7) Third of three rinses: I spin the load for two minutes, then remove the clothes. 8) I place one pair of jeans or another heavy item that absorbs lots of water easily back into the spinner one at a time, or half a spinner full of regular stuff. If only half full or less, I do not bother with the cap that stops clothes from jumping up and over the edge while spinning. I pour in a bucket of water and let it spin while refilling the bucket, then pour in another bucket and let it spin, then pour in another bucket and let it spin. It usually takes three buckets per pair of jeans plus three buckets per half load, with the final spin time of about three minutes, but it might take another bucket of water. Alternatively, attach a hose to the connector above the spinner, and let water continually run in while on spin; this requires about three to four minutes of water flow (the connector is small) plus three minutes of spin time once the water is off. Basically, rinse until the water is clear, then spin for a couple of minutes. 9) Place everything on hangers, using clothes pins or clips for smaller items, and hang a few inches apart in doorways or, even better, on a line running across the room. If the air isn't humid and if the window is open or the fan is on, everything should dry in a couple of hours. If it has been raining or it is otherwise humid, just have a fan on and leave it for several hours, while at work, or over night and everything will dry well. 10) After drying, does it still stink once it dries? Wash with Odoban or a bit of Washing Soda and OxyClean, then let it soak all day or overnight. Do the typical wash with detergent and booster additives-rinse and spin-wash with just detergent and softener-rinse and spin. If it dries and still stinks, toss it in the trash.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2019 by Mine not Yours
Color: White & Blue
This is a nifty washer to have in an apartment. It’s very light, is designed to easily fit into a standard stall shower and most importantly it works amazingly well. I was surprised to see how much dirt and soap my fancy full size machines didn’t get out that this mighty little thing does. Setup: I put it in a stall shower. Plug it in (cord outside the shower) using an extension cord. I put a simple no-tools required Y adaptor on my shower head pipe and attached a 72” metal shower hose. Both items easily found at a hardware store. Fill washer with clothes and water. Use a TINY TINY amount of Tide. One tablespoon. No more is needed. Wash 6 minutes. Drain dirty water right into the shower and down the drain. Fill with clean water. Wash with no soap 6 minutes. Drain. Move clothes to spinner in two loads. Spin 9 minutes. Hang very well spun out clothes on clothes line. Dry in about an hour. And that’s by the ocean where the humidity is 100%. I think this machine is well engineered and cleverly thought out. It works very very well. And it’s a terrific value for cost.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2026 by Bino says NO to these
Color: White & Blue
First off, I would actually give this a 4 1/2 - it really is surprising how well it works. The tub is a good size and it agitates the load to a surprising degree, almost shocking! It doesn't use a center agitator like a full-sized washer, but it agitates just as well! It moves the load around a lot and has a built in lint filter. You set all of the timers manually. The Spinner is sized to hold about half of the main tub, but does an incredible job of semi-drying the clothes. Seriously, it spins so fast it sounds like a jet engine taking off! I really like this washer! 5 Stars!! But now, for the quirky stuff (-1 star): After a couple of weeks the Spinner started not working correctly due to water not draining properly out of the inner tub it drains into. I contacted the company and they immediately sent some photos of the inner-workings. They were open to any questions I might have. This seemed good, but I did feel that I was left to my own devices, literally. There's really not much you CAN do because the unit is mostly molded together. The timers and switches are in the upper panel. In the lower part the attached motors were quite substantial and seemed to be fine. The drainage tube is where I focused. I had switched the tube from the left to the right side of the unit and when I checked it, by bringing it to the center, the water drained out. I believe i may have kinked it when I moved it initially. However, a couple weeks later it did it again. The main tub worked fine, but the high-speed spinner had 2 to 3 inches of standing water on it, preventing it from reaching it's required speed. Problem Fixed #1: What I finally found (by pulling the spinner tub off a little toward the right/front) was some sort of flap in the draining area under the tub, that acted as a valve. It was blocking the water as it came out of the Spinner. I took a wire and pushed on it slightly and the 'stuck' water drained out. Fixed #2: the instructions say that the unit needs at least a 4" clear below the tub. I found that's is not enough. So i went to the local Dollar store and bought 2 Step-stools (the stackable type) and I placed the washer on those with a rubber mat under the side closest to the drain. (I place the washer in my shower/tub for obvious reasons, but it has a draining sloop). That gives about 10 inches of clearance for the drain tube. Now it works perfect, it cleans clothes better than the washers in my buildings laundry. The Spinner dries the clothes about 90%, so I use the drier in the laundry room and can overload the drier and the clothes come out perfect. Conclusion: Even with figuring out my own fixes, this unit is surprisingly good. It cleans the clothes well and I'm saving $2 with every load! That's hard to beat!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023 by Remo Carbetta
Color: White & Grey
I wanted to use this a few months before writing a review and I love it just as much now as I did after the 1st wash! I chose not to hook it up to the inlets and just use it our shower hook up. I absolutely love this little washer! It has been worth every penny! No doubt ill be purchasing another if something happens to this one! I've washed everything you can think of without any issues! Ten out of ten! Capacity: way more than I thought looking at the machine. I prefer adding less for better agitation but it holds plenty! Spin cycle: crazy quick! G force speeds! No issues with leaking. The drain hose does discolor quickly, running bleach through a quick cycle does help with that! Easy to use, self explanatory. Great product! Highly suggest for Rvs and campers! It's light weight and easy to tote with handles on each side.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2026 by Amazon Customer
Color: White & Blue
Update: I have had this for a couple weeks now and figured out some "hacks" and tips. I place this in my tub and found no issue with that. I use our bathroom sponge to balance the machine and ease vibrations. I also went to my hardware store and bought a showerhead diverter, a 30-in 1/2" faucet supply hose, and a brass "barbed" adaptor. *Ensure these all connect in the store before purchase!* Sadly, 8 forgot the hose that came with the package, but I zip-tied it a couple times to get a decent seal. I always leave a little slack so any stray leaks don't get on the machine. Makes life easier just turning on the shower and filling/rinsing the machine this way. Cost of this was $30 but worth it! I am a 6'5" guy and I threw my back out filling the machine over and over. Plus, you can do a rinse and spin to get the suds out. With this machine, you must always think "less is more" and if it looks like enough, it's already too much. A decent load, to measure, is whatever can fit in the spin basket plus a one extra, light thing. When the wash cycle is going, you want to see a vortex... a whirlpool effect. If your clothes are floating and spinning at the top struggling to be washed, you've overloaded. Pull out items one by one until you get that whirlpool. You can spin and wash at the same time. The spinner drains regardless of the middle knob is set to drain, and if you overfill the wash tub it will drain whatever overflows. Plan this accordingly. Noise is compareble to an AC unit, and there are vibrations depending on where you place it and how level it is. I use a sponge balance and absorb some vibrations. Not fancy, but works. I reuse my hot water, topping off the wash tub each time. The water may look gross but it's fine as there's soap already in it. Dry cleaners reuse their chemical wash hundreds of times over and your clothes come out fine, plus you'll rinse it all. My whites come out whiter than the commercial washers too, so you're saving money and resources. I'm still very happy! *** Where do I start? Well, I have spent a good portion of the few weeks looking at portable washing solutions as my apartment does not have a washer set-up, and I got tired of using the public washers in my apartment community. All the coins needed, going back and forth, waiting for machines to open, ensuring I had enough quarters at the time, and the entire day had to be devoted to laundry more often than not. So, I shopped around, reading reviews and watching videos of different machines. This one stuck out as it's reasonably affordable and does a great job, according to reviews. I live in the Bay Area and this ships for Los Angeles, so I got it within a couple days (excluding a holiday and weekend). The box was in good shape and unclipped the ties. A whiff of "new plastic" and staring in awe, there it was, just as in the pictures. Unboxing was easy, unclip the ties and lift the top part off. A brand-new washer! I grabbed the instruction manual and flipped through it. As other have joked on here, it's in Engrish with such gems as "choke the dial" and "put staff not under." I tossed it aside because it's useless, most reviews give you the rundown. Here's mine, if you need it: Step 1: Place a splash of soap, no more than a heaping tablespoon's worth or the soap will take forever to rinse out. You don't need to measure, but just guess and be cautious. Step 2: Place clothing in machine, one item at a time. Sort your items keeping towels in one load, basics in another, denim in another, and so on. Fill the machine just over half full with basics. Towels and denim should be washed in smaller loads as they're heavier fabrics. Step 3: Ensure middle dial is set to "Normal" or "Soft" and fill with water. The "inlet hose" is useless out of the box as you need an adaptor that the manufacturer assumed you had. One end has a rubber gasket and the other end does not. The gasket end is the part that would go to an adaptor, the gasket-less end goes to the machine. Why? Because if you hook the gasket to the machine, it's harder than heck to get it off without nearly destroying the hose. During the inaugural load, I did not have an adaptor, so I filled the wash basin with a bucket. Fill just slightly over half-full, any more will splash out during the agitation cycle. Step 4: Check to see of the machine is plugged in. I forgot to do this and sat there confused. Turn the "Wash" dial to 15 minutes and the machine will hum to life. Let the machine do its thing and come back when it is done. It doesn't make any alarm when it's done, just so you know. Step 5: You may come back to, what I would describe as a burning smell. I was alarmed at first but nothing was wrong, it's "new motor smell." Turn the middle dial to drain and the water will come pouring out of the drain hose. There is no pump, so try to have the machine elevated or set in your bathtub. Step 6: Open the spinner basin and place a few items in, ensuring that it evenly loaded (about half of the wash load). Place the plastic insert in the bin on top of the laundry, close the lids. Is the middle dial still set to drain? Good. Leave it. Turn the "Spin" dial to 5. If you have the "inlet hose" hooked to an adaptor, this is where you can do a spin and rinse. If not, you can spin the suds out and wash again in clean water real fast, then repeat the spin. The machine will vibrate during the spin, and if it vibrates to a point where you think it is too much, stop the spin cycle and rearrange your items. Everything comes out damp, not wet. Like others have said: "About 90% dry." When putting away the machine, tilt it slightly toward the direction of the drainage hose to get the rest of the water out. I set the machine aside with the lids open as to prevent a musty smell in the future. I will say this: Don't overwhelm the machine. Do a couple washes and allow the machine to cool and rest for a couple hours, say, while your laundry is drying on a rack. If you overexert the machine, it will break. EEK! It's more for daily loads (every day or every other day) than for a single day of wash ("laundry day"). It's a great compact machine that gets your laundry as clean as most large washing machines. It takes a bit more effort on your part to tend to each load, but it's easier than running up and down flights of stairs, digging in the sofa for coins, and fighting over the next machine. I plan on finding a cart to place this on so I can store it easier, and find an adaptor that will fit the inlet hose. I will update this as time goes on. It's a really simple machine, gets the clothes clean, and I am saving some money from the get go compared to the few bucks it takes each wash in the laundromat.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016 by Michael
Color: White & Blue
5/21 Update, down from 4 stars. Sigh, the Assurant warranty plan won't 'kick' in as it's still under manufacturer's warranty. Guess who will not respond. 5/10 Still love the machine BUT guess what the motor has died (and after I just left an update barely a month ago. TSK TSK TSK). I turn it on and can hear the timer ticking away but it will not spin. Reached out to Assurant, as it is clearly beyond the 30-day window. The price has gone up since I purchased, but still within the insurance plan range. I fully expect them to let me simply order a replacement, but we shall see. If they don't I shall order another one and throw down with the insurance company. Like I said still love the machine, still think it's worth the money and deserves four stars, just go ahead and spend the extra $16 for the 3-year insurance plan. 4/7 Update: OMG, okay since I spent the first 8 months using with a garden hose I never realized what the purpose of the two intake areas was for. I naively thought you attached the hose to whichever side was closest to your faucet. Nope. The one on the washer side is to fill the tub, the one on the spinner side shoots water into there. This means that you can spin rinse. Thus cutting down on the number of times I have to spin thus decreasing the amount of time I spend doing laundry. It's ridiculous how excited this makes me. Original Review Below Okay, first my dryer died. No biggie, I'm a country girl you know I had two old fashioned accordion clothes hangers so we kept right on trucking. Then my washing machine died. SIGH! I'm not dedicated enough to wash in sink/tub. As significant other and I telecommute I guess we could go au natural, BUT my 6-year-old not really gonna be happy about that. The washer died at the end of July 2018, I ordered this on August 2nd and had it within a week. To be honest the shipping box was a hot mess. Dang thing was so busted and torn we couldn't even get it into the house in the box, but the washer itself was fine. Today is April 3, 2019, so we have been using this for 8 months. The directions are completely useless, not to mention so tiny who can read what is said, but set up is not complicated. Well, it wouldn't be IF the stupid intake hose had an adapter for the sink. That is VERY important for you to realize before you order this item. I had read enough reviews and seen some clever ideas on how to work around this that I was prepared. Not to mention this was not going inside our apartment but outside on the patio, where I used with a garden hose. We bought a weatherproof tarp and covered when not in use. We were living in CO at the time. This bad girl survived the winter in the snow, rain, etc. We have since moved to N.C. and putting her outside no longer an option; fortunately the new apartment has two full baths so we can use in the front bathroom tub no problem. This, of course, meant I needed to use the intake hose or a bucket to fill her up. Yeah, I did about 5 loads using the bucket method, and while it was nice to be able to use hot water as opposed to only cold with the garden hose, my back was not amused. So here is what I did. I purchased (all items off of Amazon) a shower converter, Blue Monster Pipe Sealant tape, a plastic flex hose connector, and oh yeah I already had duct tape. I removed the shower head, slid on the converter (I wrapped some monster tape to help with any leaking, but as the shower is never used in this bathroom, the 6-year-old- takes a bath, I don't mind if a bit of water drips when in use) connected the flex hose to the converter, used a pair of scissors to cut off the metal nut/bolt (I'm not a handy person I have no idea what it's really called) on the other end and then simply slid the connector hose about 6 inches into the intake hose. Wrapped some more monster tape (sorry forgot to take a photo of that) then covered that tape with the duct tape. Voila, I can now use the shower to fill up the washing machine. Please note that while in the photos the machine is NOT in the tub, I do put it into the tub when in use. Mainly because otherwise gravity will not drain it into the tub, the exit/drainage hose rises at too high of an angle, thus requiring that I drain into a bucket. Well hello, I'm trying to avoid buckets. I can pretty easily lift the empty washer in and out of the tub for usage. THAT being said, let's talk about this baby. Significant other and I are not tiny people. He's 6 foot and about 230 lbs, I'm 5'7 and about 295 lbs. I say this so that you can get an idea of how big our clothes are and how much this will do in a load. The Typhoon, aka 6-year-old normal skinny kid. If I'm doing his clothes I can wash a week of colours in one load. He typically wears a shirt, pants and two pair of boxers (one to sleep a fresh pair to start the day) a day. The machine can handle that in one load easy peasy. If I'm doing S.O. and my laundry, well that is a bit different. Typically I can do about 5 of our shirts (think t-shirt) 2 pairs of either his or my shorts per load. If long pants are involved it depends. I mainly wear leggings so I can usually do 3 shirts and 3 leggings at a time. His pants are more like track pants and I can usually do 3 shirts and 2 pants. If jeans are involved I only do 1 pair of his jeans with 3 shirts. One thing I really like is this has a soft (in my head gentle) setting. I use that for all my underwire bras and knickers. Again I'm a big gal so the unmentionables tend to be washed as their own load. My bras are a 44/46 DD with underwire. I can usually do 3 or 4 with 5 to 6 knickers in a load. I do put them in mesh bags, but I'd do that in a traditional washer. If I'm not washing bras I can throw in S.O. boxer briefs from the week with all my knickers in one load. All of these I use the large load water line setting (FYI it's on the inside of the washer to back right. There is an S line, M line, and L line). I have washed two bath sheets and three wash clothes as a load; 1 bath towel with about 7 dish towels as a load; and I typically take everyone's socks for the week and wash them as their own load. I have also washed as a load a twin fitted sheet and a twin thin fleece blanket as a load. Our bed is a queen and I can wash the fitted sheet with two pillowcases and the flat sheet with the other two pillowcases as a load. I don't really measure the amount of liquid detergent I use, I'd guess maybe a quarter of the laundry cap. Fabric softener depending on items anywhere from a quarter to 1/2 a cap. I personally put the laundry detergent and fabric softener in first, start the water running to activate them and then put the clothes. I make sure all the clothes are wet before starting the machine. I just think it doesn't make the machine work as hard to get the cycle going if everything is already wet. If you do NOT see a whirlpool suction in the middle when it is churning, you have overloaded and you need to remove some items. I typically wash for 15 minutes. Drain. Spin. You will need to do at least two spin dry cycles (sometimes three depending on the size of clothing). I then toss everything back into the washer and fill it up again with water to rinse. Why do I spin in between cycles you may ask. I personally found if I didn't then the detergent and fabric softener weren't rinsing out as well as I liked, by spinning them before the rinse it sort helps jump-start that process. I typically spin for about 90 seconds or until I no longer see water draining. Please note that you can fill up the washer machine as you are spinning clothes, this helps speed up the process. For the rinse, I typically do for 9 minutes. If I am busy doing something else I'll do for 15 minutes just for the heck of it but I find 9 works well for me. I thin spin them dry again, the same process about 90 seconds per batch, until no more water is being wrung from them. Then hang them up on my handy dandy accordion clothes dryer. In CO I would just leave outside to dry until I had time to fold and put away so never really noticed how long it took to dry. Here in N.C. since they are inside I turn my fan on them as they are drying and typically I'd say anywhere from 30 - 90 minutes (again depending on what was washed) they are dry. Plus since the fan is blowing on them, the fresh smell from the fabric softener is dispersed throughout my house, you'd swear I had been cleaning as well as doing laundry. We love the money we save on electricity by not using a traditional washer and dryer. To be fair both S.O. and I have white collared jobs so it's not like the washer is being asked to do serious cleaning for someone who does hard manual labor. But the Typhoon has rolled around in some serious mud puddles and this thing has cleaned his clothes INCLUDING his tennis shoes with no issue. I am very pleased when I see the dirty water drain out, I know that the clothes are getting clean. OH!!! Please note you will need a lint brush. You never realize how much lint a traditional dryer removes from your clothes until you no longer have one. I have two cats so all my clothes tend to be covered in cat hair to boot. I've tried some of the gadgets I've seen for portable washers to eliminate the lint, but have yet to find anything satisfactory. For quilts and heavier blankets we just take those to the complex's laundry room and wash there. That's about the only real drawback, but not enough to make me regret the purchase. The machine itself is simple enough to use, even Typhoon has done some of his own laundry. I liked it so much that in January I bought one for my mother, who had failed to tell me that she had been doing her laundry by hand for months or paying to have someone do at her local laundry mat. I had a video of both Typhoon and me doing laundry but I couldn't get the video off the phone to upload on the website. Shoot. Now since I love it so much you may wonder why not 5 stars. I docked a star for the HORRIBLE intake hose that will not fit any US sink that I have ever encounter. It would have been nice in the description for them to mention that if you wanted to use a faucet you would need to make some additional purchases. That just annoyed me, but now hopefully, if you have read all of this then you know what else you will need. In total with all the additional parts I paid less than $130 price a traditional washer and dryer and that price right there is golden. I am a Prime Member so I did not pay to ship on anything I ordered. I was a bit nervous about it breaking so to be safe I did purchase the 3-year appliance protection plan, haven't had to use it and hopefully won't need to, but I didn't want something to go kerplunk after the 30-day return window closed. Nor did I want the seller to disappear. This way my mind was at ease. It's been 8 months and I'm happy as can be.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2019 by Rhenish
Color: White & Blue
I have wanted one ever since I got my first apartment without a washing machine, now my life is complete and I no longer have to hang with the weirdos at the laundry mat while handling my undies in public. It's perfect! It took some maneuvering to find the easiest way to make it work in the apartment but I eventually found some things that I think the average user living in an apartment would find helpful. 1 - In an apartment; set it up right next to the bathtub. Hauling water is no fun. At first I thought a 5 gallon bucket would be sufficient but as a 5'1" 100lb girl, it was not. To do this you are going to need to find something to set it on that makes it higher than the bathtub to allow the gravity drain to work properly. I got lucky and found one next to my dumpster (seems like every time I pray to the dumpster god he provides) but my original plan was to go to the Habitat for Humanity Restore (if you have one in your area) or look on Craigslist, you can get an old kitchen wall cabinet that's almost the same height as the bathtub. The cabinet adds more useable space under the machine for storing items like the detergent and toilet paper. PRO TIP: save the foam from the packaging to place under the washer to keep it from bouncing around. Don’t forget the drain hose can be moved from one side to the other as well, just look on the back of the machine you’ll see. 2 – If you are following my advice, you have it right next to the bathtub so don't bother with the plumbing. Like everyone here says, the included hose is short and it won’t fit anything American and chances are whatever water source you hook it up to, you will also need it for something else. If you plan on still being able to wash your hands or take showers and you have a washing machine hose in the way you will constantly have to hook up and unhook it. It’s a pain and there is a much easier way to do it. If you have an extendable shower head, use that instead. If not, it's an easy upgrade and you can get one for less than 10 bucks. But why not go ahead and spoil yourself and get one with multiple settings for your personal showers. Kill two birds with one stone and get a massage in the process! You need a hose that will reach it, so 5' minimum if yours is set on the opposite side of the tub from the showerhead. (Mine was) This is probable because the plumbing is usually all in the same wall so therefore your toilet will also be on the same wall. 5’ is standard for most shower heads, but be weary, I came across a few online that were shorter (non-American) so pay attention when you are shopping. I got mine for $19.99 with 5 settings. It was as easy as unscrewing the old one, adding some plumbers tape and screwing the new one in. My roommate thought I was a home construction wizard… ;) 3 - ONLY FILL 3/4 FULL WITH CLOTHING! The washer works great if you don't overload it. The ratio should be about 3/4 clothes - 1 water. If you have something heavier like jeans in there keep an eye on it and make sure it’s able to spin. I have had to pull heavier items out a few times, or go in and separate things that have knotted together and become too heavy. Examp: my bra can get tied to a sweater and it becomes a ball of sopping wet heavy clothing that’s hard to separate. After a while you’ll get a feel for what not to mix and how heavy is too heavy to spin. 4 - USE LESS DETERGENT! In a regular washer you wouldn't see the amount of soap that gets left in your clothing but now you will. 1. The washer is smaller so you need less, 2. You probably already needed less than you were using. I barely add any now. If you have soap residue left in your clothing your clothes will be stiff because you’re not going to tumble dry these in a dryer to soften them up. See number 7. 5 - USE VINEGAR. I know it seems like it would be smelly, but it’s not it washes right out if you don’t use too much. If you don't have a dryer, lint is harder to get out of clothing. Vinegar separates the lint, hair, etc. from the clothing. You'll notice more lint in the trap after using vinegar in your load. And don't forget to keep that trap clean! 6 - Winter use drying - It would be lovely to be able to place this outside to dry, but either you don't have an outside or the weather prevents it. So set up a space with full circulation to get the fastest dry. Hang pants from the bottom (see pic). It dry’s much faster, also spin that extra minute. I’ve noticed if I spin about a minute more than what’s necessary to get most of the water out dry time is decreased by about a full day. Usually you can remove some of the lighter items from your dry rack in about 6 hours to give the heavier items more air space. With this method I am able to get clothes fully dry within 24 hours. 7 - This one is counterintuitive because I’m going to tell you the opposite of what everyone else is going to tell you. Wash cold/rinse hot or warm. I usually do it like this: 1st wash cold with detergent, 2nd wash is a rinse with vinegar to remove cat hair and lint and break down the rest of the detergent, 3rd wash hot with a small amount of fabric softener and some essential oils for the smell good just washed feeling. Here is why. The last wash leaves the clothes warm/hot and they dry faster and warm water softens the material and it doesn't leave them stiff. You can do all hot washes but your electric bill will go up. This took some trial and error and my clothes were very stiff the first month of using this. Finishing it in hot water and using vinegar made all the difference! After the clothes are dry just whip them out to get the last of the stiffness out, like snapping a towel at a bare butt, you know what I mean... It’s how I compensate for not having a dryer to tumble them in. I thought I was going to have to live without fluffy towels from here on out but using this method got my towels fluffy again! I’ve included a pic of how much dirty water is coming out of clothes to prove how clean my laundry is getting. Hope this helps!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020 by Portlaska
Color: White & Blue
Terrific little machine!! Effectively washes and spins saving $$$$ on utility bills. Takes approx 4.5 L per full wash (ie seven cotton dresses) ~12 minutes, but I cycle one more time for extra rinse ~6 mins before putting in spin cycle…not needed just my thing. If too full w water will leak from top as water swirls (had small load, filled more water than needed), but with use will adjust water level accordingly ie follow instructions lol! Can fill tub directly or use inlet line. Drains adequately, currently using outdoors where slips easily on pvc pipe. Keep out of sunlight. Would suggest antimicrobial solution rinse afterwards (kind used in mistifiers/vaporizers)…again personal thing. Caution use very, very, very little soap, dab on pinky. Do need to transfer from washer to spinner, do not consider an issue or that time consuming. Nothing disappointing about this nifty little washer.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2026 by Rosy