GiantexUK 2-in-1 Portable Washing Machine, Single Tub Washer and Spin Dryer with 6/10 Washing Modes, 3/8 Adjustable Water Levels & Drain Pump, Compact Laundry Washer (3.5kg Load, 6 Modes, 3 Levels)

Top tips & quirks:1. It's "portable" but has no wheels so can be cumbersome to move. Buy a dolly, or search "mini wheels" for stick-on ball-bearing style wheels. Either will work.2. Always hook the waste pipe to the sink FIRST, because if you forget, you'll flood the place.3. The water inlet connector is the same as a screw-type garden hose, normal washer, or dishwasher. If you want to connect it to a sink tap, search for "hose tap connector" or similar. You'll find adapters (usually orange or green plastic colour) that fit both standard and mixer taps.4. You CAN fill the machine manually with a bucket. Turn it on, put your clothes in, press start, then dump in the buckets of water until the machine starts to go. Note that it does two rinse cycles, so you'll have a lot of filling to do.5. The lint trap isn't perfect, so search "lint catcher" and buy one that floats with the little net underneath.6. In addition, consider buying a lint remover for when your clothes are dry. Buy a "manual" brush-style lint remover as opposed to the shaver type because they damage your clothes.7. A tiny amount of detergent goes a long way. You only need to see a few bubbles and you're good. Add your fabric softener manually to the last rinse cycle, again using less than half the amount you use in a regular machine.Actual review: it's quiet, energy efficient (190w washing, 180w spinning), fairly lightweight, easy to move on wheels/dolly, fits beneath a standard height kitchen counter for storage, fairly fast wash, gets clothes clean, clothes finish as damp as a normal machine, no fuss or drama.

The media could not be loaded. Using this several weeks now. After getting a tap converter and using PTFE tape on threads. No leaks now issues.Washes very well even on the fast setting. Which takes about 25 minutes including the 8 minutes spin. It's very heavy as expected. It's standard washing machine height but narrower. Has several wash, rinse, spin only functions. I find it very good quality and reasonably priced. It doesn't make that much noise or vibrate too much on spin if set correctly using the adjustable feet. I also put in on a waterproof standard doormat to soften the noise and vibration. Very happy with purchase, I use it 2-3 times a week.

Got this as a temporary measure while waiting a few weeks for an automatic washing machine (no launderettes around here!). It's OK but as another reviewer commented, finding the right tap adapter can be problematic. We gave up after a while and filled it with buckets.The washing motion is a sort of side-to-side wiggle that gently stirs the clothes, and it lasts about 15 minutes. The spin is pretty good, 7 minutes.Easier than washing by hand, but I'm looking forward to the automatic!

Very effective, love the soak option. Quiet, rinses well but not as dry as a 1400 spin. Need to reduce the spin for delicates and woollens. Lovely compact size. Very pleased with purchase.

The pink is fast and super quiet as is the operating of the wash, the fast wash is excellent and quick. I am very happy with this product for a single person property it's perfect.

It’s plastic, flimsy and I haven’t been able to attach it to my tap. The tap adapter piece they suggest you but with this product doesn’t fit their machines water pipe. It fits my tap perfectly but doesn’t the water pipe of this machine. It’s disgusting to realise that you are suggested to buy random parts. Why claim you are selling a portable machine that is meant to be an easier alternative to a normal washing machine that requires plumbing when it’s harder to connect this piece of garbage to a water outlet. If I needed this much plumbing I would have gotten a normal machine. It’s too expensive for what it is. Buy the time I got alll the pieces that this garbage requires it was the same price as a normal washing machine

The GlantexUK 2-in-1 Washing Machine is as good as my old Hotpoint Top loader of 40+ years. In terms of functionality, it probably is better. The wash action is done at a much slower speed the only minor point is that you have to mix the inlet water feed with hot water which must be no higher than 50C temperature.The machine takes about 48 minutes on the default setting which includes wash, rinse, and spin cycles.The beauty of a top Loader is that you can always pulse the matching and add an extra item of clothing, which cannot be done with a Front Loader machine.The GlantexUK 2-in-1 Washing Machine is good value for money, and is quite cheap energy wise to operate.

do not buy from this company