Just adding an update as of July 2021- everything still working great! I have had these machines for a little over 2 years now and they are still running smoothly. There has been a lot of great dialogue in the comments about using cold or hot water; I got brave and started running some loads with warm water (not hot), which was technically against the instructions - I still use only the cold water inlet hose on the back, and I basically start the washer with cold water rushing in, switch to a warm temperature until it's mostly filled, and then right before the washer is done filling, I switch back to cold so that hot water isn't sitting in the hose/faucet during the whole load (I found if I leave the setting on warm the entire time, the faucet head starts to get extremely hot, which makes me nervous, so I am doing this process manually. Also, I am still selecting 'cold' on the wash cycle, because I'm only using the cold water inlet). I still have not gotten the dryer serviced by an electrician which I need to do, but I am keeping the vent and lint catch clean to avoid fires. I also want to thank another commenter for pointing out the right screens to buy for the dryer, which fit perfectly (I replace them every few loads): www.amazon.com/dp/B079RDS1Q5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZJM.Eb1ARSRKZ. Please also see my other comment below for more info! Sorry for my delay in all the comments and sorry if I missed any! Thanks for watching

Tie a stocking hose around the end of the drain pump instead of using a strainer. It catches way more lint.

FYI, I have had these two machines for a little over one year now so I am speaking to my experiences in the first year of owning and using these. Have not had any maintenance issues so far and I probably do 4-5 loads a week. Some other things to note about the washer: -Customer service was able to answer several of my questions via email, but there are no service centers in the USA, so plan to find a handyman or have extra money laying around if you need to fix or replace it. -There was a small black piece of plastic that was underneath the washer which came loose upon unpacking the machine (square shape). This is not necessary to run the machine and is not structurally important (customer service confirmed this). I think it was there to stabilize during shipping. -There was also a cover for the bottom of the machine that was included with a screw which I did not bother with, also not necessary to run the machine as confirmed by customer service. Having a drip pan underneath probably serves the same purpose (see description/end of video for link to drip pan). -There was also a lot of styrofoam inside the washer so take your time looking around and vacuuming out the little pieces and be sure to use a filter over your sink drain where you’re draining the water. I ran a couple of empty loads with washing machine cleaner (powder sold at grocery store) and wiped down the inside before doing any clothes. -The instructions advise that you run an empty load with bleach once a month or so to keep it clean. Some other things to note about the dryer: -It is light enough to drag out to your desired area without needing a dolly underneath (I also think instructions will tell you to only place this on a solid level surface like a floor so I do not have a dolly underneath). -The instructions also advise you to get the unit serviced once a year by a qualified technician. I have not done this yet but plan to ask an electrician more about this. EDIT 10/7/20: Thanks to another commenter, @Cheekie Reynolds, she was able to show me the right replacement filters for the dryer (this is the third piece I refer to when I clean out the lint trap in the dryer) - they fit perfectly: www.amazon.com/dp/B079RDS1Q5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZJM.Eb1ARSRKZ

I have my RCA 2.0 washer for 2 years, I absolutely love it !! Like you I take good care of it by not overloading it, no conforters.I don't put any rubber mats there either. The 15 min cycle is very convenient. I'm so happy with it and highly recommend it.

It also dried my clothes much better than normal size machines. I was so hurt. That dryer was really nice I had the 3.5cu ft. It is huge on the inside you would not believe the amount of clothes that can go in these size portable dryers. You can vent it inside as well with dryer sheets. The machine lasted a year 1/2. When buying these dryers go for the ones with a knob. The digital control panels go faster. Panda no longer makes this model so I had to replace the entire dryer. Fortunately I purchased the one time $ 11.50 Allstate appliance protection insurance plan from Amazon. They reimbursed me the cost of the dryer and I replaced it with the same size Black + Decker. Panda no longer has the parts.

I've been watching reviews on this machine for a few hrs, decided to go with it. I'm so excited this will be such a time and money saver for me.

I appreciate this video tremendously! This has been super reassuring. I was getting overwhelmed with other videos, you covered everything!! Seriously amazing. Thank you for taking the time to share this!

Good job explaining everything! I've seen some videos that don't.... Great video!

i just perchased this RCA washer and then bought a Magic chef dryer to boot and I love it and I'm glad I did it

Amazing!! Thank you so much for this- literally got one of a friend and didn’t have any instructions so this run through gave me LYFE!! thank you!!!

You explained these two appliances better than the others I watch thank you I'm thinking about buying both

Thank you much for your time showing us your experience! I do appreciate it!

Thanks for your video, I just bought mine three months ago and I absolutely love doing laundry now 👍🏽 bought the dryer also.

Your research was the best to me (watched for days)... I just ordered my washer/dryer/dolly/drip tray... You sold me on these models... thank you for this!!!!💃🏽🎉

Best video ever! So informative & I’m also a female woman who literally has to figure things out on my own as well. This literally helped me fix my washer that had a bobby pin stuck and came out the bottom drain pump which I was looking for on the wrong side of my washer. Thank you!

Nice video. I bought a cheap portable washer just to try it out and it worked fine but was a little too small and was looking for a larger one. This video was quite helpful and you did an awesome job explaining everything.

Thanks for information I purchased a panda washer and dryer! Awaiting the arrival! So excited! Just like you said a week

Your video popped up in my feed because I have been thinking about getting a portable washer and you also showed the dryer too. With what's going on in the world right now this is good for Apartment use. Thanks!

I have the full size RCA washer & it works great, leaves clothes very clean. Machine is very quiet. I have the same Panda dryer as well.

Thank you! Yours is the most comprehensive review.

Really great review--thanks for all the details and appreciate the updates in the comments.

You can buy these little mesh strainers for your washer hose from the grocery stores. They are normally found near or by the laundry detergents aisle.

Well done thank you very much for all your work making this informative video. Wow. The manufacturers ought to pay you. 😉

Awesome I just ordered the dryer pretty excited I live in an apartment dwelling already have a portable washer.

Thanks for this detailed review. Very helpful! 👍🏼🙂

Thank you for sharing. Your video has been so informational. Great instructions.♥️🙂

Thanks for your very detailed & enlightening video. It was a big help.

I got my mom a washer similar to yours and she lives in an apartment as well. When I’m with her I also use it and to be honest her faucet is a lot like yours and we use the hot water as well as the cold. We just turn the hot or warm on.

New subbie ❤️👋🏾 thanks for the video and awesome personality, very laid back 😎

This is the most comprehensive washer and dryer review that I have ever seen. Thank you so much for all of the little details that most reviewers never go into. I am glad that you mentioned the smell from the dryer. That is an important detail. I was contemplating buying this dryer but I think that I won't now. I do currently have a Panda stainless steel spin dryer which is basically a large water extractor and I really like it. It actually spins the clothes almost bone dry if you leave it spin the entire 5 minutes. For washing my clothes, I have been using a large 5 gallon bucket and a breathing mobile washer (it looks like a large plunger). This plunger really gets my clothes clean and it is very simple to use. This plunger seems to be very popular because it always seems to be sold out on Amazon. After my clothes have spun dry, I hang them on hangars on a clothing rack and let them finish drying. It doesn't take long. Again, thank you for the excellent job on reviewing your washer and dryer.

Great informative video and not long at all, thanks a bunch :)

Thanks that is great how you showed everything!

Thanks for showing the rinse cycle. I haven't seen anybody else do that. I wanted to know if it filled for the rinse or just sprayed the clothes. Good to know that it fills instead of sprays and the 2nd rinse is standard with the heavy load setting. I think this is the machine I'm going to buy. I'm going to get the larger 3.0 though. My old standard washer is a 3.5 so I'll still have a machine about the same size. Great review!!!

I have a portable washer also with the snap on thing to the faucet, if in the event there is ever a drip or anything, I always keep a piece of tin foil wrapped around it so the water doesn't splatter all over, just a little helpful tip. I don't have the dryer though, as we have a clothesline out the kitchen window.

Blessings from Brooklyn, Thanks for this video. It's really helpful for me an apartment dweller. Laundromat visits can be so expensive. This looks to be an extreme help. Also thanks for all the info of the products you use. I just have to work out what adapter to use for my sink faucet, after that? I'm good to go.

I love the beeping sounds of the dryer

Thanks for the great informative video.

Great review thank you for the information👍🏾

Wow Just came across this video good job on the explanation .👍

This lady does a good job explaining

I didn't know about the filter inside the drum or that you had to clear out the back drain now and then! Thank you! I love my apartment size RCA washer and dryer.

She did a great job, thank you

Page 13 in the manual for mine shows the dryers do take a "cloth" filter which goes behind the screen. The one in my Panda PAN60SF catches the lint that gets past the screen and needs to be cleaned as well. They and the intake filter cloth are easy to clean with a vacuum,just be careful with bigger vacuums or you might suck the cloth filter right down the hose. I think I like your model of dryer better but I'm happy enough with what I have.

I have the same one and I use hot water I just change the hose when the rinse cycle starts

For the dryer hose you can get an indoor dryer vent system. Makes life much easier!

This is was a very helpful video. I’m gonna see if I can snag a Black Friday price for this soon!

I am thinking about buying this, Thank you for the review.

You can buy mesh drain strainers at grocery stores or Family Dollar as well.

What works is a knee high nylon, and put a string or tie wrap on the drain hose.

Thank u I have a fractured hip n van do my laundry downstairs in basement of this rental n been wanting to no how they work cause they're pretty spendy from what I c but till covids over n get my hip fixed i need on bad lol thank u so much

21:48 That filter you're talking about is for the really fine lint. To clean it you'd use a furniture roller attachment for a vacuum. You'd still probably replace the filter after 2-3 months.

I always put a stocking over dryer outlet instead of dealing with tubes. No problem and you can just replace them.

I have a Panda dryer and its nice other than a slight mildew like smell in the drum and i smell it on my clothes so i add extra fabric softer and put a fabric softer sheet in to help. I recently read where cleaning the drum with bleach and vinegar will help the smell. I plan to try that out next time i wash. I hope it works. Great video

I've lived in a one bedroom apt that doesn't have laundry on the premises for 9yrs.Sounds like a nice idea but I don't know if it would work for me.I've been going to the Laundromat all this time.

i want one of the .9 cu ft models i think itd be great for those times where you just want to wash a few items fast. they still let you set the water level and thats nice

I got that same dryer and I’m working on the rca 3.0 washing machine

Thank you!! So very helpful!

Great video! Thanks. I'm going to purchase both machines.😁

Nice video! I recommend you check out the lint catcher from Daiso. Not sure if you have them in your area but it's a Japanese dollar store ($1.50 in the US). They have several lint catchers, either one clips to a hole on the drum, or one with a floater. They do an amazing job in picking up lint.

Tons quieter than my full-size washer from Sears!

Very well done review

Very thorough...thanks.

I have one like you, do u know it takes wheels, if you like. Not the same wheels that are on office chairs, they have screw in one's.

Great video!

Am catching tiny bits of info in my current window shopping-wishlist for a portable washer. Am thinking hot water destroys some hoses with the material they are made from. Also, portable wash machines with plastic tubs or plastic in the tubs can deteriorate with hot water.

Thank you for this !

I have my portable machine setup in my washroom and just have the waste water drain into the toilet. I'm not sure if that's environmentally sound but it goes to the waste treatment piping so it can't be too bad?

Great video! Do you keep the water running the whole time the wash is going?

I'm very particular on my laundry soap, and the only 2 I use aren't in powder form. Is using liquid in these really that bad?

Can you turn both hot and cold on since it all comes out in one faucet?

Thanks for taking me through my concern was at what point do you open the tap.

Love your video! I had my RCA 1.6 delivered yesterday but I’m having an issue connecting the hose to my faucet (it is a pull out faucet) in the kitchen and saw another video where someone filled the machine manually. I ran an empty load today and it seemed to work fine but I was concerned about the noise it could be sending to my neighbors- I’m on the third floor. Has anyone’s neighbors complained?

I have that washer and I washed clothes in the kitchen and yes it made noise but the a put it in my closet and now it can hear it at all

Can you shut off the faucet after the machine is done filling water? My apartment complex doesn't allow machines to be connected to a faucet which is constantly turned on (because of water pipe damage risk)

Thanks for the video. Can you tell me what the dolly is called for the washer? Best place to get washer and dryer and dolly from thanks.

I always had apartment sized washer and dryer if living in an apartment. Size of portable dishwasher. $1,000 these seem expensive and small. Thanks for video.

Hi Sarah, will a queen size comforter fit in there? Also, can I manually fill the water?

In the little drawer the left is for detergent is the right for bleach? I bought one second hand and have no manual I just discovered the drawer.

Why don’t it come with the portable Diana washer hose ,

I'm thinking of buying a washer/dryer for when i move to my apartment. Did you notice a spike in your water and/or electricity bill?

Awesome review! Do you have an elevator in your building? Because I'm on the 3rd floor and FedEx or UPS will not deliver up my stairs. They leave deliveries in the vestibule. I have no elevator. I really need a w/d but I have no way to get them up here. No one to help me. So I was just wondering how you got them up to your apartment?

We have the same dryer & we love it but it started making noises, have you had that problem? If so how did you fix it?

Thank you. Can I ask you a question? As you have kept the drain hose vertically I want to know whether water drains away completely or not? Thanks.

do you need to turn off water on off manually?I mean what if i connect it permanently?

hello love the video thank you, can anyone tell me if you can wash blankets in this machine ? queen size? thank you

So this just does 2 rinses if it’s set up how you did it ? For some reason mine keeps rinsing and loading with water a lot ... I don’t even have it on extra rinse . I have it exactly like yours that is set up . What should I do :(

I do think over time the hot water isn't good for the washer. I've been using it on warm/hot for almost every wash and it now does this thing where it will pause for 5-10 minutes. It was working great for about 10 months. Only thing I can think of that caused this is not using the recommended temperature for the water bc I haven't done anything else that wasn't recommended except for that.

Very informative video. I've been wanting to get a set for my apt. but having trouble with the power cord not being long enough to reach the outlet. Most say the cord is only 3 feet. My apt. is kind of old and the outlet is above the counter but not too close to the sink. Is this cord on the machine about 5 feet long? GE has one and they told me that machine has a cord of about 8 feet but the machine is kind of expensive. I can't lug things back and forth to and from the laundry room anymore so this would be a Godsend! Any info. you can give me would be greatly appreciated. :-)

Apartment shopping and am looking for options should I have to get one without a washer and dryer unit! How do you do linens such as towels and sheets/comforters?

Is anyone tried to put hose between toilet sits to drain water from washer to toilet. Will it work?

Very well done .

I have a washer an I turn on the hot an cold water on at the same time I just can't wash my clothes in all cold water 😩

As of this post, this washer is close to 200$ cheaper on Amazon. It's not the EXACT model, Amazon version is the 210C where as the one in the video and at walmart is just 210. The Amazon version is also .1 cubic feet bigger. Old video, but thanks anyway. This is the best review video I've seen so far and I'm probably gonna buy the model on Amazon. I've watched others but I've still been on the fence but I think this gave me the nudge I needed. Not sure about a dryer though, I'll probably just save the cash and hang my clothes and put a fan on them. Back in the day when I was busted broke and raising kids I used to put MY stuff in the dishwasher and let it hang over night and most times it was dry the next day. (Nothing heavy, no blue jeans either)

If I were you, I would check your washing machine to see if it is level on the cart, and if it is not level, adjust the adjustable feet on the washer until you can get it to level. The reason I say that is because on the spin cycle, your machine shakes far more than my machine. As my machine on spin doesn't shake at all and I also have the same exact cart you have as well.

Any advice on how to prevent water from spraying everywhere when disconnecting the quick connect from the sink. Even after turning off the water I still find water sprays

Thank you for you review will be placing an order for mine. Just one question, is there a reason why you cannot do the liquid detergent? (I would have thought the liquid detergent would be safe to use)

Best review I've found of this unit, and just about any portable washer - thank you! Just a couple of questions: Do you find it better to machine-dry clothes instead of air drying (hence the portable dryer)? And how wide would you say the washing machine is? Thanks!

Hi. Thank you for a video. Just have a qestion about water. You should chose by yourself or the washer is heating?

Maybe the smell from the dryer is coming from sitting directly on the floor so there is no air flowing underneath. Also, I would buy those 33 cent knee-highs from Walmart if they still sell those and put one at the end of the hose of the washer along with the strainer you use on the sink to catch the lint. That is a great idea about the fire blanket, I wish you had shown it. I had never seen one. You have me curious now. I'm gonna get some of those jar grippers because my hands have gotten so weak. I never think to buy them when I'm in Walmart. You were really good at introducing us to this set of washer and dryer set, thank you.

Buy hosiery at dollar tree store and put on the drain hose for lint. Cut in pieces.