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The rub It's easy to overthink things like this. I can see how to a European used to compact washers, mine seemed under loaded. I'm sure it's probably not helped matters, but there are millions of single people using this size washer for their personal laundry and the engineers surely keep this...

DING DING DING I think we have a winner. So I'm reading the stellar reviews on the LG Sidekick, never even heard of it before...Seriously, Eugene, thank-you and best lead so far. It's sounds like it's exactly what I need, a tighter smaller drum so stuff doesn't tumble excessively, horizontal...

Ok, really good to hear your views on both. If it ended up being rough on the clothes in a different way I would be absolutely gutted. As I mentioned a while back I was hoping to use the SQ delicate cycle for everyday clothes as I always did before w Maytag. Perhaps that makes all the difference...

All good questions, and I sort of discounted the knobbly drum theory since clothes are pilled on the inside as well. That doesn't seem like the right physics to explain it. I would venture to guess it's the 6 motion agitation, maybe too much of a good thing and insufficient water. As far as load...

Over n out I'm keeping the roomie updated on your advice and asked if she thought my load was too small for the washer. She is a much more knowledgeable domestic goddess than I but gave me that "Are you crazy" look and judging from my basket said it wasn't much smaller than hers. She reassured...

My Bosch in Europe was a compact but it still destroyed clothing. But yeah it's a rookie mistake, too big a FL washer for our needs. Could have avoided this problem entirely with a TL SQ since gravity is the issue. Between two people we can't combine our laundry since hers our mostly darks and...

Load pic Sure! Here's a pic in the basket and washer. It's probably not as small as I've led you all to believe, just relative to what I used to do. When I moved across the country I left behind a lot of stuff. I did babysit the machine in the garage today, maybe not the best timing since it...

Hi Louis, that would make sense with high heat but with that particular shirt it air-dried bc I didn't want any dryer shrinkage. I believe I used the cold delicate cycle as well. I don't know maybe this is a curse :P It's equally strange the pilling is on the inside of things too, but those who...

Another weird thing It also causes all the collars on my tees and sweatshirts to become misshapen and warped looking. I have a very thick high quality Acne Studios sweatshirt and with one wash it stretched out the collar so it looks odd. Took a pic to sell, attached-

Small loads Hi Jon, happy you've seen that kind of longevity with your clothes. There was a thread on gardenweb specifically concerning LG FL's pilling clothes along with other brands. I'll attach that link for anyone interested. I should probably define what a small load is to me, it might...

Sehr gut Oh man, if only I were rich. My main concern is on the off-chance there was a problem, the repair and parts can exceed the value of the machine. It's the same reason I sold my Saab. I did read that the long-term durability doesn't really measure up to the marketing hype and the parts...

Hi Barry, glad to hear that. When I was researching SQ machines before I don't think I ever saw any "I hate this thing" type threads. What stopped me then was our friend-turned-contractor-turned-roommate who was pushing us with the shopping part. At the time I thought SQ was out of our budget so...

Yep🔥😈 Thanks, I went through it a year ago almost to the date. That was on top of a house reno and moving so I'm in a much better place. I don't see an alternative when I can endure info overload better than ruined clothes. This time I'm going with my gut and I didn't have a good feeling about...

Turbo wash Hi Rolls yes I use turbo wash on everything. Hesitant about softener since it has chemicals & can be gunky, (plus I'm sensitive). And thanks for the video washerdude. I wasn't aware you could do that with LG's. MrB I just started using an extra rinse cycle just on two loads...I...

After picking the tech's brain Had the annual Sears check-up on the LG set. Everything looked good no problems. He did say that all the machines since the HE changeover of 2009 do not clean as well as the old TL's especially Maytags and the Speed Queen. About the pilling and worn screen printed...

Hi Jkbff, I'm glad to hear this has been helpful. I was actually looking into a Miele the past couple of days so it's good to hear your experience. I just don't think the rinsing or water levels are sufficient..if I used the 1.6 oz of recommended Persil you could probably stand my clothes...

Synthetic blends and burn test results Oh yes the dumbed down temperatures, it's something to consider so I'm probably going to experiment with some new inexpensive screen printed tees first. After reading so many complaints about clothing deteriorating in the wash no matter the brand, it...

After hours of research... Most of the instructions for all my things say to wash in cold water, which I've done along with warm. The issues were still pilling and odor. With the goal of no odor, more flexible fibers bc of heat and clothes that look new longer, I thought I could override...

Hand wash cycle Ok yes, I've used all the cycles properly before but was hoping to use hot to kill germs and prolong fabric life as Paulo explained. It sounds like I can't use hot water to kill germs with underwear, which are mostly synthetics, or the linen, which is what I'm primarily...

Questions/fine tuning Great tips, the red top is handmade of an organic cotton jersey with a hand screen printed design, it does say handwash only but I was hoping it could handle the gentle cycles. I had put off thinking about how to care for it in the long-run but I just wore it for the first...