ZENY Portable Mini Washing Machine 8 lbs Washing Capacity,Semi-Automatic

I have been using this machine daily for a week, and for now, I'm giving it a 4.5 star. It's suitable for small spaces, has the strength to wash clothes clean, and is easy to use without the useless instruction that comes with the product. And here are some tips and details for you if you're having troubles like I did or considering a purchase of this washing machine: 1. You can use a bucket to get the water in. But if you want to use the tube, which comes in the box, to connect to your faucet, you must have a fitted faucet or a suitable faucet adapter. I found this Danco Dishwasher Faucet Adapter (The left one in my third picture) to be a perfect fit; it's also on amazon. When you join the tube, push it all the way in (see picture four), so it won't leak or come off. Remember to hold the part that connects to the water inlet side; the tube may come off due to water pressure. 2. The water level label is on the back side of the machine (See the up-left corner of my second picture, the one that shows the inside part). It labels Low, Medium, and High levels. It would be best to keep the water level below the H mark so the water won't come out from the right-side drain tube. 3. For the drainage part, first, ensure this machine is higher than your drain outlet. Then all you need to do is unhook the right-side drain tube and quickly put it down towards your drain outlet. I use my toilet for this, and it works fantastic. 4. As other reviews said, the spin function has a lot of issues. It is noisy and shakes like crazy, but the worst part is that it will melt the bottom of the spin basket, and you need to be very careful if you want to use this function. My suggestions are, first, no more than 3 minutes at a time; Second, while holding the machine when it spins, put down the drain tube to let the water out, and stop the machine as soon as the water flow is small. I'm not having any melting problems for now, but I can't guarantee that it won't melt even if you do as I do. After a quick spin, the cloth will still be pretty wet, but it won't be dripping. Overall, this mini washing machine is one of the best purchases I have ever made on Amazon. I feel so good now that I don't have to share that one machine with all the other people living in my apartment. And my clothes are as clean as they come from a giant washing machine.

As a gig worker, I need to wash small batches of clothes, undergarments, and small towels regularly. ZENY effectively cleans and provides ease for my busy schedule. I'm a larger woman, and the machine fits 2-3 medium-weight tops/bottoms, along with 1-2 undergarments. Separately, a long maxi skirt and pashmina-style headscarf also move freely and do not snag. On occasion, I've washed a queen-size bedsheet or light throw blanket. This bedding will not fit into the small spin basket. The benefit here is saving a hand wash or trip to laundromat, even if needing to wring out the large piece separately. For clothes, the humble spin function does not disappoint when used properly. Light fabrics spin nearly dry, and medium to heavier weights such as socks, a thin sweater, or hand towels spin to extract an impressive amount of water, sometimes needing just one hand wring before hanging to dry. When using the spin function, I've had to restrain the unit only when my loads were too heavy or unevenly packed. To stabilize, I split each spin task based on wet weight, placing items evenly and ensuring the basket is securely snapped into place. The customer service team is also highly responsive. After receiving some extra guidance, the ZENY unit has provided value for money, saving me time and personal energy. To my fellow gig workers, I recommend this unit as a capable and small-scale alternative to the weekly laundry grind.

I really wanted a small washing machine for my thin blouses, dresses, bras and panties as the constant hand washing was tedious. This lets me wash those delicates all at once. It's efficient and I really like it, if the spinner were better it would get 5 stars. Let me fill you in on this machine. It's compact at 20 inches tall (reached my knees) and about one foot wide. The mouth of the hose to fill it up with water is too small for most faucets, so just bucket fill. Washes great but clothes do bunch up and twist in there so you might want to un- bunch while it's running. One rinse cycle seems like enough (for me) probably best to use HE detergent for less suds. Gravity drain meaning, elevate the machine so the exit hose has room to release itself or try leaving it in the tub. I have a shelf on the tub making it easier for me to pull stuff out instead of bending over so much. Let's talk about the spinner, the spinner is is the white plastic bucket, it has a thin white lid that is inserted into the bucket which would cover the clothes while it is spinning. Someone posted about washing with the spinner inside, sticking the clothes into the spinner and then washing. That's not how this machine works, do not do that, you will break the spinner. The spinner is not for washing clothes, it's for extracting water from your garments after you have washed your clothes. So let's talk about that: After rinsing and letting the water out (with the side hose) I wring the clothes before putting them into the spinner. The spinner goes into the machine and needs to align with the ridges at the bottom, then put the clothes into the spinner and cover with the lid. The spinner does shake like crazy while running, someone mentioned the clothes needs to be evenly distributed inside the spinner to avoid that. I haven't figured out how to evenly distribute the clothes in the spinner to avoid the rocking and shaking. Might need more experience trying it out in order to figure that out. The clothes do come out damp after spinning and drip a little water so be mindful should you have wood floors and leave them hanging somewhere other than the tub. While on the spin cycle, you might want to stand by and hold down the machine as the machine has enough momentum to fall off a shelf. I would give this machine 5 stars if the spinner were better. The machine overall feels a bit pricey but if it lasts for a few years then it was worth it.

I will start by saying I have had one of the larger double barrel units before and it worked great. Good sized washer and the spinner made the items very close to almost dry. But I needed a smaller one because I have a tiny apartment. When I got this I was excited. It is the cutest thing ever. The washer was decent sized, I was able to wash about 3 shirts at a time. But that is where the fun ends. I expected the spinner to be small so that was not my disappointment. The spinner could only hold one thing at a time and did not spin out any water at all. The thing that was mostly annoying is the whole thing jumped around while spinning. Pretty much walked across the tub on its own. I had read another review where he said this too but thought I would try it any way. But he was right, you would have to stand there and hold the thing down to stop it from jumping around. Complete waste of electricity. Don't waste your time on this. Also when I tried to use it up on a table first I lifted it up and it had leaked all over. There was water all over the table and floor around the washer. Even if you are in a small space get the bigger one. At least the spinner will do what we expect. I'm disappointed but grateful for easy returns. I may have to pay a little more for a bigger one and it may take up more space but it is worth it. The thing I like about these is how clean and fresh it gets my things. I can visually see the dirt come out of things that had been washed in regular washer. Kinda bad how commercial washers don't get things as clean as you might expect. So, not recommended. But the stronger double barrel washer spinner and you will see the difference in how they spin the items nearly dry. This one, not dry. Still very wet.

I've only used this twice and I'm sure there's a slight learning curve to this, especially when it comes to what you can wash together, so take this with a grain of salt. So far I've only washed underwear, socks, a pillowcase, and one t-shirt. Both times, there was lint and hair all over everything, which I wasn't able to get off until they were fully dried. Not a huge issue, but something to keep in mind. I'll probably take a lint remover to everything beforehand from now on, though. The biggest issue I have is that two pairs of my cashmere socks were black and white striped, which I've never had a problem with when washing with other black items, but the white stripes turned a brownish color when using this. No amount of rinsing or hand washing fixed this. I have no idea why the color bled after so many washes with this not happening but it's never been an issue when using a regular machine, so :/ Definitely don't wash anything "nicer" in this. I'm going to stick with things no one else will see. Another problem is that the timer does not work. I have to set a time in order for it to run but the first time I used it I set it to 15min and realized half an hour later that it had not turned off. It's easy to set a timer on my phone, so I'm not too peeved, but just a heads up for any new users that this could be an issue for you as well. Filling and draining is annoying but I knew it would be going in. I haven't even attempted to use the spin feature because so many reviews have said to not bother. I don't mind hand rinsing since these are such small loads and I just make sure to ring everything out well before transferring to my drying rack. Overall it's a fine product that has a few issues but I'm not too surprised given that this is such a cheap product for what it is. I'll continue to use it but I'm stickin' to using it solely for my plain socks and not-so-cute undies and nothing else.

I brought this little washing machine specifically for "Yuckies/Uckies" which are all the things I need to wash, but can't stand putting in the same washing machine as my underwear and bras, namely: The mop heads I use to clean the floors with, the mop heads I use to clean up my dogs, piss, poop and vomit with, bath rugs, sneakers, dog shoes, anything that I feel is too gross to put in my regular home washer. Pros: So far, I've done about 3 loads of Uckies and this has worked just as I hoped it would. I feel like it washes them well if I put the setting for long enough. Everything is pretty simple, which is good because the directions are lacking (we'll get to that in the cons section). It's not to noisy as long as you position the spin basket just right. It had no problem washing and then spin drying my mop heads, but I figured there's no way it would be able to spin dry my bathroom rug. I am presently surprised it took in one of my dirty bath rugs and spun dried it just fine! So overall, I am pleased with this device! Cons: The dials are VERY difficult to read. It's hard to know if you are putting it on spin, or wash, and if you are getting the time correct. I have to feel the dial and try to feel the little triangle that points to your desired option. They really could have made this easier for us. The directions manual doesn't tell you much about how to set this washing machine up and use the spin dryer. Yes, it's easy to set up initially, but I didn't realize the spin dryer had to lock into place, or else the washer would shake and vibrate and be very noisy. I have figured it out myself, but it would have been helpful if the manual had made it easier to understand.

I had this washer now for 3 years until I got a automatic portable machine this year and it still works perfectly, and I have to say it has held me down during the COVID for less frequent visits to laundromats and washes clothes pretty effectively. The only thing is, you can’t overload it, you can comfortably wash one entire light outfit such as tights, shirts, bras, socks, light full size throw, light jeans, baby clothes, it can even fit one fitted light queen size sheet, one small body towel fits in here (except for spinning, will have to drip dry and wring out). You cannot use this machine to wash heavy materials or fabrics, such as huge comforters, heavy linen or Jersey cotton knit sheets. I was able to wash my tshirts yoga pants, yoga shorts, bras, underwear, socks just fine. Be mindful of the water line, don’t use super hot water, or bleach as it is plastic and can break down. Warm water is ok, The spin cycle is ok but you can’t add too much into it, it’s is best for one short and a shirt at a time and that’s it. I got a Lavario brand Drip dry clothes rack along with this machine (about 100 dollars) and it helped with letting clothes air dry and can drip because it has a bucket piece on the bottom to catch the water, as long as you point a fan towards it you should be good, give it a full day and it will be dry. Doesn’t use a lot of electricity to work, great for RV’s and traveling, it’s super light weight and the agitator is pretty strong as long as you don’t over load it, I hope this review helps.

I'm on a fixed income and live in an apartment where we have shared coin laundry and I don't always have the money to use the washer/dryer as the price per load keeps going up so I purchased this in hopes that I could save some money. I am not disappointed with this. I had to watch a YouTube video to see how to use it as it doesn't come with directions (mine didn't at least)... It's a simple process. I do wish the spin part was a little better as I have to wrong some things out by hand but still a good investment overall... When it spins I do have to place a hand on top n apply pressure because it does shake a lot lol but I am pleased with this item. It is a little bit bigger than I thought it would be but it's not bad. I throw my clothes in every other day and hang to dry in the shower on a laundry rack. I do wish the hoses were a bit longer otherwise I'm happy with it. Works well for me and has saved me money as well. Attached a picture for size reference

Esta super buena la lavadora, es muy facil de usar, ñava super bien, deja la ropa super limpia. El unico pero que le pongo es que no centrfuga solo exprime y pues solo se la puede poner de una prenda a la ves