Is wash tubs feasible now? And does Speed Cleaner help with laundry?

I'll have to invest in Speed Cleaner. I hate that it takes my Sim five hours to wash laundry in the tub. That is the one thing I always have to fast forward timex3 because it's so tedious. I can never seem to get a non-bugged washer or dryer so the wash tub is only thing I can get to work usually. I should probably just give up on laundry at this point lol