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 have used this every day for 30 days and I love it! I live in an apartment without washer hookups. I do not use the water supply hose for two reasons, it's short and has an odd attachment that will not work with my faucet. I set mine up in the bathroom. I fill it with a handheld shower which works great. It gets my clothes spotless, even white socks. The spin basket is small but mighty. I can wash 2 pants, 2 shirts and small items in 1 load. I wash queen size sheets one piece at a time. You can keep resetting wash cycle if not clean enough but 10 minutes wash and 10 minutes rinse has been enough. Very simple to use and spinning stops if you open the lid. I set mine on top of a milk crate, to allow air flow to the bottom, which is high enough to put the drain hose in the shower which makes draining quick and easy. I bought some one inch lint balls to get the hair and lint off the clothes. Just throw them in the washer.

Immidately noticed pros, very small and easily fits on countertop, and is very easy to store. Cons immidately noticed after first use and all following uses, takes just as much water as other mini washers that I've used in the past and can only wash half the amount of cloths with more time. The spin cycle is nowhere near fast enough, all the cloths come out still dripping wet (literally) after just one spin cycle, most cloths need to be spun for about 15 minutes which is why it takes much longer than other mini washers on Amazon. The removable basket for spinning the cloths is always being flung out of place even when the clothes are in evenly causing damage to the basket with every use. Update 8-12-18 I don't know what happened to it but when it's tumbling the clothes around in water, the thing hardly moves the cloths. They just move by about 10° in one direction before it agitates in the other direction for again 10°. The cloths still spin just as *not* well despite the lack of agitation. Update 3-8-19 Wound up throwing away the washer several months ago and purchased another one of the mini washers that I had prior to this one. In sheer retrospect, this was a terrible purchase simply because it did not clean the clothes. It just would not ever clean them adquately and it would also never spin them adquately. I had to throw away numerous articles of clothing due to mold and mildew and similar problems from this machine essentially just getting them wet and leaving them wet. I prefer to hang dry my cloths but even *if* you were to put the cloths into a dryer one load of this washer would take several cycles just to be able to hang dry. I know this because I literally did that. And the thing is so small you can hardly wash two shirts at a time! Just put that into perspective with taking so long to dry in a dryers. It's too small and too low quality to possibly be worth the money to purchase this item.

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 Purchase So, 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.

I got this on a whim for an RV that I don't actually own yet but I wanted to practice being off-grid. Some solar panels, camping gear, and this washer later, reality hit that it's just not going to happen any time soon. I had practiced doing laundry with this washer a few times but then tucked it away in my closet and nearly forgot it. Then my real washing machine broke... on a weekend... when everyone in the house needed to do laundry and one of them was sick and one had just returned from travel with extra laundry! The parts to fix the machine had to be ordered, so we were just without a washer until I remembered this little machine. I will say it is a real pain doing a whole family's laundry only 1 outfit at a time (I'm exaggerating a bit, but it is taking a really long time). But it's working. Here's how I use the machine: I set it in the (empty) bathtub. Be very careful, of course because of water and electricity and all that. The bathtub had a slight slope to the drain and I run an extension cord and loop it over the bathroom door so it keeps the cord up. To fill, just put in the clothes, a LITTLE BIT of detergent, and put it under the faucet to fill with water. I never use the inlet hose. Set it for 10 minutes. Come back and put the side hose down into the tub drain to empty water. Fill under the faucet with clean water for the rinse and set another 10 minutes. Empty out hose directly into tub drain again. Then it gets tedious but you get used to it. Not all the wet clothes fit in the spin basket, so I get a bucket to put the sopping wet clothes in and just put about half of it in the spin basket. Make sure the spin basket snaps in place and put the round plastic disc over top. Set for about 3 to 5 minutes on spin but honestly I just watch how much water is trickling out of the hose and down the tub drain until it seems like there's really not any water coming out anymore; then I just go ahead and turn off the timer even if it hasn't been 3 to 5 minutes yet. The spin does fine considering how small this unit is. The spin isn't a dryer; it's just like the spin on a regular machine but weaker because this is a small plastic machine. Clothes come out rung out enough that I could air dry them. I have a few pieces I always air dry anyway and I found that with this washer it just takes a little longer to finish air drying but it's still a reasonable timeframe. It's not like the clothes are dripping puddles on the floor or anything; they are just still a bit damper than coming out of a regular machine. My favorite detergent to use in this is called Rockin Green. It's a good detergent anyway, but I think I prefer it in this tiny machine because it doesn't suds much -and therefore doesn't take multiple rinses to get all the soap out - yet still does a good job at cleaning. Clothes come out smelling, feeling, and looking clean. So glad I had this sitting in a closet already when we found ourselves without a regular washer suddenly. Would definitely recommend this for anyone concerned being prepared for the unexpected, but also for people without a ton of laundry, or living in a small space. When I expected to use this machine off grid, I'd researched the power consumption, it's about 170 watts, so with a 200Wh solar 'generator,' I could run this thing for about an hour, which should be plenty for 2 loads. The biggest challenge for using this off grid would be having enough fresh water (and a place to drain the gray water). Hope this helps someone.

Arrived a few days earlier than expected. Started using it right away, with no problems. The next day, after 1 spin cycle it would not turn again. I couldn't figure out what was wrong so I contacted customer service. I received response fairly quickly. And we reached a compromise. Besides that the washer worked well, clothes were clean. I'd recommend getting a seperate spinner. This spin cycle works, just not as well or fast as a seperate machine. My daughter's clothes (6 years old- light items) took a couple of hours to try. I used a fan, due to poor ventilation in bathroom. Update 7/29/20 Turns out the belt had fallen off and so nothing would spin. Easy fix right? Yeah, well then bc I had taken the bottom off of course things were not put together in perfect place. So water would leak from the bottom despite the drain hose being upright. After another use or two I also came to realize the motor was no longer up to par. Clothes no longer agitate, it's more just a spin back n forth deal. Also, I can no longer use the "spin" cycle because it would cause the belt to fall off. Unfortunately not a good first portable washer experience for me. But I'm not gonna be one of those ppl who I automatically give it a 1 star. It did work as intended originally. I guess some machines are just hit or miss.

I needed something that fit easily in a closet and had a 2-in-1 feature. This machine works perfectly and I am an absolute fan of this machine! I love it so much that I'm leaving a detailed review b/c I know how challenging it is to find. -This beats hand washing by a mile. Do not expect a fully automated machine because this a glorified "hand" washing bucket. If you want 100% automated you need to look at the other products on the market. For this mini machine, you still have to manually fill, drain, and spin-wring "dry" to get the water out of the clothes. -The shipping box is not hidden, so you can see COSTCO on it (warning if you trying to be conspicuous). The lid of my machine is a tiny bit cracked but doesn't affect the function. I will be reaching out to the company. -I've only used this for 2 days (6 loads), so I cannot attest to the longevity of the machine (I hope it lasts). Each load can handle a certain weight of clothing (specified in the description). I eye-balled it and went with what I thought was appropriate to allow for space to clean and water to move around. If the items are too heavy you will hear the motor struggle. An example, I was able to wash 3 gym shorts, 3 tank tops, 2 t-shirts, and 3 pairs of socks with no problem. I've also washed jeans, towels, and sweaters. Few warnings: -The machine does rock a little bit when washing and you must be careful to balance the clothes evenly when using the spinner (just like a regular washing machine). -The black feet on the machine leaves black marks on the tub (i didn't have a problem cleaning it after), but I recommend putting it on a mat instead of directly on the tub. -The machine causes a lot of lint to collect on the clothes so I use a reusable lint remover to get the lint off. It's another trade-off. Other machines have a lint trap but are bigger machines. -The hose that comes with it is a cheap plastic hose, but they sell better quality hoses on amazon for a cheap price. -Pre-Soak: This machine works within reason. If you have very soiled clothing, you must pre-soak it. You can soak it in the machine or somewhere else then transfer the clothes to the machine. -You will likely need an extension cord to reach an outlet. You can stop reading from here if you know how this thing works... How it works: -Simple enough, you fill it with water and you drain it by the drain hose. The hose works by gravity so your mini-machine needs to be higher than where you are draining the water into. Check out youtube videos for a tutorial! -Only use 1-3 tablespoons of detergent -The machine alternates spinning clockwise and counterclockwise during the washing cycle as a way to slosh around the clothes to clean it. There is a 10-minute washing timer and a 5-minute spin "dry" timer. The knob function is simple. You turn it to the time you want to use and you can manually turn it to 0 if you want to prematurely stop it. The spin basket is smaller so you will not be able to fit all the clothes you washed into the spin basket (you will have to do multiple loads to spin), but it's a trade-off for the small footprint machine. Where to use it: I've tested the machine in two settings and both work fine. 1) In the bathtub and by filling it up with a bucket (much faster in my opinion). 2) In the kitchen attached to the sink faucet with draining into a bucket. -As long as you keep the water within the min and max lines, the water is contained well within the machine so you don't have to worry about spilling water everywhere. -The instructions recommend to do it in the bathtub to be safe. If you choose to do it anywhere besides in the tub, you will have to drain the water into a bucket. -When putting it in the bathtub, I simply put it in the tub and let the hose down whenever I need to drain it. There is no concern about the cord hitting the water. My person recommendation: For washing: I usually set it twice (20-minutes) for my first round of cleaning or Then I go through one cycle for rinsing. I have purchased washer silicon machine balls to throw in and agitate the water more, but it's not necessary. I've done a few loads without and the clothes are very clean. For spinning: I fill up the basket about halfway, put the plastic accessory on top of the clothes to keep them from flying away, and set the spin timer. One spin cycle gets the clothes to a point better than I could get it with wringing by hand.

I live in a 1 bedroom apartment. There are quarter washing machines downstairs to use but atleast 1 is always broke and lately quarters are hard to come by. So I bought this. So far I washed 1 pair of jeans and boxers and socks. That was about all that would fit in this washing machine. I had to lift the machine and put it in my tub to drain. I had hoped I could drain it into the tub from outside but with no pump to drain it did not drain up into the tub from outside. Also I had to do 4 rinse cycles to get all of the soap out of the water. So fill run for 5 minutes lift into the tub, then drain. then repeat. But all and all it worked well and its small enough to fit well into my apartment. I am happy with it. Update I figured out that I could run the whole machine in my tub which helped me from lifting it to drain then moving it back. Also after 6 months the machine has started to make a metal clicking sound when it runs. It still works perfectly well but the sound worries me. Update My first machine lasted 2 years. Then the motor quit and it would no longer agitate the water. I bought a new machine, and I bought the same exact one. The new one really spins the clothes when in wash mode. The old one would move the clothes back and forth but the new one spins the clothes and the water. I LOVE IT. I don't know if my first machine was defective or if they have just made upgrades since I bought the first one. Now I can do the load in half the time.

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!

Let me get straight to the point here: Amazing machine, but probably only for technically minded people. What I mean is that it can be hard to set it up properly so that it works smoothly and steadily. FIRST OFF It will shake vigorously (especially in spin mode) so you need to attach it to something firmly. If you don't it will flail wildly and fall off your counter. HOWEVER you should note: There is a way to load the spin dryer properly that makes a HUGE difference! I've noticed if you just chuck stuff into it, it'll shake violently. But if you load stuff so that its lining the sides of the basket, with everything evenly spaced around the sides, it will shake MUCH less. I believe this is extremely important information everyone should know about. It makes a massive difference. Now that being said, I used double-sided tape to attach the feet to something and that is working great for me. However, if you just tape it right to a solid surface connected to your house, it will vibrate that part of your house pretty loudly. So if you're in a cramped apartment building you might not want to do that. What I did is I double-side taped it to a smooth wood board, and then put that on top of an old t-shirt (which is on the counter beside my bathtub). So this way the board can vibrate a lot without making a ton of noise. I also have a shelf on the side so it's impossible for it to fall off the counter - you'd likely also want some kind of extra blocker or support. Once you have it well set up with shake supports and rags or vibration and whatnot, its fine. You can absolutely turn it on and walk away - I have been every day. But I have mine well set up to be able to do so. I can see reviews from other people where they said they can't leave it unattended or they have to hold it the whole time - that's obviously just because they 1) didn't know how to securely attach it down to something to stop the shaking, and 2) didn't know that you have to load the spin dryer basket a certain way in order for it to not shake. Not that people can be blamed for this - the instructions don't even mention any of this. There's also the matter of attaching the hose itself. If you're lucky then the rubber-ended side of the hose will stretch over your bath faucet and it should be easy. But it might not. For me I had to unscrew the bath faucet tip and place the hose inside with a tiny rubber gasket over the hose to make a seal (So its a lot of work to re-attach it if it gets yanked out.. but I live alone and I don't really use the bath faucets.) But anyway keep in mind that it's possible a trip to a local hardware store, to buy little rubber gaskets or faucet adapters, MIGHT be necessary if you want the hose attachment to work properly. So my review is I highly approve, but you should understand what you're buying. If you're expecting a simple "out-of-the-box" experience, you might consider looking at one of the smaller and simpler types of these machines. This one is rather heavy-duty as far as portable washers go and thus its gonna require more set-up. But it also washes like a BEAST. This thing gets my clothes so clean it is amazing. The actual process of using it is a joy. Once you have it set up and working it's amazing. But unless you're the sort of person that has an easy time putting together IKEA furniture, this might not be the best fit for you.

Funciona muy bien!!

Washes and rinses fairly well Spinner is useless If you squeeze the water out by hand the clothes are drier than the spinner is able to do This is a revision The second time I used this the belt fell off 3 times then it blew the fuse. Tech was pretty good but I can not trust something that shorts out under normal use Electricity and water do not mix at the best of times. I will not use this again. You would be wise to choose a different product

This little machine works surprisingly well and is very convenient for quickly washing a few clothes. That said, it’s best suited for small loads—about 2–3 T-shirts or several undergarments at a time. I did manage to wash a pair of jeans once, but I won’t be doing that again! The challenge wasn’t so much the washing as it was spinning the heavy load afterward—though I eventually figured out the technique after a few tries. Because of its compact size, the centrifugal force during the spin cycle can cause the machine to “walk” or move around. During my first few washes, I had to awkwardly hold it down the entire time. The key is to evenly distribute the weight around the spin basket before starting the cycle. This won’t completely eliminate vibration, but it helps keep the spin smooth and steady enough to let it run on its own. Overall, it’s a good product that performs as advertised. Just avoid running multiple full cycles back-to-back, as the motor tends to get warm even after a single use.

This thing has such a tiny footprint and works so well for fairly small loads, but you can easily get your laundry for the week taken care of in a relatively short amount of time. Perfect for single living or new students heading off to cramped dorms. I've also tested it with bed sheets and it really does the job. Just be sure to do pillow cases separately. Great quality that's saved me a ton of time and money. Would recommend!