It's very easy to assemble , my sink requires a connection part so I just connected it to my water hose , and put it by the window so it drains out the window . You do not need a lot of soap , little soap goes along way. I put a lot of soap and it flooded my son room 😆 it's not noisy at all, you can hear it when it's washing but not like a regular water . I wash my king size throw blanket in there on heavy duty and it works perfect I just spin it 1-2 times extra to get all the water out . I've washed 2 king size sheets , 4 small blankets , 5 pairs of thick work jeans . Etc no problem , highly recommend. It's saved me so much money already , and most of the time I hang dry my clothes since they're barely wet when I extra spin them.