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Laundry Alternative Wonderwash Portable Hand Crank Mini Washing Machine
Overall Rating:
Product Quality:
5
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5
Product Functions As Expected:
5
out of
5
Installation/Assembly:
4
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5
Energy Efficient:
5
out of
5
Easy To Use:
5
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5
NoiseLevel:
5
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5
Cycle Time Speed:
5
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5
MattvanVoo
Location:Lake Worth, FL
Describe Yourself:Occasional User - 1-2 Times Per week
Great for small loads; see below for suggestions
Date:January 18, 2012
Best Uses: Bedding / Sheets, Clothes, Delicates, Efficiency / Studio Living, Living Space Without Washer / Dryer Connections
My procedure for using the washer:
1. Sort clothes according to importance. Most important clothes on top. (Most likely they won't all fit in one load.)
2. Run the shower until the the water reaches maximum temperature, then shut off the water.
3. Place the washer below the shower head.
4. Add 2 oz of detergent
5. Fill the machine halfway with hot water.
6. Add clothes until the machine is full and tighten the lid.
7. Crank once per second for 2 minutes.
8. Remove the lid and attach the drain pipe.
9. Rinse with cold water until there are no more suds exiting the machine. (Cold water saves energy.)
10. Switch back to hot water and wait until the water coming out of the machine is hot. (Hot final rinse is more thorough and facilitates drying.)
11. Remove the drain pipe and refill the machine all the way to the top with hot water.
12. Wring clothes a little before loading them into the Laundry Alternative Spin Dryer.
2. Run the shower until the the water reaches maximum temperature, then shut off the water.
3. Place the washer below the shower head.
4. Add 2 oz of detergent
5. Fill the machine halfway with hot water.
6. Add clothes until the machine is full and tighten the lid.
7. Crank once per second for 2 minutes.
8. Remove the lid and attach the drain pipe.
9. Rinse with cold water until there are no more suds exiting the machine. (Cold water saves energy.)
10. Switch back to hot water and wait until the water coming out of the machine is hot. (Hot final rinse is more thorough and facilitates drying.)
11. Remove the drain pipe and refill the machine all the way to the top with hot water.
12. Wring clothes a little before loading them into the Laundry Alternative Spin Dryer.
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Laundry Alternative Mini Countertop Spin Dryer
Overall Rating:
Product Quality:
5
out of
5
Product Functions As Expected:
5
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5
Installation/Assembly:
4
out of
5
Energy Efficient:
5
out of
5
Easy To Use:
5
out of
5
NoiseLevel:
5
out of
5
Cycle Time Speed:
5
out of
5
MattvanVoo
Location:Lake Worth, FL
Describe Yourself:Occasional User - 1-2 Times Per week
Great dryer, lack of documentation (see below)
Date:January 18, 2012
Best Uses: Bedding / Sheets, Clothes, Delicates, Efficiency / Studio Living, Living Space Without Washer / Dryer Connections
I have a small apartment with no washer/dryer hookup. I wash my clothes (and sheets!) with a hand-crank operated washer and I load the mini spin dryer after barely wringing the clothes at all. After 5 minutes of spinning most of my clothes only need a few hours to finish air drying. Thicker material (for example, socks) does take a little longer. When I am done, the dryer fits in the cabinet below my bathroom sink, and the washer gets stored in the shower.
Note: Most comforters will NOT fit in the mini spin dryer, but sheets will.
One minor issue was the lack of documentation that came with the spin dryer.
There was an extra cover that was supposed to keep clothes from rising out of the chamber, but I could not figure out how to install it and there were no instructions for how to do it.
Fortunately the extra cover is not necessary if the clothes are loaded properly. (Heavier material first, then smaller items, then lighter material on top; push everything down to make sure it is balanced; everything must fit completely inside the rotating bin or it will rise up and brush against the top of the outer chamber.)
If the dryer is slow and/or noisy, reposition the clothes (possibly remove some) so that they are balanced. Once the dryer gets up to speed, the only sound should be a quiet whirring sound.
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Laundry Alternative Wonderwash Portable Hand Crank Mini Washing Machine
How many cranks or turns are required for your average load?
One crank per second for 2 minutes, then rinse.
3 months, 4 weeks ago
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MattvanVoo
- Lake Worth, FL
Laundry Alternative Mini Countertop Spin Dryer
Does the portable spin dryer completely dry clothes?
What about wrinkles in the clothes?
The spin dryer does not leave clothes 100% dry. Most clothes will need to hang for a few hours.
Using a final hot rinse before putting clothes in the dryer will reduce total drying time.
I have not had any problems with wrinkles.
Using a final hot rinse before putting clothes in the dryer will reduce total drying time.
I have not had any problems with wrinkles.
3 months, 4 weeks ago
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MattvanVoo
- Lake Worth, FL