Best Choice Washer article on janice142

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↑affiliate link	Best Choice Portable Mini Washing Machine with Drainage Tube 6.6 lb capacity The washer/spinner by Best Choice is 21" tall. It is 14.5" wide measuring handle to handle, and 14.5" deep including the rear carrying handle.
Side Note: Due to the placement of the motor, it is not possible to safely lay this machine on its side. Storage must be vertical.

Because the washer is taller than I anticipated,
it won't fit in a locker with 18" of head space.

I can wash a load and a half of clothes in just 9 to 12 gallons of water. That includes two rinse cycles.


To fill the washer is a chore. The spigot part will not attach to my galley sink.

FILL HOSE ↓ fits here. CAP/PLUG ↑ keeps water from splashing.	This part is supposed to attach to my sink faucet. My faucet is too large for the hose opening.

Even if the hose attached I would still have to turn it on to fill, then off when the water was at the proper level. All in all, even in the best of circumstances this is a manual machine. It requires a lot of physical work. Hoisting the pails and bending over to fill the washer tub is not easy.

Instead of the hose I utilize a pair of buckets.

Years ago I bought three round storage pails from the Dollar Tree. Since then I have used the pails/buckets as wash basins.

Now I use them to fill the washer. It is not the easiest chore.
The pails are sturdy. Two fill the washer to the three gallon level.

Regardless of the hassle involved when using the Best Choice machine,
washing aboard the boat is far better than hauling everything to shore. Ugh!!!

I select the cleanest half of my laundry and add it to the washing machine.

The agitator is powerful.


The agitation is aggressive. Therefore I bought a laundry bag to protect my special items.

This blouse has beautiful beaded buttons.

	I was afraid the buttons would be ripped off by the swish of this washing machine. Thus I went to Walmart and purchased the Evercare Delicate Garment Mesh Bag. ← affiliate link

I am impressed by the fabric in this item. The zipper is hidden and will not snag on other items in the washer. It is standing up well to use. This Evercare Mesh Bag is far superior to those I've seen at discount stores. The holes are of a finer mesh. Though costly at $5, I believe this is an item that is worth retail pricing. Mine was purchased at Walmart on the laundry aisle over by the housewares department. It is sold near the irons, clothespins and laundry hampers, not where the detergents and cleansers are shelved.

IF my clothes were filthy or stinky I would start the second load with fresh water.


Gallons per cycle	Process for washing two loads of laundry	Aggregate Total

3 gallons	Wash load one and (reusing water) wash load two	3 gallons
3 gallons	Rinse load one and load two	6 gallons
3 gallons	Second rinse for load one	9 gallons
3 gallons	Final rinse for the second load of laundry	12 gallons

If the second rinse water for load one appears clear after agitation, I reuse that water for the final rinse of load two. Thus I use just 9 gallons versus the 12.

There is a SMALL WHITE HOSE ↓ on the right side of the washer. Lower it and the water drains out of the tub:

The water empties via gravity. When I forget to put the hose in the upright
position after draining the tub I can flood my deck with the next bucket of water.

You would be impressed by how quickly I can
attach that hose in the proper raised position.

Though the instructions say one rinse, this is the color of the rinse water after the first rinse:

There is a small bucket that attaches inside the washer for spinning:

The lid must be on the spinner to keep the clothing inside.

The How-To in a few easy steps:

Fill tub 1/2 full of water (hot or cold, at your discretion) then add 1 tablespoon of laundry detergent.

Add clothing until the water level is approximately 2/3rds full.

Set the dial on the left to Wash, and the timer on the right to six minutes.

After the clothes have washed, drain the tub by lowering the white hose on the right side of the unit.

Remove all contents from the machine. I put them into one of my plastic buckets.

Place the spinner basket onto the base inside the machine. It snaps in easily.

The next procedure is to place a small quantity of said clothing into the spin basket. Replace the lid. Not everything in the washer fits the basket, so having a spare pail for the spun clothes is helpful.

I figure three to four spin cycles per load of wash. Because I do not like over-loading my unit I am cautious. Also, if I put in too much in the spinner, it will make a racket and the basket will detach from the base.

Turn the dial on the left to Spin. Three minutes is sufficient to remove most of the water.

*REPEAT, at least once. I like my rinse water to run clear. For me, that means two rinses though the manufacturer says one is sufficient.

*REPEAT: what that means is I start out again with #1 doing everything except adding soap. First I refill the machine to the half way point. Then I add the already washed clothes. I set the dial to Wash, and the timer to 3 minutes instead of the six I used for the initial wash cycle. Wash, Drain, Spin.

My goal is to rinse out any remaining soap residue. Sometimes one rinse is sufficient. Most of the time I double rinse. I am cautious because I do not want any soap sensitivities to develop.

Skipper is ready to ride to the dinghy dock. Then I have to carefully secure the clean clothes in my dink Algae.

Loading and unloading Algae with the newly cleaned clothes can be a perilous too, especially if the wind is kicking.

The spinner basket attaches to the agitator bits at the bottom of the washer tub:

Those bars at the bottom don't look like "enough" however they are Very Powerful.

Driers are speedy however with strategically placed LINES ↓ I prefer to hang my clothes inside.

Clothes come out nearly dry ↓ after being in the Laundry Alternative spin drier.