I've been using it for about 10 months now. I do laundry every other day or so... smaller loads, maybe 2-3 men's collared shirts, or 2 pr Dockers, and similar. I have it on a rolling stand in my kitchen, connecting the inflow pipe to my sink faucet, and tying the plastic drain pipe to the sink drain (to keep it from flopping around when it's pumping water out). It's a serious machine, not a toy. Well worth what I paid for it. No having my clothes smell like other people's gross overly scented laundry products!!