In my experience, this washer should not be operated without someone in attendance!  Do not leave the area while machine is running, and check for balanced-load and flooding due to discharge-tube dislocation frequently!

   Since this machine is VERY light, even by portable standards, if and WHEN the load is unbalanced, it CAN bounce  extremely when spinning, and  topple. While I don't have  facilities to test and see if the unit will run through cycles while lying sideways on the floor, I know that when upset, the amount of water in the machine will follow gravity. The din you'd hear would be quite an awakening. (I'd already heard it twice). There's a variability as to the extreme of bouncing during spin of course, depending on what, and the amount of stuff inside. And, it's really quiet most of the time.

   Another con with this unit, (maybe you're familiar with current art forms involving designs called "The Celtic Knot?)  It appears that, contrary to advertising claims stating its' "pulse"-washing eliminates knotting, the pulses "braid' the wash-articles in an almost wondrous way. I'm stunned at how complex the braid. They could almost patent it. I'm reminded of snakes or worms slithering unobstructedly among themselves. (I'm not kidding!)

   This washer has a decent array of function that you should understand through reading the manual, and it really washes clothes, etc.

   I bought it to replace a Haier Front loader, that only lasted two or so years, after the Haiers' H2O containment-drum split. (Was too difficult to have repaired, and Sears didn't have it listed in its' "we repair anything"  scenario). The Haier replaced one of two Sears portables that collectively may have ran for a total of around ten years.

   In spite of the above mentioned, obvious drawbacks, I'm going to risk using it since the majority of function is more than passable. I must remember to be present in the apartment when running the washer, and be sure to relate to common sense when loading things that could lopside the spin-cycle.

   Another thing. The water-output-hose necessitates hanging over the edge of the sink, if you don't have a standard/fixed wash-discharge pipe. I'd recommend placing a weight on the apex of the hook as it hangs into the sink. (It's a very lightweight flexible, plastic tube, and the force of water driven tends to straighten/lift the tube, lifting it over the sink-edge. Like a garden or fire-hose, turned-on-full-force and left unattended)).

   One more thing. You can buy adapters that attach directly to the kitchen faucet (which also needs an adapter), where its' fill and discharge elements are combined into a safer, more convenient system. But the output element of the discharge impeller, under the unit, must be measured to insure a snug fit with the discharge hose. The combined fill/discharge  adapters for portable washers I've seen, all have standard fittings to the hot and/or cold water input, but you may need to learn some plumbing, or give your dimensions to a plumbing supply so they can fit to your output-impeller-discharge node. If you succeed in finding a better adapter, a hose-clamp must be used to secure the discharge-hose to the impeller output

   Finally, I would not recommend this washer. If you can save or borrow for a prominent American name-brand portable, do so.

ADDENDUM:

   Finally found a substitute fill/drain hose on eBay. Used "T" adapters to enable adding another 'fill' hose to accomodate attachment to 'both' hot-and-cold fill nodes. (The machine wouldn't operate through all cycles unless there were both 'hot' and cold' inlet allowances.)  I secured the hoses to the "T" adapter with 'hose-clamps".

  It's maddening to see the laundrys pants/arms/legs, and other long articles 'repeatedly'  tangled to a point where it's difficult to untangle. If I could place a picture of the result here, I would.

Have had this machine for about 5 months now, and doing daily laundry of work-clothes, anything long (pants, shirts, towels, etc.) winds up woven into a ball. That's EVERYTHING woven together. If you don't use hot water, you could untangle the wash-items during the 'fill'-cycle, but I haven't tried that yet.