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 Does the job! Jul 28, 2010
Rude people at my local laundromat pushed me to the limit a week ago, and I immediately came home and looked for options to wash my clothes at home. I saw a youtube video of a guy using the WonderWash and it seemed simple enough. I got it yesterday, tried it out, and I am so pleased!
Good:
The drum is big enough to wash a pair of jeans, 2 shirts, socks at the same time.
It is pressurized so that helps the detergent lift the dirt.
The spout attachment when connected, drains the water easily.
Easy to assemble, took me less than 5 minutes.
Cost savings! I used only a quarter cap of liquid detergent!
Time saving... it only takes a couple of minutes for a load to wash.
Doesn't hurt your hands.
Bad:
The stand and crank is made of hard plastic, so it can be unsteady, so be gentle.
I paid about $50, probably $15 more than it should retail for.
I highly recommend this item.
wonderful product Jul 18, 2010
i ordered this product coz i live in Apt and i ddnt have laundry in , i needed this for my small everyday clothes , and i really like this .although it can't replace washing machine for bigger clothes.clothes come out clean , u might need prewash for stains , i washed almost all clothes xcept my bed sheet in it nd im satisfied
im due in 2 days but i still could use it without any difficulty , itz so easy to use , u can rinse clothes in it also , over all i liked it
 wonderwash = awesome Jul 15, 2010
i never post reviews of products, but this one is definitely worth taking the time to write.
i can only wear my work uniform for two days before washing it because i sweat so much in it and because of that, i was hesitant to buy the wonderwash. but i did anyway & was pleasantly surprised by how clean my clothes got. i put the fabric softener in with the detergent & then just rinse with water and they come out ridiculously soft.
the only thing that's slightly annoying is the lid but i can see why they had to design it that way, and after the second or third time of struggling with it, you get the hang of it. it is all made of plastic but i don't see how it could break very easily since the task it's built to perform is so simple. mine came with a back up handle, which was cool. they sent me a cheat sheet for how much water & detergent i should use & maybe i put too many clothes in but i needed a lot more water then they said i would, so you'll probably be better off just taking the time to learn what's best for you instead of going by their calculations.
i absolutely love this thing & i'm glad because i really hate laundromats :)
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Best little washer in town. Jun 17, 2010
This washer is ingenious and simple, and by itself, manages to wash ALL of my, and my husband's clothes, every single week. Our clothes have NEVER been so clean. I attribute that to it's simple, yet highly effective pressure system. I know it takes a bit of fumbling around at first to get this thing to working as ideally as it is intended, and I've read where other reviewers have maybe gotten fed up or didn't have the patience. I wasn't perfect at it at first. But I've perfected my method, and I now can wash five to seven loads of our clothes in under two hours (including pauses for rinsing, spin drying in our centrifugal spin dryer, and hanging). It's astounding (to my husband - I had a hunch all along, haha) just how many clothes you can wash in the thing! I don't recommend overfilling, but you truly can get away with several shirts (I'd say 3-4), a pair of jeans (my husband's over 6 foot, and wears some pretty substantial jeans), and a week's worth of boxer shorts and underthings, in ONE load.
Nowdays, I've got my method so fine-tuned that I just pile all our clothes beside our (clean) bathtub, the Sputnik 3/Wonderwash in the center, my buckets (I use two standard size buckets to alternately fill with water) on the side with the water faucet. I fill S3 with water and the little soap it requires to do its job, agitate the water briefly with my hand, toss in one load, watch the clock for a couple (and I really mean TWO here) minutes while I get a nice little arm workout cranking (if you fill the load right, it's actually not that good of an arm workout - you'll learn the right balance of clothes/water after a few trials). Release the pressure lid, being sure to unscrew almost completely, so that the next time you put it on, you'll get a nice snug fit. I remove the clothes and place them in my prepared buckets with clean water and give them a good squeezing out. I've gotten to where I really don't use the draining spout. I find it's quicker just to turn S3 over and empty the water that way, into the bathtub. But if you're not in the bathtub, obviously, you'll want to drain more neatly. Usually I replace my clean load into the S3 for a rinsing round, filling up another bucket with water as I go. I flop the wet clothes to the other side of the bathtub, and move to the next load. I continue til I'm done. It truly takes fractions of the time standard washer units take to wash clothes. Our clothes are ten times cleaner I feel, and not nearly as distressed at the end of washing. Our delicates are in heaven, and the rest of our clothes are lasting way longer, looking far newer, than they would otherwise.
I've been amazed at how clean our sheets are - and how easy it is to clean sheets with S3. We've got high threadcount sheets, and they apparently LOVE being treated with such care. They are literally shiney when they've finished drying.
[...] has the corner on this alternative to standard clothes washing and drying and bravo for them! Their customer service has treated me with impressive speed and have been very personable and professional.
My only critique of the Wonderwash is that the base is not as finely crafted as the unit itself. Mine is working fine, and it's imperative that you install all its parts correctly. However, I feel that it could be sturdier. It's not losing a single star over that though. It's an ingenious piece of equipment. I THOROUGHLY recommend it.
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More Durable Than I Thought Jun 11, 2010
I bought the Wonder Wash two years ago from The Laundry Alternative, along with their larger spin dryer.
As other reviewers have said, instructions are poor and advise using too much detergent. Apart from that it works well, especially for such an inexpensive device. I initially felt a little dubious when cranking that first load. I thought "This isn't going to get the clothes clean at all, and it's going to last a couple of months." I was wrong on both counts.
I have put many small loads through it in the past two years, and the worst thing that's happened is a small crack in the stand (fixed by super glue, and a slight drip when draining (I put a biscuit pan underneath the drain now and it's fine).
I have washed queen size knitted sheet sets, dog blankets, bath towels, jeans (one pair at a time of course), underwear, work shirts, delicate items, kitchen towels...pretty much everything except big stuff that wouldn't fit in the small drum. Everything comes out clean, smelling good, and ready to wring (or spin) out and hang to dry. I have even washed silk flowers in it before (I had an arrangement I loved but was greasy and nasty), and they came out clean and fresh, and drip dried beautifully.
I find it especially nice for business casual clothes. Drop in an outfit after wearing, crank for a couple of minutes, rinse, spin, and hang to dry. Easy peasy, and next to no lint on stuff (unlike the full sized washer). I also like it lots for kitchen towels for the same reasons. It's very easy to just crank your stuff through really quick and none of it piles up.
Granted, it's not my only washing machine--I do have a full size automatic for larger loads, but it's a great supplement to the major appliance. If you're single and do smaller loads, it may work well as your only machine. It certainly beats carting stuff to the laundromat. I used it exclusively while I was waiting to get my new automatic, and it was a real lifesaver.
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