I bought both the portable washer and dryer in a previous sale and really couldn’t be happier, overall, with my decision.
Neither my water nor electric bills have seen an appreciable increase and I can stop feeding quarters to the terrible, clothes-mangling machines in my complex.
Downsides: The loads must be pretty small. The washer has a really hard time balancing the load if it is not and the dryer will. take. forever.
Speaking of the dryer taking forever, I also always run my washer through an extra spin cycle (or two) though if you want to buy another product, a lot of people recommend a spin dryer as a good companion for this dryer. I find the extra spin cycles do the trick, though.
Also, keep the lint filter clean. Very clean. You will have to vacuum the black part on occasion.
Overall, I’m happier with the washer than the dryer, but the dryer will meet your expectations if you understand that this is a small dryer that runs off a standard electrical outlet and is never going to have the power of a real dryer.
Also, never leave a dryer running while you are out of the house. (I once heard a fire fighter refer to dryers as the biggest fire hazard in the home, so I feel the need to pass this along considering one of the top Amazon reviews for this thing mentions socks catching on fire and how they were “lucky to be home.” This is a risk with all dryers, so keep an eye on it, folks!)
Bought mine new as a stop-gap until I could figure out what full-sized washers were not junk (a lot are!).
Never bought another one, as this little guy is efficient! Things like heavy fabric sheets and thick denim can ball up and cause an out-of-balance stop, but this is rare. No problem with not enough spin to dry in the old dryer.
Nice size, but probably not for a huge family with tons of laundry.
Been looking for a bamboo hamper, but this one is for sale at Walmart for the same price… Can’t beat. $5 shipping though!
The real question is: how much lassi can this bad boy make?
I had a Haier portable washer like this, but an older version when I was an apartment dweller with a small child. Seriously, it is SO MUCH BETTER than using communal coin machines. I didn’t have to resign myself to use a machine that had questionable remnants from previous use. Loads are small, but it was efficient, cleaned like a son-of-a-gun, mostly quiet, saved a TON of money on the coin laundry on property. I ended up hanging clothes to dry (except for towels because I like those fluffy) as the machine did spin them out well. Because of this machine I didn’t have to run to the basement from the top floor to check the laundry repeatedly with child in tow. When the toddler got sick in the middle of the night I could tend to him and launder sheets, etc as needed. This machine seriously made my life better when we lived in that apartment. When we bought a home we gave it to the group of young guys that moved in across the hall.