Works well for very small loads (rough estimate = 4 to 5 t-shirts, or maybe, say, 8 or 9 boxer shorts, or 8 or 9 kitchen towels).
Good for undergarments, socks.
This is how the machine works:
There are two hoses included you MUST use: water supply hose and drain hose. Water supply hose connects to faucet and drain hose can be draped over, say, a sink or bathtub.
1. Connect the water inlet hose to the water faucet.
2. Turn on the water faucet
3. Plug in the power cord
4. Put clothes into the washer
5. Put detergent in
6. Press the "On" button
7. Close the lid
8. Choose a mode and press the "Start/Pause" button. Modes are: Fully auto, Washing, Rinse and Soak Wash.
9. Let the washer do its thing (faucet is on during the whole time), time varies depending on the mode you select.
10. Remove your clothes, put the "water catcher" in place (it is a light dish that can be put on top of the washer) and wring out your clothes over it to prevent water from spilling everywhere. You don't really need to use the water catcher.
11. Hang your clothes to dry.
More on the water supply hose:
I was really disappointed at first, because I thought the hose didn't connect to my faucet (my faucet has a smooth ring around it, rather than one with ridges that you can screw the hose onto). Then I realized the smooth ring could come off, and beneath it was the standard ridged one. Yay! Anyways, an adapter is provided with the washing machine just in case you have a different kind of faucet.
More on the washer modes:
For the Fully auto mode, the machine goes through a Wash first. The churning of the water was quite powerful for such a little machine (rather impressive). Then the water drains (and goes out the drain hose). Afterwards, more water is spurted into the tub to fill it up and there's more churning (this is the First Rinse). Water drains out and more water is squirted in to fill the tub and the churning starts up again(the Second Rinse). This is followed by a Third rinse. Total time (~35 minutes). You can choose to just do a simple Rinse. Or you can do a Soak Wash, where your clothes soak for a bit before a Rinse begins. These take less time. You can press Pause and select a different cycle, or decide to add another Rinse. Anyways, you get the gist.
Some minor negatives: 1) The churning and spurting of water can be noisy-I personally don't mind. 2) Sometimes I found that after a couple rinses, there is still some soapiness on the clothes. So instead of wringing out the clothes on the water catcher, I run the clothes under some water in the bathtub right before wringing them.
I bought this washer b/c in my apartment-style dorm, the washing machines are in a separate building. Having this washer wash underwear and socks prolongs the time before I have to trudge outside in the snowy winter to do the bulk of the laundry. Call me lazy, but I found this machine to be VERY handy. Although I have to wring the clothes dry, at least I don't have to do the washing -- this helps esp. if you have some skin problems (e.g. when hands are exposed to water for long times) or repetitive strain injury (I used to have this problem -- it goes away but can flare up again)
Overall, a small, kindof cute, and very well-designed contraption. Great for dorm, but only as a "supplementary" washer.
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