Laundry, without the laundry room.
An 8-litre folding washer and a hanging warm-air dryer. Wash a small load on the counter after dinner, hang it on a rail, wear it in the morning. For the handful of things you need clean by tomorrow — not for sheets, towels or a full hamper. We are honest about that on every page.
30-day returns · Ships in 1–2 business days from the US
Most people do not need a bigger washing machine. They need a smaller one.
If you live in an apartment, a dorm, a studio, a van or a house share, your laundry problem is not capacity. It is access. You are carrying a bag down the street, feeding quarters into a machine somebody else's socks were just in, and setting an alarm so nobody dumps your wet clothes on a folding table.
The load you actually need washed between trips is small: a few days of underwear, two tees, the shirt you need tomorrow, or — if there is a baby in the house — the three outfits today produced. Nobody sells a machine for that load, so you either wait until you have a full bag or you wash it in the sink and drape it over a chair.
Washpico is a pair of machines for that load: an 8-litre folding washer and a dryer that hangs from a rail you already own. Small on purpose, used often, put away in between.
Start with the bundle. It is the one that changes your week.
The washer on its own solves half the problem — you still need somewhere to hang wet clothes. The dryer is what turns it into same-day laundry.
It washes today's clothes today.
An impeller in the base moves the water and the clothes through it, then a valve at the bottom drains into the sink. Runs at 12 volts and 10 watts from an adapter. No hookup, no installation, no permission.
This is the half everyone forgets.
A small washer without a dryer just moves the problem to a chair. This is a warm-air head that hangs above your clothes and pushes heat down through them — the same physics as an airing cupboard, with a timer on the end. Start it at bedtime, wear the load in the morning.
Four steps, and none of them involve leaving the building.
Unfold it, put the drain tube in the sink or tub. Takes about a minute the first time and about ten seconds after that.
Fill from the tap, add a small amount of detergent, pick a cycle, walk away.
Hang the load on the dryer's stainless hooks, spaced apart, and set the hours.
The washer folds flat and the dryer head goes in a drawer until the next load.
Where Washpico wins, and where it does not.
We are not going to pretend an 8-litre washer replaces a full-size machine. It does not. Read the bedsheets row. What it replaces is the mid-week trip.
| Washpico | Laundromat | Full-size washer | Sink + drying rack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave the building | No | Yes | No | No |
| Needs a plumbing hookup | No | — | Yes | No |
| Wash a 1 lb load today | Yes | Not worth the trip | Yes | Yes |
| Dry it the same day | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Handles bedsheets and towels | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fits in a cupboard | Yes | — | No | Yes |
The things people ask before they buy.
Can it wash bedsheets or towels?
No. A queen sheet set will jam the drum and come out badly washed. Bath towels are the same story — one large towel is most of the capacity. This machine is for clothes: underwear, socks, tees, baby clothes, leggings, shirts, gym kit. Keep a laundromat trip once a month for the big stuff. We would rather tell you now than deal with a return later.
How much can it actually hold?
8 litres, loaded loosely — clothes have to move through the water to get clean, and a packed drum just soaks them. Think one evening's small things rather than one day's.
TODO — load one yourself and publish the count in items people recognise.
Does it need a plumbing hookup?
No. You fill it from any tap and the drain tube goes into a sink, tub or bucket. Nothing gets attached to your plumbing, which is why it works in a rented apartment or a dorm.
How long does a wash and dry take?
TODO — replace before launch: put your own measured times here, for a described load — for example 'nine tees and a week of socks'. Do not copy a supplier number you have not timed yourself.
What power does it use?
The washer is rated 10 W at 12 V through an adapter. The dryer is a mains heater and its wattage is TODO — read it off the plate and publish it, because that is the one people ask about before running it overnight.
Is it safe? What certifications does it have?
TODO — replace before launch: state only certifications you hold a certificate for, and name the certificate. If you do not have it in hand, delete this question entirely rather than write something vague. This is the one answer where a guess can end the business.
What detergent should I use?
A small amount of ordinary liquid detergent, roughly a quarter of what a full-size machine takes. Too much detergent in a small drum means a rinse that never quite finishes and clothes that feel stiff. Pods do not dissolve reliably at this size — use liquid.
Can I buy just the washer?
Yes, and plenty of people do if they already have somewhere to hang clothes. But the honest answer is that the dryer is what makes it feel like laundry rather than a chore with a second half. If you are on the fence, the bundle is the version people keep.
What if it does not work for me?
Thirty days, return it, US return address. We would rather you send it back than keep something that does not fit your life. TODO — replace before launch: confirm who pays return shipping and say so plainly here.
How long does shipping take?
Orders leave the US warehouse in 1–2 business days. TODO — replace before launch: confirm the carrier and the delivery window and put real numbers here.
Stop planning your week around a laundromat.
The bundle is $79.49 — the washer and the dryer together, shipped from the US, with 30 days to send it back.