LG Flagship TL Fail

[tablefor9]

Really interesting to read all this. Just this morning I returned either that exact machine or one nearly identical to lowes. I only have room for one set and with a big family I need a big washer. I thought the huge drum could be loaded up but it could really only handle half loads and even then I would stand and watch and watch only to see the dirty clothes on top just shift around slightly. I had to wash everything on either bulky or heavy duty to get it to use enough water and have somewhat decent agitation.

They just brought the new set which is the big 5.2 cubic foot lg front loader with the mini washer in the pedestal and it cleans so much better is way less time. The top loader took 1:22 at a minimum to get clothes acceptably but not really clean. With the turbo wash this front loader can get a bigger load much cleaner with less soap in 50 minutes plus during that same time I can run a mini load of delicates.

 

[washman]

Looking at the so called agitation

I think you could accomplish the same effect by placing your clothes in a bath tub, secure an ash wood handle, splurch it around and get the same results for a lot less money, BS, and aggravation.

Thanks but I'll stick with and rebuild when necessary my crude Speed Queen. I'll take a crude machine that does what it is effing supposed to do over any overwrought techno-garbage HE machine any day.

 

[mieleforever]

What terrible performance!! We were at my parents house for the Easter weekend and had to do some laundry for the children (two of them now, one 4 and one 14 months). (they have very new LG TL) What abysmal performance, firstly it uses litres upon litres of water in a very water scarce country, but there is no results that goes with that, it washes so bad that the detergent was still stuck to the clothes after it was finnished washing, and then the stains, after the children's clothing was washed it smelled better but was still dirty. It really is a shame these new fangeled machines are taking over the world.

I would just stuck to our Miele. My parents in law nowadays bring some of their heavily soiled items to our house for cleaning, and their handwash or very delicate items are washed in our washing machine.

These machines are in my opinion very glamorous but it really can't do anything except being glamourous.

Save your money buy a Miele.

Regards

 

[vacerator]

high efficiency washers

wash with water. Front load and top loaders.
Some may prefer their clothing to be washed in water, which requires more water.
Do you know that a washing machine was developed which uses sonic sound waves to blast soil off of clothes?
Now that I find agitating.
I doubt that people would continue buying either style of high efficiency washers if they were not cleaning their clothes well.

 

[panthera]

Too many people have exactly the same complaint

across too many different types of internet forums for me to believe that HE toploaders, as a group, clean well.

People do tend to accept whatever low standard is the norm in their area. Living my entire life between two very different cultures, I was never able to accept the bullshit in Germany that books should cost three times what they cost in Austria or The Netherlands.

I can buy German books from German publishing houses for less in Billings, Montana than in Munich.

Stupid.

Same with chocolate, beer, bread, butter, just in reverse.

When heterosexual male friends notice that my working clothes are way cleaner than theirs, it's not a fantasy driven complaint on exclusive Internet sites, driven by hysterical o/c queens.

It's a genuine failure.

Water which is hard to treat is should be limited in use to a minimum. Water which is easy to treat may be used copiously.

It's that simple.

 

Ultimately, we need to accept that TL and HE don't work together. FL washers clean very well with very little water. Top Loaders can't.

 

There's also the not-so-minor point of mold and bacterial growth in the tubs of these cold-water, two-teaspoon whirl-y-gigs. Yech.

 

[vacerator]

Mold & bacteria EWEH!

Myabe I'll just use Dryell from now on then.
How ironic that your work attire is cleaner than your co workers whose wives (some of) do their laundry.
Maytag Neptunes had mold issues, but they did clean well. With the jet spray stain removal with concentrated detergent, and the tumbling of the load over and over into more water than an HE top loader, no surprise there.
Westinghouse was at it long before, and so was whirlpool with their combo units.
As we are soon to be empty nesters our selves, except for maybe a dog, we will likely travel more. I may never buy another laundry pair. For three or four loads per week, I can tote the lot to a Laundromat for a few dollars, vs. spending over a thousand every five to 8 years on repairs, warranty's and new equipment.
Naturally, my other half thinks I'm a bit of a whaco, until I showed the proof in the math. The Laundromat is right next to the gym, so it's also multi tasking.
I also do not have to sit home waiting for a repair person.

 

[brucelucenta]

After watching several videos of HE top loading washers I have come to the definite conclusion that ALL the HE top loaders are pieces of crap! How could anyone possibly think they do a good job? Just watching them tells the story. Only if you never really get anything dirty in the first place would they work alright for you. They seem to twist and wear your clothes rather badly too. They do seem to work alright if you have a very small load, but that's about it.[this post was last edited: 4/5/2016-16:21]

 

[washer111]

I think it was the Calypso HE machine that does receive some praise from the members who have acquired examples over time.
The "hula" agitation, similar to one of the vintage machines in Robert's collection seemed to turn everything over far better than traditional wash plate machines.

People buy these because they are cheap and supposedly going to save them money. Dare I say, but most people don't give more than a passing glimpse about the cleanliness of their clothes. Even if it was washed on a 15min cold water cycle, no matter what stains or smells remain, its Clean.

Personally, I agree that HE FL's do work better. Actually the one I'm using is supposed to be "HE," although the cycles I've used seem to be anything but.
My question is - why should I use the "Normal" cycle when it takes 30 mins longer to wash? With electric heating elements maintaining the selected temperature, if you use hot washes, that could work out to be more electric use than the water-heavy "Heavy" and "Everyday" cycles I've been using. Now, even though certain others in this household spend half the night in the shower, I'm not going to capitalise on "Monkey see, monkey do." I would rather demonstrate how infrequent "BobLoads" of laundry washed in warm and hot do very little to impact on the utility bill.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

beware.

If you run a full load, it could explode. I have seen a video review where somebody had a Samsung washer explode as soon as they got it home.

 

[frigilux]

HE Top-loaders: Call me when they start to explode while still in the box.

HE Top-loaders pt. 2: I enjoy new technology and ideas and shiny feature-laden machines...but a modern front-loader will always be the daily driver in my laundry room.