BLACK+DECKER 2.0 Cu. Ft. Portable Washer, 15.4 lb. Capacity, BPWM20W, White

Make sure you remove all styrofoam supports before you try and use this machine!!! If you’re looking for a cheap reliable washer this is definitely what you want. If you don’t mind a tad bit bigger washer then I suggest you go check out your nearest Home Depot and Lowe’s for washers on clearance because I seen a whirlpool brand 4.8 cubic top loader for $475 which was really nice I would of bought that instead but I bought this first also I don’t know if the sink would work for the whirlpool so it is what it is. This black and Decker works with the sink which is why I went with this because my apartment doesn’t have a washer setup. So far so good with this washer it holds a good amount of clothes and being in an apartment with neighbors to the left, right, and below it’s great that this machine is quiet. When it’s on full speed spin which would be the loudest point for this washer you can’t hear it if your in the next room, also if your using a dolly to move the washer around you can put a shock resistant pad on the dolly and it will help even more with lowering the vibration and sound. As for the size it’s bigger then I thought it would be it’s about the same size as a regular washer it stands about 3ft tall out of the box but you can make it a little taller if you’d like. It’s still a good enough size to where you can tuck it away so it’s not taking up a lot of room which I like and if you put it on a dolly it super easy to move it around. It washes towels with ease and they come out super clean and if you use sent beads it’s really makes the clothes and the room smell very good you can smell it coming through the washer the sent on the clothes really POPs with this washer I’m not sure why but it’s way better then other washers I’ve used. I also love how you can mix and match different kinds of wash settings to how ever you want which not many washers do with other washers you kind of just get what they give you. Also keep in mind if you press the program button and it goes down the list of quick, bulky , normal and delicate the more you press the button you’ll notice the light starts to blink which means the settings on the left, So solid light is settings on the left and blinking light is settings on the right. As for how long this washer will last I believe it can last 10 years with no breaking down and if anything breaks on it I think it would be super easy and cheap to fix because I looked on the inside and the mechanism looks super simple and I don’t think it would be hard to fix plus black and decker has professionals that will come out and fix it. It also depends on how you treat it too if over load it you’ll probably get less time out of it but if you load it so there’s less strain on the motor it should last a long time. I like how the clothes come out nice and dry after the spin cycle so if you don’t have a dryer it doesn’t take much to get them fully dry. I also like the drain hose because it drains fast without the hose moving or falling and the water goes down the sink drain with no problems, I can have a bunch of dishes in the sink and the water has no trouble draining or filling up the sink. Also keep in mind it’s filling from a sink so it’s best to let the washer fill up half way before you put the clothes in so the clothes don’t soak up the water at the beginning making the fill take a lot longer. Over all great buy im very happy I bought this machine if anything changes I’ll update my review but I definitely recommend this washer and I also recommend the Comfee brand washer and Comfee brand portable dishwasher, if you need a portable dishwasher the comfee brand is amazing I’ve had mine for 4 years it works like new every time I use it and it runs and drains using the sink as well.

Great buy!!! I definitely recommend this washer especially if you live in an apartment and don’t have a washer & dryer hookup. I’ve had it for about a little over a year and a half and it’s still working great, along with the dryer combo (Black + Decker one). This one holds a lot more clothes than the dryer but I wash pretty large loads of clothes. I’ve even washed kind & queen size bed comforters, blankets, and bed sheets and it works great. I obviously don’t wash the super heavy or bulky comforters or blankets and if it’s a big one I do one at a time but it washes them perfectly and it saves me from going to the laundromat especially in the winter time.

I have been using this portable washing machine almost five days a week since last year, and it has been working very well. I bought the 0.9 cu. ft. model, and I think it is perfect for one or two people. To give you an idea of the capacity, it can easily fit 5–6 T-shirts and one bath towel, or about two drying rack shelves’ worth of lightweight clothes in one load. The spin cycle works really well and my clothes never come out soaking wet. I also like that you can choose how many times the machine drains the water during a cycle. It is not very noisy but sometimes during the spin cycle it becomes loud because the wash tub seems to touch something inside. From time to time it also shows an E2 error which simply means the lid is open. Pressing Start/Pause fixes it right away. Because it is small and lightweight, it is easy to carry using the side handles. The only downside is that the sink adapter does not fit every faucet. At first, I had to fill the machine by hand. when the machine completely stops and makes a buzzing sound, it means it needs water. I simply press Start/Pause, add water, press Start to start or continue the cycle. Filling it by hand can get tiring so it’s definitely worth getting a compatible faucet adapter. For draining, I place the drain hose in my bathtub because the water comes out very quickly and the bathtub handles the flow much better than my sink. Also make sure to keep the drain hose raised as shown in the instructions. If the hose is left too low, the machine can drain itself. This happened to me 2–3 times before I realized why. The instructions also recommend using only cold water, as this machine is not designed for hot water. Overall, this machine has saved me so much time, especially during the cold winter months because I no longer have to keep going to the laundromat.

I have had this washer for just over 2 months now and I am well pleased with it. I did my research on different washing machines (that can be used without hookups) beforehand and decided on this one in part because of the warranty and the brand. It works well, simply no issues there. The way it washes seems a little strange, as it will swish the clothes around for maybe 1-2 min, then stop for 1-2 min. It still washes my clothes well. It is smaller than a typical washing machine of course and can't hold as many clothes. The spin cycle gets them dry enough that when I leave them on a drying rack indoors, they dry usually in about 24 hrs. It is not that loud, although that wouldn't really be an issue. You can hear the water swish in the machine, you can hear the sink when its filling with water, you can hear water rushing out when it drains, and you can hear the motor working to make the clothes move, although I'd say that's the same noise level as the water swishing as the clothes move. I live in a pretty small apartment with no hookups and wanted to save money from not going to the laundromat and I wanted the comfort of doing laundry in my own home. I fully recommend this machine. I have already saved more money than I would have spent at the laundromat. My setup has my washer in the bathroom with the inlet hose connected to the sink and the drain hose also draining into the same sink. I have them connected with a rubber band so the drain hose stays in place. Figuring out how to attach the inlet hose to a sink took a little while, but I had to take the water aerator off the bathroom sink and then it was able to attach with the attachment it came with. There are issues people have mentioned that I would like to address. Someone said the spin cycle on normal is set to 55 min and it seems to be a mistake in the programming. Mine initially said this too, but after my first use, it now says 5 or 9 min, depending on the cycle. Other people have mentioned that the washer will start draining water out of the drain hose before the water level is filled up enough, or if you use a bucket. I believe the issue there is the drain hose is not elevated high enough. It seems kind of weird, but if the drain hose is only raised high enough to drain into the bathtub for example, I had the same issue where the water would start draining before it filled to halfway (or if I added more from a bucket). Then, I raised my drain hose higher to drain into the bathroom sink, which is just about the same height as the washer, and now it fills almost to the brim and doesn't drain water prematurely. The manual says the drain hose needs to be elevated to about 34 inches high for this reason I'm sure. In case people don't read the manual or notice, there is a little filter on the inside wall of the washer which needs to be cleaned about every 10 washes or once a week or something like that. Its a little net that fills with lint and is very easy to clean.

It arrived in good condition. No dents!!!! Easy to set up. Great for small apartments. It works as it should. Gets my clothes cleaned just as good as any washing machine. The spin cycle definitely cuts down the dryer time. I appreciate that you can select how many rinse & spin cycles. Hose & other connecting parts are of good quality (sturdy in my opinion) & have good length. Tub is stainless steel. It has a good agitator. Giving 4 stars only due to the water level. I mostly use level 3 (large loads), but it’s almost as if the water level is for 1-2 (small, medium). I guess it’s an “energy efficient” thing. All in all I’m happy with my purchase & would recommend. Side note… please read through the manual. Use as instructed. Do a test run & for the love of life GET THE WARRANTY!!! Will update in a few months

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 bought this top load washer after having a front load whirlpool washer for over ten years. I am happy with my choice because it is quiet, you can't add too much detergent that will destroy the bearings on a front load unit & it is easy to get running with the auto sensing water level. The price was better than the current front load Whirlpool or Samsung front load. Delivery was quick by Amazon. They do deliver in the box to your room of choice. You have to cut open the box and unpack. The washer was very well packed with thick eps foam on the bottom and top so there will be no dents or damages. Don't forget you have to buy new water hoses as well. The gray drain hose was a smaller diameter than the old one so i had to cut the end off the old one and insert new hose end into that so i didn't have to buy a smaller plastic pipe cap. Because the top door is clear you can see if the load is unbalanced. if it is unbalanced you will get an E4 on the screen. Just pause the machine to unlock, move clothes evenly around and put it on a drain and spin cycle. I just put my king size bed comforter in the washer and ran it on a heavy load & ran it with no issues other than exposing the top if the agitator because when it was dry it was higher than the agitator, as it became wet it dropped on top of it. The depth of the stainless steel drum is deeper than my front load by 3" the diameter is the same at 21". The last thing i want to mention is the drain hose is lower to the floor yet still able to drain through the hose up to the drain pipe 60" from the floor without issues.

I wavered between giving this three or four stars… I’m honestly surprised that it is so highly rated, given the problems that it has. I was extremely disappointed when it started having issues after only a few uses. However I have been able to make this work for my needs. A little background on my situation, I live in an apartment on the 5th floor of a 120+ year old building with no elevator. The laundry room is in the basement, and very poorly maintained. I dreaded doing laundry every week with the task of hauling all my clothes, bedding, etc. up and down all the stairs, it was exhausting. The floor of the laundry room was always sodden, with muddy puddles, random trash on the floor that blew in from the outside. It was like an ongoing bleak joke on myself when I’d be pulling fresh, hot laundry out of the dryer, and some little sock or underwear would dismally fall into a dirty pool on the floor. After all that effort. Although I tried to be as careful and vigilant as possible when pulling clothes out of the dryer. The laundry machines in the basement are old and awful, and one day one of the washing machines stopped working with my wet clothes and detergent in it, so I reached my breaking point. I did some research online, multiple websites pointed to this model as a “best of”. The prospect of being able to do laundry in-apartment, no stairs, in a clean functioning machine…I could not wait to use this appliance. The delivery was fantastic, the Amazon delivery man surprised me by carrying the whole heavy package all the way up the stairs to my stupid apartment in the terrible humidity of summer - amazing! I was squealing with glee when it arrived. And the first three washes were great. I was delighted by the overall convenience, the compact size of the machine, the quietness, the dryness of the clothes after the spin cycle. I was able to do most of my laundry in three wash loads, which was awesome. I did the “Normal” Load Size - Medium with the regular settings for all three. I was singing the praises of this machine to my friends and family for days. I was saved from the awful basement laundry! What a relief. For reference, I set this up in our bathroom, which I know from reading the instructions is not ideal because of the humidity. It was our only option, because our kitchen sink has a pull-down faucet, and although I studied the detailed tips that another reviewer had for that sort of setup, it seemed a bit too complex for me. I envisioned the washing machine draining into the bathroom tub from the beginning, as it pulled water from the bathroom sink, so this is how I set it up. I will mention, there was a little confusion with the instructions for hooking up the faucet adapter, but I figured it out through trial and error. I simply put the drain hose into the bathtub over the side of the tub, and this worked. For the first three washes. It was a few days later that I went to do a fourth wash, and this time I put in a thin zip up sweatshirt that had a good amount of dog hair on it, as well as some tshirts and shorts. I’m not sure if it was the dog hair clogging the drain, or the weight of the wash, or the wash cycle I selected, I may have tried to do “Heavy” or “3-Large”, but something went wrong and it gave me the E1 error message. I quickly pulled everything out and tried to troubleshoot. I searched these reviews, I read the manual again. I tried blowing the drain to see if anything was blocking it, I cleaned the filter, there didn’t seem to be a ton of dog hair. I read a tip from another reviewer who recommended to do a cycle to clean the washer itself, which I believe had been the Rapid wash cycle. This turned out to be problematic, because I ran into a brand new issue where the water fill sequence was also now draining the water right into the tub through the drain hose, as it was trying to fill it at the same time. I was honestly devastated at this point, because I invested decent money into purchasing this machine, it had seemed to solve a serious everyday problem for me before. I started reading more critical reviews here about how hard it is to return, about people not receiving quality customer assistance from Black + Decker, and the technical problems with the draining and error messages. My heart sank. Thankfully there was a reviewer on here who explained the drain issue. They said that there is no drain valve in this machine, which would be a piece in the drain to help control the flow of water. It turns out that if you do not elevate the drain hose enough, there’s nothing to stop the water from running down through the hose if it is not elevated. So now the solve for this is…hopefully you have a large elevated sink to drain the water into, that you can also secure the hose to, so it doesn’t flail about and drown your space. Or, figure out a way to hoist up the drain hose in a deep basin, for me, this was still the tub. I ended up buying two heavy duty suction cup hooks here on Amazon, and attached those to the shower wall. The hooks hold the drain hose up high enough and securely enough to solve the drain issue. But as someone also pointed out in a review here, the lack of the drain valve and the requirement to elevate the hose, also puts pressure on the little pump to work harder. So eventually, it may be the pump that goes first on this machine. Try elevating your drain hose if you have similar problems - but I will also mention that as others have found, the programming on some of the other functions seems to be wonky. I exclusively only use Normal - Medium, because it works, and I’m not going to mess with it. I keep the loads at around 50-70% full on the drum without compacting the laundry to fit. I still don’t understand why the first few loads worked fine with the drain hose not elevated, but, whatever, it works like this for now. I also, like others, have purchased a little rolling dolly for it to sit on for portability. I don’t find the movement to be concerning on the Normal - Medium cycle, which is a plus. I have to give this appliance plenty of props for the ease it has created in my life for doing laundry in-apartment, but I also have to subtract points because it doesn’t function in all the ways that it probably should. The wash loads do turn out great, especially with the powerful spin cycle. Delivery was great.

I just moved into a new one-bedroom apartment with no in-unit laundry. The building has communal laundry machines on the bottom floor but I hate the idea of using dirty machines to clean my clothes, having to wait for clothes or running the risk that someone may steal it. Even just paying for each load can turn out to be expensive. So I knew I wanted to a portable washer, and a high-end one at that since my lease doesn’t allow portable washers. I needed something that was good quality and silent. This machine has proven to do exactly what I needed. Yes it was a little more than what I was hoping to spend - but the peace of mind it gives me is well worth it to me. I can run multiple loads, in the comfort of my own unit, at any given time, and not have to worry or spend any more additional money. The tub itself is pretty big. I purchased the 2.0 size and I can fit my queen bed sheets in there, as one single wash but it’s still nice to be able to do that. I also purchased an adjustable rolling dolley that I placed under the washing machine to sit on. The machine itself is quite heavy ranging from 50-65 lbs (I don’t have a scale) and it is a struggle to move it from its living location in my house to the kitchen sink. This tray makes this task mindless and super easy and convenient. Other than that, installation was very quick and easy. My first few loads have been a huge success and I am thrilled with my purchase.

I love my portable washer. It has been a lifesaver for our apartment. The set up and use instructions are clear and easy, and it washes a lot of clothes. I can fit 5-6 t-shirts, 4-5 underwear and 2 pants in this machine. Remember to clean it with bleach after 20-25 or so washes, as it does begin to smell like mildew. Extremely pleased with this purchase.

bought the 3.0cu version. i got this before the price hike at around 580 canadian. DANG is it a lot of product for the money. RUNS GREAT! LOVE IT! saves so much time over laundromat as well as, within a year or 2, will save me money!

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.

Ideal para departamentos o casas pequeñas. No abarca gran espacio. Para que se den una idea, por cada ciclo en su máxima capacidad caben entre 3-4 cambios de ropa, o dos sábanas matrimoniales, varios cambios de ropa de niño/a. Sin duda no es para edredones, ni cobojas bultosas. La seleccionde ciclos está perfecta, mi preferido el rápido. Su funcionabilidad es buenísima, hasta ahora todo queda limpio y casi seco. El centrifugado me sorprendió. Muy buena compra para la ropa del día a día sin acumular colada en exceso.