PORTABLE 230V MINI 3KG WASHING MACHINE FOR FLATS HOME SMALL KITCHEN WITH SPIN DRYER

Good Points 1. Takes a double duvet cover or a large bath towel easily.2. Nice and quiet.3. Small and portable...has carrying handles.4. Does a much better job than hand washing.5. Easy to fill with hot water.6. Nice hose for letting water out but it is very flimsy.7. Price...great value.Bad Points 1. Plastic housing smells like bad fish when in use...must be the hot water releasing the smell from the plastic.2. Hose supplied to fill washer was worse than useless...far too small to fit on my tap...I just wedge it under the tap and fill directly.3. Spin dryer container is so small it is worthless unless you want to spin a sock at a time...I have a spin dryer so not a problem.All in all it is a great washer if you live in a small flat and don't want a plumbed in machine.

I bought this for my flat with having no space for a regular sized washer, it sits nicely on the worktop, I followed all the instructions, the wash went well, drained quickly and easily into the sink via a drop down tube, refilled for rinse, that went ok, drained OK, put the small rubber basket in with a few small items for the spin, set to 3 mins on timer and it started to spin dry, I went into the living room and had to quickly return as I could smell smoke, which was coming from the machine, it had quickly filled the kitchen with smoke, I switched off immediately and unplugged it, after the smoke had cleared I had a look at the machine but couldn't see how it could have had any problems, it just doesn't seem to have the power for a spin dry, I have sent it back and got a refund, I wouldn't recommend this as it is dangerous and could have had been life threatening and set the flat on fire, avoid at all costs! Had to give one star to complete review was going for no stars!

I use this to wash the animals bedding in, to keep hairs out of main washer. It works well for this, I can put bleach and disinfectant in without worrying any will be left over. Other people have stated that it is great for students, which it is, but when my 22 year old daughter saw it her comments were 'oh, that's too much messing about!'. To fill this up you can use the plastic pipe fitted onto your tap or just pour a bowl of water in (basket needs to be out for washing mode) add your detergent and washing, turn the left had knob to wash and set the timer, 15 mins, with the right knob and let it do its bit. Remember, the timer will still be working even if you have forgot to switch the electric on but the washer won't be moving. You could probably leave this stood on the worktop while in washing mode but definitely not in spin mode. When the wash cycle has finished you need to unhook the pipe from the side of washer and let the water drain away, so if it is stood on the floor you will need to lift it onto the side of the sink, so don't overfill with water as it will get a bit heavy! You then need to refill with water to rinse your washing, repeat wash cycle and empty again. After this, if you want to spin your washing you will need to put your wet washing into the basket and click it back into the washer. At this point I usually squeeze excess water off before putting them into the basket with the plastic lid on. You will now have to change the left had knob onto spin mode and set timer again - this is when your washer will start dancing all over the kitchen. You will probably need to empty the water and spin again to get best results, although if you want them spun well you will need to work at it, mine usually come out about the same as being hand wrung. It works for me and it is better than hand washing but, it is not a put your washing in and come back a hour later type of washer and I'm still trying to figure out how the wire and plug wraps back away without it having a baggy lead!

Great but too heavy for elderly lady

I live in a small flat on my own and didn't want to spend money on a big power hungry washing machine so I opted for this just to see how t went. And after around 8 weeks of use I can say its the best £50 I ever spent. No longer have to rely on the laundry of mum. As others have stated the spin cycle is abit dodgy so I would recommend a separate dryer or spinner. I am currently relying on arm power and warm natural air. I used the spinner once it kinda did an ok job but over heated so it wouldn't power on for around 30 mins. But as far as washing goes its 100% better than hand washing alone.Highly recommend if you have similar needs to me.

So I have used it for nearly a year now and once you learn all the tricks, it works great.Here are the things I've learned:1. Buy a new hose as the one included is plastic and comes apart when filling it with hot water.There are plenty of metal ones here on amazon.2. Buy washing nets to wash everything in it, not just lingerie or delicate things. The way the spin works it ill rangle everything up and stuff comes out frayed and pulled.3. Do bra clasps, zips and buttons up. Otherwise it will catch on other things, making holes.4. Do not use a powdered washing detergent as it foams up like crazy, liquid is better and only about 1/3 of what you would normally add to a standard machine5.run one 15 minutes cycle to wash then run 3-4 6 minutes cycles to rinse. That way it gives it a good wash and rinse. Change water every rinse cycle.6. Spinning- even though you can spin bout 2-3 things at once i recommend only about a 1 kg of wet clothes at max and flatten it so it covers all of tge bottom of the spinning drum, othereise the centrifugal spin will jake your jachine fly away.7. Machine will shut off during spinning, not sure why, but I guess the motor can handle it.8. If you can invest in a small spin dryer. Much better than this.I use it twice a week to wash clothes only and towels, bedding goes into a big machine.Overall I'm happy with it as it's not bad considering the price.