Apartment Building's Laundry Room Now Features NEW LG COMMERCIAL WASHERS

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Time to investigate and play with new LG (brand) commercial washer.

Hung curtains for a friend two years ago. Never washed. So I hauled my @$$ over there to do so. (and of course try the new front-load washers that replaced the top-loaders).

And here begin my observations of these new machines....[this post was last edited: 7/11/2011-19:49]

 

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Dispenser

 

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Dispenser- open

 

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Control panel

 

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Drum

There is a slight tilt down, front to back.

 

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My load

Towels and tablecloths

 

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Curtains and bedsheets

 

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Instructions

 

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Another control panel shot

 

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Among about 15 LG washers were these two larger WASCOMAT washers.

 

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Logo and door

 

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Money shot

 

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Control panel.
Dispenser above, under flap.

Notice two cycle /programme options at additional cost.

 

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more control panel

 

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More control panel

 

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Add value (money) to the cards the machines read.....here
Small one on the right side

 

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Varoius information posted in the laundry room.

 

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A few top-loaders remained to keep the natives quiet.

 

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money shot

 

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The tumbling drum is no longer full of holes everywhere.

Heat comes in from the back (pierced) then is forced to the front of the drum (pierced) where the exhaust /suction is at the bottom. No holes in the middle.

These normally run on 100,000 to 125,000 BTU/h (British Thermal Units). They dry a full load in under half an hour. The intense heat will definitely fade black and dark/intense colors over time.

As a matter of persective your gas cooker/stove normally has 9,000 to 15,000 BTU/h per top-burner, with 12,0000 BTU/h most often seen.

USA home-use gas dryers heat at a rate of 22,000 BTU/h (roughly two stove burners). They may take up to one hour to dry a load of laundry. [this post was last edited: 7/11/2011-23:34]

 

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OOOPS Sorry it's fuzzy!

control panel

 

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The shirts should be fastened upside-down so that the clothe

same apt building.

Alwasy fascinating to see laundry hung out to dry by those with not the vaguest clue.......[this post was last edited: 7/11/2011-20:45]

 

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The LGs were decent.

Tiny amount of water and had a spray at the top of the door (to acutally wet the clothes) that was only engaged as the tub was moving.

Apparently one needs as much water in which to soak the laundry as the tub is stationary,in the that water fills are very low.

I believe it was Wash, Rinse (thrice) Spin.

SUPER WASH option was $0.25 more and added 10 minutes, being a pre-wash and a 4th rinse.

 

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I will try to check in occasionlly in case I may be of assistance in answering any questions.

The wascomats were not a bargain price-wise. Using two LGs had a greater capacity and is less charge/cost/money than the Wascomats.

I don't recall their capacites.

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[labboy]

The LG drum looks almost identical to the one we have at home. The dispenser drawer is very different as is the control panel. Interesting about getting a 4th rinse with Super Wash. The most I can get on my LG is 3 rinses. 3 works fine for me but I'm careful about dosing. They may be forced to do 4 for the general public who habitually over uses detergent.

I'm curious if they had HE detergent in the vending machine or the standard non-HE product. I saw the nice big HE warning sign but wondered what they stocked with.

 

[alr2903]

Thanks Togs,  keep us posted on how the LG's hold up in the "real world".  I notice the laundry vendor has big ole sku# numbers bet that makes for some easy book keeping on machine use and repairs  alr