Giantex GX24977-PE, Mini Washer and Spinner Combo, 5.5lbs, Semi-automatic Compact Laundry Apartment Dorm RV Portable Washing Machine, 5.5 LBS Capacity

Ok the facts first, got this little machine 5 days ago and love it. Description was great, got what I was expecting. Have done numerous loads of all types and have a pretty good idea of the dos and don'ts. First thing, this is a mini washer, don't expect to come home and do 2 full loads of laundry. I am a single male, and this machine will wash about 90 per cent of my laundry. Don't expect to get your comforter, really large heavy towels, thick blankets and similar items in it. A pair of jeans and t shirt is a load. 3 t shirts 3 pair of socks, and several under wear makes a load. Does not sound like much but there is good news. The wash timer goes up to 15 minutes, most of the things I wash come out clean with a 3 to 6 minute wash. Next, you don't need to buy bargain detergent again, go for the good stuff. If you wash clothes that aren't filthy dirty about a tablespoon of detergent is all you will need, remember this is a mini. Saw a video of a couple doing a video of there first load, when they added the detergent they added a full measure and then added a little more. It took them forever to get the suds rinsed out, they couldn't believe it was so difficult to do a load of laundry. Next the spin dryer, it is smaller than washer. Also it is Not a dryer. However you will be pleasantly surprised by how dry things come out. The spinner really does a great job. Yesterday tried a really light weight fleece throw, washer handled it fine, but when wash and rinse were done it was really heavy. I was concerned about about how much it weighed, so I let it hang in tub for about 10 minutes to drain off some of the water. Put it in the spin dryer for 2 minutes and took it out and was nearly dry. I just laid it out on comforter on bed and in checked about half hour later and it was dry. About were to put your washer. I live in a small apartment with a small bath. It fits between tub and toilet. you need three things to use this electric, water to wash and rinse, and a way to drain. This is not automatic you have to work a little, finding a good location cuts down on the time you spend. Since mine is next to tub I use my hand held shower to fill, you could also use a small bucket. There is a water inlet with a supplied hose which is pretty much useless. Lastly you need to drain, it drains by gravity so you will not be able leave it on the floor. I still haven't got mine completely worked out yet, can drain about half in to tub and have to finish in a plastic dish pan on floor. This little machine is pretty powerful and needs to be on a sturdy stable base. Also if loaded properly it is very quite, be careful on spin side if its loaded off balance it will shake really bad. Even if you load it correctly for a few seconds when it starts it's best to hold on to machine. There is also a plastic disc in the spinner, before putting clothes in take it out and put on top of clothes and press down. Hope this helps out, just don't overload.

Note: I've submitted a refund/return request and may have them send another unit. I'll update this review if I do the latter.I bought this unit after conducting a bunch of reviews. Apartment living sucks if you don't have your own washer and dryer, so I figured this thing would save me some money.The washer in this unit works great. It does the same work I'd do by handwashing. The cycle for "Normal" seems to do the job well without being overly harsh on the clothes, a bonus for anyone who is tired of their everyday clothes getting holes from industrial washers. It takes a little time if you don't have a faucet hookup, but you'd probably take the same time doing it all by hand anyway. If I had only purchased the washer portion, this would probably be a 4 or 5 star review. Alas...The dryer immediately crapped out. First load of laundry. At first, it ran fine for the first half of a load. When I started on the second half, it wouldn't run. I figured maybe the clothes were too heavy, since some of them were really absorbent, but then the thing started smoking (some kind of electric smoke -- clear and semi-odorous, but definitely the "burn your throat" variety). It kept smoking when I stopped it.Again, if I were only buying the washer, I'd probably be a happy camper. But the spin dryer died on the first go and spewed some electric smoke garbage on top of it, which I assume is terrible for anyone to breathe. If you're in an apartment, it's not like you have much ventilation, so this could have been worse if I hadn't sat there watching it on the first round just to make sure I was doing everything right.It's a really great idea, and all the video reviews I've seen on YouTube have given units like this some kind words. But I'm not at all happy by how quickly it went from "this might do the trick" to "OMG is my apartment gonna burn down and start the Apocalypse"...