Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We went from living on a third-floor apartment with laundry in the basement and across the building to a small duplex with free laundry. Unfortunately for us, the machines look like they are from the 1970s and have rust on all the lint wires, etc. So we ended up getting this machine for some smaller loads. To be honest, I don't know how long it will last, but when it works, it works great! Our first load was a disaster, the directions are awful and we actually appear to have put more water in than needed because water was leaking out the top sides of the bin. We contacted customer service who wanted us to mail it back! Right, because anyone is really going to pay a crap load of money out of their own pocket to return something this size! No way. We decided to give it another try or two. The second time I put less water in and thank goodness the leaking stopped. It's a fine balance with this machine, finding the right amount of clothing/water to put in. It does work better than I imagined it would, and we've been able to do good size loads. If it lasts, it will be well worth the 100.00 we paid. If it mucks up in the next few weeks then we're better off at the laundry mat... This is a manual drain machine so it isn't easy. You may be dumping buckets of water down the tub drain like I am but for us it's worth it knowing we are washing our clothing in a machine that isn't 50 years old and only has our stuff in it! Okay, since the directions are awful, I'll give you a quick rundown of what they say to do here: 1) Make sure spin dial is on soft or normal 2) put in detergent 3) Fill tub with water 4) add clothes 5) Close lid and turn time dial on for however long you want to wash them for 6) When load is done, turn dial to drain and drain water out of washer 7) Place clothing in spin dry machine and spin dry them for however long you'd like 8) Turn dial back to soft/normal 9) Fill tub in washer again with water (NO detergent) 10) Place clothing from spin dryer back in washing tub w/fresh water 11) Close lid and turn dial on for however long you want to rinse-wash your clothes 12) When done, drain 13) Place clothing in spin dryer and spin dry This is how I do it: 1) Make sure spin dial is on soft or normal 2) put in detergent 3) Fill tub with water 4) add clothes 5) Close lid and turn time dial on for however long you want to wash them for 6) When load is done, turn dial to drain and drain water out of washer 7) Fill tub in washer again with water (NO detergent, but keep your wet clothing in) 8) Close lid and turn dial on for however long you want to rinse-wash your clothes 9) When done, drain 12) Place clothing in spin dryer and spin dry