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

I purchased the Eco Spin Dryer, I use it in my bathtub and it does exactly what I bought it for; to spin the excess DRIPPING water out of my clothes. It doesn't spin them "dry" they are still "wet" and so I still hang my clothes to dry. But when I wash my clothes by hand I don't wring them out and I hardly ever even just squeeze them out instead I hang them above the tub and I put a fan in the room for my clothes to DRIP DRIP DRIP. When they are finished dripping then I hang them on the drying racks in an, out of the way area, in the living room. In the living room I still put down floor towels for them and a fan. I do not like leaving them in the bathroom for hours to do all their dripping because: 1. then the bathroom tub is occupied and 2. Humidity: where I live our weather-our humidity is already something like 90% so the air conditioner actually has to work double time to pull even more humidity out of my home. So that's why I love this Eco Spin Dryer because I can quickly spin and drain ALL that excess water out of the clothes (less humidity) and immediate free the bathroom up by hanging them in my, out of the way area, in my living room. I wash and rinse my clothes by hand and I like that much better but I do also like this spin dryer for a little extra rinse cycle for my clothes. I washed three pants (one at a time) two jeans shorts & 2 blouses together, three shirts, one cardigans sweater both my own hand washing technique and also this Eco Spinner plus hanging them to dry it took me two and half hours -it was a laborious physical work out. But I was able to wash & dry them separately (I wanted that), I saved the money from the laundromat (well eventually I will recoup), and I didn't have to leave my home to get my laundry washed and dried. The reason I most want to hand wash my clothes is to be able to wash & dry a lot of items separately without having to spend an extra $3 at the laundromat -I usually just say o well and throw them all in the washer / dryer together. Only one day, my first day with my new Eco Spin Dryer and so far I'm really happy with it.

I have been researching off grid washing techniques and I really wanted something that would wring out the clothes for me because that is my LEAST favorite part of hand washing. I have been using the EcoSpin as a washer and "spin dryer" for all of our socks, underwear, dish towels, or a few tshirts at a time for the past 2 weeks. It works great as a spin dryer no dripping wet clothes on the drying rack! My number one complaint is that IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE LID AFTER WASHING GET THE CLOTHES OUT! Takes me forever to try to grip the little groves and get it off.. even my body-building husband has given up with frustration. Next I am worried about the lifetime of this because the plastic it is made from is very flimsy and the turning handle often seems it will just break off! It also drops off some plastic dust from inside the handle as you turn (i oiled it to keep this from happening). Made cheaply for the price of the product. I planed to use it to wash cloth diapers(prefolds), but I don't think it will work efficiently to wash them without lots and lots of effort. However it will save my hands from wringing! Takes a little while to figure out the best method for detergent to get the clothes drying soft, but I got the hang of it now! I will have to save up to try the other Avalon Washer but for now I'm back to the bucket plunger method which goes much smoother now I can spin dry! (Photo number one showing plastic dust from the inside of the handle- and number two showing some dirty sock water after a 4 min lady powered wash cycle!)

Clothes washed best when soaked in the tub without the basket, then agitated by hand, then rinsed throughly, placed back in the basket, and spun to dry. Bought this to use in my RV. It’s hard to get the basket positioned so it isn’t off balance due to there being several in necessary holes in the bottom. The basket should rest on top of a metal pole in the bottom that would allow it to spin freely. Second issue, the lid does stay closed. Once you start spinning in the direction that opens the lids, as there isn’t a latch. it slides open and you have to try to hold it down while it is spinning because the suction cups don’t Hold on the textured shower floor. The drain tube is flimsy plastic and not a real hose, if it were it would be easy to attach a valve to open or close the drain as needed. Tried on the counter top as well, it turned into a watery mess which I don’t want in my RV. My husbands idea was to use it outside. Again, there isn’t anywhere that I could secure the suction cups on the bottom so when the basket is off balance and the whole thing starts spinning and bouncing all over and the drain tube pops off it’s cheesy little hook then the lid opens and I heroically try to stop it with my bare hands only for it to top over, dumping out all the clothes so I can go back to the beginning and start again. It’s too late to return it. Will make an epic water bowl for the dogs.