LG 4.5 cu.ft. WT1201CV washer and 7.3 cu.ft. DLGY1202V dryer pair purchased...

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My new addition (WT1101CW) is a step down but is HUGE in capacity. I did a basket and a half together and the final spin was timed for 20 minutes because of the load size. Amazingly quiet, good turnover (blossoming), and easy to figure out. So far, I've done eighteen loads and am so glad to see my work was not in vain. I am waiting for a response on a letter I wrote to corporate regarding LG products and have become quite a big fan of theirs. If I could figure out how to send, a video of it going 1100 rpms for twenty minutes I would. Ive already waisted time filming it and trying to get it here but, I'm not that computer literate. I was overjoyed and smiling ear to ear when Charlie told me it was mine and had my name on it as he took his blue Flair and drew an X and my name,Chuck on it. I send him lots of business and everyone I send buys not only appliances but furniture too. Great washing machine!!
 
Lets see got this pair in January now we are going into April...

There are things that I love about this pair, I love the location of the controls, I love the glass lid/door and I love the way this pair looks...

I hate washing clothes in this washer... I am not sure if I am doing something wrong. I've tried doing small loads, the clothes just sit and wiggle in the same position. I've tried adding a few more items, I end up getting full fills that end up being 120+ gallons of water per load.. WaveForce is a stupid gimmick, the only time I get a decent amount of agitation is if I run the soak cycle and that adds 30 minutes to the cycle...

I don't regret getting this pair because I've learned a few things, but I think this pair is going back.... I've been taking my clothes with me when I clean the laundromat and using the Wascomat Junior W74's in back just so I don't have to spend 6 hours dealing with the LG. That is exactly what I wanted to avoid by purchasing a new set.

I would have been better off with my first few choices but I had a saleswoman that insisted I was wrong in what I wanted..........
 
Sounds like you're having the same feelings about your new machine(s) as I am mine. The only difference is that I absolutely love washing clothes in the Bravos XL, and I love the way the machine looks and feels on the outside. I've yet to have a load of clothes that failed to move around properly despite the minuscule water levels, and I've yet to have everything come out fresh and clean. I, however, loathe the build quality on the parts that matter on the inside, and as of right now the washer is sitting by the garage door because I can't stand to even look at it right now, much less run it and listen to the incessant shrieking and banging that it's been making, and it makes me even more angry to think about how Maytag/Whirlpool is treating me regarding the issue. So it sits, waiting for parts that are back ordered and could possibly take two months to get in, and that's not including the back and forth with techs coming in banging the machine around, and leaving me with a brand spanking new washer that is in the condition of something I would probably not even consider paying for as used.

 

The longer I have the WTW4800 churning through laundry like a champ, and even leaving them spun dry almost as well as the Bravos, the more I just want to sell the hateful thing and wash my hands of this entire nightmare. This is what I get for trying to support and embrace new technology and for believing that something could perform well while saving resources AND be built well enough to even last a year, let alone 3 months.
 
There must be something I'm not understanding when it comes to using this thing.

I mean I use two soap packs, one tide free liquid and one arm & hammer powder. I typically wash 6 polyester pairs of slacks and 8-12 polyester polo shirts. I use the two pacs because of all of the water it uses when the machine decides to do a full fill. Doing the full fill is the only way I get the clothes to move in water.. I'm probably going overboard with the soap, but with a full wash fill and 3 full rinses, it should wash out.

Am I trying to wash too many items at once? If I don't do the bedding cycle, the thing spits a small amount of water and the clothes don't seem to 'bloom' like they should. Also, how the HECK does a spray rinse accomplish anything? (When I don't do the bedding cycle, I only use one soap pac or 2 table spoons of powdered detergent.)

Am I being too paranoid when it comes to amounts of water and how saturated the clothes are or if they move enough?
 
S-I-B

If you have the opportunity to send it back, then send it back! Otherwise, you'll always wish you had. You're already using the machines at the Laundromat! Send them back and choose another option!

Those are my thoughts on the matter.

Malcolm
 
I'm not entirely sure, but the load you described seems like nothing extraordinary for a washer this size. And you are using to much soap for such a "small" load for sure, especially being synthetics.
The Bulky/Beddings cycle is designed to only have this few fill levels to select from. Comforters are suprisingly light for their volume sometimes.
The spray rinses really are pathetic sometimes, but normal should do the job if you add one rinse and select fabric softner (this should give you "deep" rinses). The wash action of these machines is usually quite good on the Normal cycle.
I really don't want to blame you, but so far, you might be misunderstanding your washers operation, to put it kindly,
 
Try saving up enough of a load to fill the basket at least 3/4 full. And make sure you're keeping fabric weights sorted, such as normal t-shirts, socks and underwear, and light fabric pants, like track pants, all in one load. Keep anything heavier like hoodies and sweaters, jeans and pants, and the like all in their own load. As far as whites and towels, wash only towels, dish towels and wash cloths together, and keep the white shirts socks and underwear on their own. The Oasis machines are finicky if you have all different weighted fabrics together, and I'm sure the LG will be similar. The heavy items get stuck on top because the light weight items just drag back and forth underneath as they don't have the heft to cause much turbulence against the impeller.

 

Then, try using the Normal cycle with these full loads. Adjust your detergent to an estimation of the size of the load and how dirty you feel they are, not how much water you anticipate. Most HE top-loaders use a gradual procedure for filling because of the soaking they do at the beginnings of the cycle, so you won't have to worry whether the detergent is getting a good workout. I'd add whatever options you'd like as far as rinses, whether your machine has Fabric Softener options or just "deep rinse" buttons and what-not. And see if you have any improvement from there.

 

I found with the Bravos that the PowerWash and Heavy Duty, and especially the Bulky cycle, were indeed NOT the best selections for the majority of loads. For example, both the PowerWash and HD cycles use a tiny bit more water, and add alot of spray and soaks during the wash, but the agitation doesn't change, it's the same 360 degree oscillation through out. If the items in the load aren't uniform in weight and shape, such as towels, there just won't be good rollover. The Bulky cycle, while using a 3/4 tub fill, does nothing more than ball the load up into a tangled mass that thrashes about, and then causes terrible off balance spins that have to be redistributed. After a while I finally gave the Normal cycle a chance with everything but towels, and because it spends so much time presoaking and spraying at the beginning, and then washes with agitation that varies from aggressive nearly-540 degree rotations, stepping down to barely half-turns to even the load out, then steps back up to medium and aggressive again, the load moves around beautifully, and has yet to get tangled or cause imbalanced spins.

 

I hope I'm not coming across as a know-it-all, and I know we have different machines, but just figured I'd throw in my 2 cents from my experiences so far with mine. Hopefully it may help turn the experience you've had with your machine around as well.
 
K so I gave in, in case I am doing something wrong, I ran a normal cycle tonight. I washed 9 polyester polo shirts on normal, fabric softener option, extra rinse, normal soil, warm wash and medium spin. I used persil + prolift, line 'a' in the cup (smallest of 5). The cycle said 1:24. I came back to throw the load in the dryer and the collars still smelled like body funk.

I had to run the load on bedding, extra rinse, normal soil, warm wash with medium spin. I used the same amount of soap. 1:15, everything came out smelling clean......

Normally, to justify the water usage, I will wash the 9 shirts with 6 pairs of polyester slacks so I dont have twice the water consumption.

Also, I did notice a lot of lint on the shirts with the normal cycle. One thing about the full fill, I never have lint on the clothes.

When I am done with work tomorrow, I'll re wash the shirts with the 6 pairs of slacks on normal to see what kind of results I get. [this post was last edited: 4/7/2015-02:38]
 

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