COSTWAY Portable Mini Washing Machine with Spin Dryer, Washing Capacity 5.5lbs, Electric Compact Machines Durable Design Energy Saving, Rotary Controller, Laundry Washer for Home Apartment RV, Blue

I've had this about a month and I use it all the time. I live in a small apartment and can't get to the laundromat every day to wash my work uniform, so this is perfect. It's not as loud as I was expecting based on the other comments, but it does shake and wants to rotate the entire machine when in the spin cycle, but that can be avoided by either holding it down with your hand or placing it in the styrofoam base that it ships in. The tube for filling it with water that comes with it doesn't fit on any faucet in my apartment (it's small and made of inflexible plastic), but seeing as how I place it in the tub anyways, my regular showerhead hose works just fine. I would do what others have said here and only add a little detergent (like, half a Tide pod, not a whole one), otherwise you'll have to rinse way too many times.The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have a lint trap, and when you take your (clean) clothes out, they still have hair and schmutz all over them, requiring either a lint roller after drying or some of those little velcro-covered ping pong balls (they sell on eBay for like a dollar or two, just search "laundry balls") to be thrown in with the clothes during washing to collect the fuzz.I did have a small issue when I first set it up. I plugged it in and turned the dial and heard a noise, but nothing else happened. I emailed the company and the emailed back the next day asking me to send a video so they could see what was happening. Turns out, I just needed to reset my outlet, but I was impressed at the quick response from the company and their willingness to help.Overall, well worth the money and I HIGHLY recommend it.UPDATE: I've had this for several months now and used it many times. The only issue I have with it is that the cord isn't long enough to reach my bathroom outlet (which really isn't far from my tub, so it's a pretty short cord), meaning that I have to use an extension cord with a converter in order to get it to reach, and because I'm using an extension cord with a converter, to outlet trips every couple minutes, meaning I have to keep going into the bathroom repeatedly to reset the outlet and start the machine again. Super annoying when you're trying to do other things while your clothes are washing. But, not a dealbreaker.Other than that, it works great and clothes come out clean and smelling good. Still wish it had a lint trap, but those little velcro laundry balls work well enough for that. Still a great product and I don't regret spending the money on it at all. Highly recommend!

I purchased the blue model with the spin function. I really wanted to love this product but it proved short-lived and ultimately unreliable. Costway seems a reputable company and has assured me I will be getting a full refund. I purchased this to do small loads of delicate hand washables I was washing regularly in a sink. Mostly underwear, socks, thin linen short sleeve shirts, and very lightweight linen pants. I never even used the spin cycle once as these items were so lightweight I could wring them out by hand and hang them to dry! The directions were followed explicitly, including weighing of the laundry to assure it would not overload the machine. When it work it was marvellous and the clothes were cleaned very well. Unfortunately, my experience was not to remain positive. I washed about 10 small loads in the course of under 1 month. That was all the machine could muster and it refused to run ever since. The timer would continue to tick and some noises seem to come from the motor but no movement, nothing. Costway initially expected me to open up the machine to check for some kind of belt. I refused to do this; I did however look under the machine and I could see a black belt inside that seemed to be intact and told them so. I have since received an email saying to expect a full refund. So while I give Costway very high marks for doing the right thing, I can't give anything more than one star for a machine that only lasts for 10 washes. In fact I would probably give zero stars if I could. However, if you are curious to try the machine, Costway seems a reliable company and you may be fortunate enough to get one that has no defects. Good luck!

I bought this for my Wife. Here is her review.For the common sense person, with a sense of humor.I wanted a small counter top washer, I just can’t spend an hour hand washing masks or soaking stained cloths any more. Too much damage to the skin on my hands.To start with, if you think you can wash a pair of jeans or heavy fabric pants, in it. Think again. You will get a pair of very wet, soap filled pants. HOWEVER, it is AWESOME those small things that you don’t want to run a full-size washer for or don’t have one and just need to clean some light weight items.Second, the fill and drain hoses: Well, frankly they could spend the same amount of money on a stretch nozzled hose that would actually fit ANY spigot. Both are short, the drain hose 12inches? Too Short to place on the floor and still be attached to a water input nozzle or a drain. Per the directions for use, you are supposed to place on floor… Seriously?? who has a drain or 5-gallon bucket that is only 4inches or less to the floor, because the drain hose is exactly that far from the bottom of the machine. Not sure that was exactly well thought out. Thank goodness I was using this on my kitchen counter. If your setting it up in a walk-in shower or bathtub, your golden.With that little negative out of the way, I did have a GREAT time reading the Directions to my husband. Written in another Language, someone had the HOT idea of using Google Translator instead of a REAL English as a first language person to translate it. It is actually entertaining enough to purchase this machine just to read it. Bonus PurchaseSo, I did set it up on my kitchen counter. Luckily its very Level. It can and does take a little walk during the wash and spin. I just put a kitchen towel under it, eliminating the sky diving attempts.If you have been hand washing specific items prior to using this machine, my suggestion is to NOT add any soap to the load till after it starts the agitation. I was slightly mortified by ALL the suds. Took 2 rinses to get it out.Fill Wash /Rinse swap. I just used my faucet hose from the sink to fill. Drained out fast.I only filled to the minimum line, for items and water. It was very quiet for the amount of vigorous washing it does. Again, it does wiggle walk, so if you are placing on counter instead of floor, take “Sky diving” prevention measures.The spin basket works well, you do need to wring or squeeze your items before putting them in, or else you will be spinning forever. Also, you really do need to use the small basket lid provided. Your items will fly out of it if you don’t, and this could potentially break/shorten the life of the machine. Yes, I really did it. Mostly because the directions… Things do get lost in Google translation……I happened to standing right there when it happened.Cool Feature – During the wash or spin mode, if you lift the lid all the way up, it stops. However, the timer doesn’t… Be Alert.If you do not want to wring out cloths before spinning them, this is not the machine for you.While some of the functions could be just a little more refined. This was a great buy at a reasonable price, for what we needed. I am glad I did my research.