HE Machines
Before renewing my laundry room I had the white Whirlpool Catalyst washer and its matching dryer which worked flawlessly for 10 years and the first generation of Samsung Frontier FL which also performed more than wonderful (because of space troubles I lend the Whirlpools to a friend and sold the Samsung). I wanted to have gray machines and change from conventional TL to HE TL and the matching FL to have this room with same branded machines. I got the Maytag TOL Bravos washer and matching dryer and waited for results and decide if I would like a Maytag FL, (keeping my Samsung for a while)
WASHER: It was the first generation with DD motor washer (44 lb). I had them for 6 months. I never did huge loads except for the bulky items. Once I did a bigger than usual load (always using the Power Wash cycle) and some clothes came out dry, it never rolled over . You couldn´t give another cycle using the same water as with old TL. As soon as you turned the machine off and on again it drained and then it was ready for the next cycle which crashed me up the wall. It just because a really expensive spinning machine since I washed my normal loads in the Crolls (400 rpm) and spun them in the Maytag before drying. I tryed to wash a full comforter in the bedding cycle once, it filled 3/4 of the huge tub, agitated for 10 min on med-low speed and drained, it didn´t washed anything. I tryed it in every cycle and all of them did the same thing, it started at very good agitating speed and rollover, and after 3 min it lowered the agitation speed except for the bedding and delicate cycle which were med-to very low agitation speed.
DRYER: it worked fine. No drying rack even though it was TOL. "Steam" was just a twice myst throwing while clothes were tumbling.
So I decided to return them and get the LG TOL TL washer and its matching dryer. I´m really impressed on how excellent they get clothes clean, using a little water, not being hard on clothes, having 6 motions which makes it so pleasant to watch through all the cycle, 18 min final spin at 800 RPM and 1100 for 1 minute at the end. I have tryed all the washing cycles and they perform excellent. Have tryed to wash a comforter any size and excellent performance everytime. I normally use the Normal for everything except the whites which I use the heavy duty cycle for the agitation time which is the longest. Dryer does have real steam production for refreshing clothes and drying rack. I decided to sell my Samsung FL and buy the TOL LG FL washer with its pedestal. This machines are airplanes. I have no complaints except for the washer not only using hot water if selected so I have to turn off the cold line while filling and for the dryer for not having light while the cycle is running. Maybe it´s just here in Mexico cause I know that most of the TOL dryers any brand in the USA have during-cycle light.
I highly recommend this washers and dryer. They are worth every penny. They´ve been here for 2 years now and haven´t had any problems with them. We are a family of 5, with 2 dogs and 2 cats living inside the house and sleeping with us on the bed. I do 6-7 loads a week 1-2 on the TL, 4-5 on the FL. My parents have King size bed, my brothers and I have full beds with thick comforters each, and this machines process them as if they were tissue towels.
