Hardly three feet, this cute little machine works like magic on my clothes. I generally move in Heavy traffic (to and from office) and all the dust/dirt gets accumulated on my shirts and pants. I wash my out-fit once a week and this machine helps me there too as it takes five pants plus 5 shirts in one go.
All I do is, drop the clothes (ya, but for heavy dirt marks/stains, I apply a little Surf paste and then drop them into the machine), add the required poweder to the powder tray and let the water lose. Turn on the power and set its wash level (Normal/Heavy) and for get it for some time (45 minutes to one and half hour depending on selected mode).
It washes, it rinses, it even drys the cloths (not fully, but a few hours in sun and the cloths are really really dry). How I wish it adds an iron feature to it... (life is never satisfied right.....;) The machine is also not heavy, I mean, when I moved, I could carry it within my house all by myslef and also pack it my self.
Only after it is packed, did I need another person to carry it. The only downside is the manual, that at a Very Few places needs to be more elaborate (in explaining the technical functions etc). What ever it is, if you are planning on a budget-machine, then go for it. Nothing like LG WF- S6561DN