BLACK+DECKER 3.0 Cu. Ft. Portable Washer, 26.5 lb. Capacity Washing Machine, 6 Cycles, Quick Connect Sink Adapter and Drain Hose Included, Transparent Lid & LED Display, BPW30MW, White

So I specifically bought this to bucket fill… I live off grid and don’t have any water source to directly hook it to. I have also had the Japanese style ones where there’s a wash cycle on one side and a spin on the other and they’re AWFUL. This is much much better. I had seen a couple reviews stating that they bucket fill this one, but not much info about water usage doing that or how it works, so here’s what I’ve learned so far (please note, this is for the largest model offered): The system seems to be weight based. Given that it’s hooked up to nothing I can hear the intake pump running at the beginning of a cycle. This will continue until the unit has enough water in it, but how does it know? I played around a lot and decided it’s gotta be weight based, which correlates with the size of load you’re running. So, I put my wash settings on “normal”, change the load size to small, add about 8 gallons of water + the drum 3/4 filled with clothes will get it to start. You’ll see the time for the wash drop from 37 minutes to 34 as soon as it’s got enough water. The cycle size you choose will affect how much water it wants, so I always choose “small” for size and this cuts down on how much water I use. The same thing happens on the rinse cycle. It drains the water from the wash cycle and wants another 8 gallons to do the rinse cycle. At this point it really depends what I’m washing if I choose to do this or not. I have a geriatric dog that makes a whole lot of laundry throughout the week, and for those items I don’t really worry about the rinse cycle. I’ll let the system run through the beginning of the rinse cycle where it is draining most of the wash water off, pause the program, turn the washer off and back on, and then put it on the “spin only” cycle. This cycle is automatically 27 minutes but I usually run it for about 10 and then stop it again. I use those little $3 Walmart micro fleece blankets for him and after 10 minutes in spin only they come out almost completely dry and smelling super fresh. I’ll hang them on a rack in front of a box fan and they’re bone dry within an hour. I also have a regular household pillow for him as a dog bed and that will spin out and dry super fast (2-3 hours) with the same method. This machine will hold two of the fleece blankets and the pillow at the same time, and get everything very clean on the normal cycle, small size. For my clothes I do want a rinse cycle so when the washer changes from wash to rinse I’ll let it drain the wash water, add another 8 gallons, and let the rinse cycle run. The main thing I listen for is if the inlet pump is trying to run. If it is, add more water. You’ll have to pause the system every time you’re adding more water or you’ll get an “E3” error, which just means the lid is open. So, all in all, it is kind of hands on if you’re a bucket filler. It uses between 8-16 gallons of water on small cycle depending on if you want to do a rinse cycle. Based on other reviews I was cautious to have the drain inlet at the proper height. I drain it to my bathroom sink and it works great. If it’s too low it won’t hold water, too high and the pump isn’t strong enough to drain. The drain hose has a nice moveable gooseneck on it and the power of the pump has yet to be so strong it kicks the gooseneck out of the sink, which has been my biggest fear. Despite the hands on nature of it, I really love it. It took me about a week of use, using it 2-3x a day to where I felt really comfortable not just standing over it staring and learning the sounds it’s making to know when it needs my attention. Living in a small space I can just attend to it while I’m doing other chores and it doesn’t feel like a pain. This may depend on how much you hate the laundromat or how much access you have to one. There’s only one laundromat nearby but this woman runs a wash and fold out of it and will tie up all the machines until about 3 pm, and then the rest of the community has a mad dash to try to get their stuff in so it feels like sometimes there’s a laundromat nearby, but it’s a huge source of stress to try to time my day around it’s availability. Other pros: it is really really quiet. I’ll run it at night while my s/o is sleeping and it doesn’t bother them at all. Whether you use the rinse cycle or not everything comes out smelling incredibly fresh. If you want to soak anything, just put it all in with water, soak as long as you want, then run the cycle as you see fit. Will definitely be keeping.

I ordered this Black+Decker 3.0 Cu. Ft. Washer and when it arrived, I immediately got buyers remorse because it looked so huge but I unboxed it anyway figuring if the measurements were correct, it should fit. The measurements were correct but I couldn’t get it into my bathroom or hall closet. What I didn’t take ito consideration was that because of the depth of the doors, the washer needed to go past them at an angle which just wasn’t able to happen. I thought that I was stuck with it because there was no way I could now drop it off at an authorized Amazon return facility. But I called Amazon anyway and they were amazing. They set up a home pickup for 3 days later and instructed me to leave it outside on the day of the pickup. That same day the money was returned to my original payment method. In the meantime, I ordered the same washer just one size smaller in the 2.0 Cu. Ft. Version and it is perfect! By far the best washer I’ve owned. Thus far, I’ve washed at least 10 loads of laundry over the past couple of weeks and I’m very happy. The washer can fit a lot more items than I thought it would be able to so this 2.0 is more than I needed in the first place. It is extremely quiet even when spinning a load of towels. I live in an apartment so I was concerned but my neighbors said they haven’t noticed anything different. One neighbor said she just thought I was running my dishwasher more often because it sounded the same. I ended up getting both a longer water intake and drain hose but for the additional $30 cost, the total price with the cost of the washer was still a great price. I would have paid twice the amount for the convenience and time savings, and price I’ve been paying at the laundromat. My clothes seem so much cleaner and this washer spins so well that they feel almost dry as I’m putting them into my new dryer. Highly recommend! And a huge Thank You to Amazon for making the return so easy.

I bought this portable washer back in June 2023, and it’s still working AMAZING! It washes really well, has great capacity for its size, and the different cycles are super useful. It’s perfect for small spaces and saves so much time and money compared to using shared laundry. When it arrived, it did have a small dent, but customer service was great — they refunded me $80 because of the damage, and the machine itself worked perfectly despite that. I’ve used it nonstop since then with zero issues. If you’re looking for a reliable, powerful portable washer, this one is definitely worth it. I would buy it again!

The machine can hold a significant amount of laundry for its size (15 pounds) - which is why I purchased this. It is notably good quality and smart looking so it does not look out of place outside of a closet, in the open, as pictured. That’s hard to find as most top loaders could not pull off a “nice looking” aesthetic. Spin cycle is great and leaves clothes very dry. It came with all necessary attachments to have this up and running in 5 minutes from opening the box. Well packaged and not a scratch on it when delivered (rurally, even). Really impressed with this machine so far! Would certainly recommend. If it holds up to time and usage I would recommend this machine based on specs as it currently outperforms anything in its size/weight capacity and I did a lot of research prior to purchase. Will update review if I note any unreasonable failures.

Works great and can fit the same size load as my apartment shared laundry. Does an excellent job of cleaning my clothes, and as we have a little one, the flexibility of doing laundry in our apartment instead of going down 3 flights of stairs is a game changer. With the cost of doing laundry in my building, it should pay for itself in about a year

Haré una reseña con funcionamiento o usos. Apenas la tengo por 3 días y ya la usé 7 veces. Eso sí, tardó casi un mes en enviarse (Amazon Internacional Standard) desde la fecha de compra. Aproximadamente 20 días. El envío sólo fue de 2 días. Las medidas de profundidad contando la manguera de desagüe es de 48cm, la medida de ancho con espacios laterales recomendados es de 45cm y la altura es de 78cm. Es decir, una ves que la abres y sacas de la caja, es muy bonita y da ternura por lo compacta. Pero esa es su ventaja. Las cargas habituales que realice fueron de : 15 boxers talla M, o 5 a 7 playeras talla M o G, o 2 pantalones de mezclilla talla 32. No la llenes a más de 3/4 de ropa seca. Detergente se recomienda usar los que tienen el logo "he" high efficiency (alta eficiencia). En mi caso recomiendo el detergente mexicano "Newen" de venta también en Amazon. Ya que es biodegradable y concentrado (alcanza a lavar bien con una a tres cucharadas 10 a 30ml) en lugar de los detergentes comerciales que usas tapas de más de 100ml. Aún así en las instrucciones se recomienda usar la mitad de lo que dicen los envases. En cuanto a ruido, es muy silenciosa incluso durante el centrifugado. Respecto a las conexiones, los aditamentos con los que viene, fueron suficientes para conectarla a la llave del lavabo. Viene con dos gomitas dentro de la conexión rápida. Dependiendo si es para rosca interna o externa se pone o se quita el empaque superior. La manguera del desagüe, TIENE QUE ESTAR POR ENCIMA DEL NIVEL DE AGUA DE LA LAVADORA, es decir, si la dejas en el suelo, jamás se va a llenar. Tiene varios modos de lavado. Únicamente el modo Pesado (Heavy), Gentil (Gentle) y Remojar (Soak) te dejan modificar todos los parámetros de lavado. El modo Normal y Rápido sólo permite cambiar nivel de agua y número de enjuagues. El lavado (Wash) se puede seleccionar hasta 20min, se pueden seleccionar hasta tres enjuagues (Rinse) y hasta 9min de centrifugado (Spin). Cualquiera de estos tres parámetros se pueden omitir al dejarlos en 0. El modo rápido tarda 15min y el modo más tardado 88/90min. El atrapa pelusa en verdad funciona. No tengo ninguna queja al respecto. Si acaso el tiempo de envío y el costo que se paga por importación (va incluído en el precio). Si esta lavadora se vendiera en México costaría $1,200 pesos menos es decir entre $5,500 a $6,100 pesos. Que bien lo valen. En verdad recomiendo la lavadora. Como extra les recomiendo comprar un codo a 90° para la manguera de llenado y quede más cómoda la conexión en la lavadora. Haré actualización al mes o 3 meses, a ver qué tal va. Ha pasado un mes, y todo funciona perfectamente, igual que el primer día. El modo de lavado "Pesado" es mi favorito, el cual personalizo en cada lavada. Recomiendo usar jabón Persil.

It's used nearly every day in my home. I have mine on a wheeled base for ease of moving as well as to raise it. It is quiet enough that I generally only hear the water sloshing as it runs and again as it drains. I'm often beside it and can barely hear the machine running. The washer itself is stable enough and so minimal motion during use that it jiggles flesh resting directly on the lid and not enough to affect the rest of the arm. I don't enjoy the lint screen as it is difficult for me to remove with my health and ability with my hands as well as it's pretty gross even if cleaned quite regularly. I love that this washer is small enough that if I wanted to tuck it in a closet I easily enough could. I really don't have any complaints about it other than it could have a better, stronger, easier to get in to and less gross lint screen. I have a strong fear that it will break long before the washer does.

This machine is amazing, I bought the 2.0 cubic it fits so much laundry and it spins it so dry, that you dont need much drying time after.