EcoSpin, Portable Hand Cranked Manual Clothes Non-Electric Washing Machine and Spin Dryer, Counter Top Washer/Dryer for Camping, Apartments, RV's, or Delicates

First, I purchased a hand crank washer like the EcoWash a couple months ago thinking of doing away with my front load washer and gas dryer. I wasn't all that happy with it. The frame was very rickety like it was going to break apart under the weight of water and wet clothes inside. Everything else about the washer was nice; the quality of the drum, the lid, and the hand crank. I never used it again after the first couple tries.A few days ago my front load washer stopped working. I'm not going to get it repaired, instead I ordered this ecospin washer. I expected cheap plastic but was actually impressed with the quality of the plastic drum and the lid. I had to do 5 loads which would have been equivalent to one load in the front load washer. I used the same water for each load. I placed a clean bucket beside the ecospin and after each load instead of draining out the water I put the washed clothes in the bucket. When I was finished with washing, I drained out the water and used the ecospin like a colander. I sprayed water on the clothes one load at a time, then spun them dry in my little turbo spinner that spins at more than 1700 rpm. Yeah, it requires electricity but only for about 30-45 seconds! Spinning for longer than that is a waste. This system seems like it's going to work out pretty well. Being as graceful as I am, I spilled my lunch on my sweatshirt earlier in the day and even though I didn't pretreat it before putting it in the ecospin washer it came out nice and clean. I'm hoping by only using the hand crank during the wash cycle and not the rinse or spin dry cycle the ecospin will last a long time.Now, about the the EcoWash look alike hand crank washer I'm not using, it will come in handy when my gas dryer quits too. I'm going to use it like the air fluff cycle on the dryer. By not filling it with water the frame should be fine. I'm going to put a couple dry towels and a couple dryer balls inside the drum with freshly spun out clothes and crank for about 5 minutes or so. This should require no muscle whatsoever since there is no water inside. When spinning out clothes in the little turbo spinner, they get pretty wrinkled. The EcoWash look alike washer along with a couple dry towels and a couple dryer balls should remedy that problem nicely.

This is for the EcoSpin.I used this a total of six times before it broke. Break is photographed. Screws came out of the part to actually spin the inside. I made my best attempts to fix it, but the holes are stripped. Definitely a waste of money. Time to go in the trash.It worked semi-decently for the five loads I was able to clean with it. Not quite on real washer level, but it got stuff clean enough.It wasn't the best operation, but, again, it mostly did the job. Because it's almost all plastic, it comes apart a bit too easily (hence why it broke so easily). The lid doesn't quite stay on or in place when using.

Ordered it yesterday it arrived today. The EcoSpin makes hand washing cloths much easier. There is a learning curve and with a little patience I was able to use it without it bucking around. The suction cups are useless. Perhaps Avalon is concerned that stronger suction would make the bucket hard detach from the surface. I tried using some non slip padding underneath. That kept it from sliding around the counter but it still wobbled back and forth during the spinning. I ended up replacing 2 of the suction cups with ones had on a soap caddy. Made a world of difference. It does a great job wringing out the excess water and cloths dry so much faster. If the suction cups weren’t so cheap, I would have given it 5 stars. If you hate laundromats as much as I do this is definitely worth the money. I love that I don’t have to worry about electrical parts breaking down.April 8th 2019 updateAfter 9 months of nearly everyday use the Ecospin handle broke. I emailed the company to purchase a replacement lid and they are sending a new unit. I just have to pay $10.71 shipping. I don’t understand all the negative reviews. I love this little washer.Here are a few tips:Most modern tubs have slip free surfaces preventing suction cups from sticking. Plus having to lean into the tub is hard on the back. I use it on the bathroom sink and fill with the shower hose or on the kitchen counter.I don’t bother trying to spin clean clothes. The handle doesn’t rotate back and forth easily once it’s filled with water and cloths. It’s much easier to let them soak for an hour or overnight and then agitate the water with hands for a few minutes.You don’t have to lock it closed to spin dry. But if you do lock it and can’t get it opened but on a pair of rubber gloves, press down and turn.Don’t overload! It can only do one pair of jeans at a time. I even wash my expensive full sheets but only one at a time.If it bucks around during spin dry you are overloaded or unevenly loaded. Try removing an item or redistributing cloths evenly.Love this machine. I only have to go to a laundry mat every other month to wash towels.Well it March 2020 and my little Spinner still looks and works like new. I use it at least 3 times a week. It saves me the inconvenience of dragging my laundry to some dirty dangerous public laundromat. I’m still very satisfied.