Bought the new LG Combo

[tomdawg]

I decided to buy a second washer. WM6998HBA.
So far it’s impressive, gets a load wet way faster than the 4370. Dries really well so far.

I was going to buy speed queen, but didn’t want to buy a stacked unit, we are wanting to relocate the laundry in the near future and have side by side. I thought a second washer would help with the amount of loads I do in a week. Hopefully the 4370 has enough life in it, before I can relocate.

I thought of this machine, because this one is in the basement, has auto dose, and dries all in one. It’s a set it and forget it.

I had auto dose in a whirlpool duet in the last house and this one works better and more precise.

 

[pulsator]

I have been thinking about getting one of these for a little while myself! But I’m also tempted by the Samsung 240V vented combo… but it’s a Samsung after all. I’d prefer an LG machine and I’m hoping they’ll come out with a vented version. I’ll be curious to hear what you think of it!

My other consideration is the new 29in LG Signature washer. 5.8 cubic feet!

 

[brisnat81]

I wish you luck with the drying component. My LG combo takes 7 hours to wash and dry a load at 2400watts.

Clothes come out hotter than the sun and smell like hot plastic even after they’ve cooled. For the Aussie models, the issue seems to be how little water they use during dry. My model only uses 10l for the dry.

Luckily for me, I bought it purely to use as a large washer, so I just don’t use it to dry.

 

[henene4]

That is a heat pump washer dryer.
No heater for drying, barely any water (just coil cleaning), no more than a couple hundred watts of power consumption.

LGs standard combos over here have the option to dry with air cooling or water cooling.
I never really got how they made the former work - there's no additional heat exchanger or cooling fan or such.
Sounds like the Australian machines basically do the same.

Typical combos can be an OK choice if it's just one person wanting to have tumble dried towels once a month and no more.
Those heat pump combos basically perform (almost) as well as a normal heat pump dryers, as long as you keep load sizes within reason.