LG Front Load Washer

[appnut]

Thanks Rich

 

[trappn]

Memorial Day Sale..........

......starts next weekend. Wonder which store will earn our business?

Home Depot employs a local company to perform their appliance deliveries & installations. They did a nice job with our freezer.

Lowes botched our refrigerator delivery 20 years ago.

Have never purchased an appliance from Best Buy.

 

[powerfin64]

I have had Home Depot install my first LG washer and did fine. Haven't done

installs with Lowe's, but REFUSE to do business with Best Buy after last

years experience, what a gong show!

 

[trappn]

We Can Identify.......

......Believe Lowe's sent Gene Gene the Dancing Machine's twin to our home. The crew damaged the refrigerator in three different ways, so they had to come fetch it.

Seems like Home Depot has already earned another chance to make us happy.

Thanks.

 

[mark_wpduet]

can someone link with timestamps when the spray rinse happens? I remember seeing it but with recent videos, either I'm missing it or it's happening and I just don't see it.

 

[powerfin64]

with mine..

it's very hard to see them with the dark plastic door covering, spray rinse's

happen (first spin after main wash) as the interim starts to ramp up to the

to last portion of spin, then coast to stop(or filtration depending on cycle being used)a few seconds after its done spray rinsing.

this is also done after each additional deep rinse's, with the

final spin, spray rinsing is done about when spin is starting to ramp up to

medium spin. sprays are 5 seconds long roughly.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

normal cycle spray rinse

What is the sequence of the spray rinse on the normal cycle?

 

[lakewebsterkid]

powerfin64

It is a Kenmore Elite 41982.
I can confirm that the spray rinses are about 5 seconds long each. They are fairly hard to see. About half the water ends up flushing the door and boot as somewhat of a suds kill.

 

[mark_wpduet]

then they must have drastically changed spray rinses since this video because they were much longer....which doesn't surprise me

 

[appnut]

Mark, I am just like you--I remember the older Turbowash models had longer spray rinses.

 

[powerfin64]

the video is of our own Mickeyd's LG washer

that is a older LG model washer. spray rinses were longer, but fine water mist.

Newer LG's that have spray rinsing are shorter but heavier water spray. Older

LG washers also didn't have the dark plastic door covering, which is for looks

mostly, you could see clearly what's going on inside.

I wonder if Mickeyd still has that Red LG washer?

 

[appnut]

Thanks Rich. I knew I wasn't imagining what I'd seen before. And I better understand what I don't see very well with the new ones but glad to know the feature is still essentially there with a design change.

 

[powerfin64]

your most welcome Bob!

 

[mark_wpduet]

I just watched

an LG w turbo wash normal cycle. I can't remember the model # but it's a recent machine. The video was only 1 yr old. Normally, I would avoid Normal, but in this case, I didn't think it was that bad of a cycle at all. Actually, one thing is did reminded me of my current duet in that when it spins after the wash and goes into the first rinse, it slowly spins while adding water while filling up the tub for the first rinse. It does this for maybe 2 min's or more, really sloshing water into the clothes. It does this on the other rinses as well, just not as long as the first rinse. Anyway, this LG did a similar thing. Also, I saw the spray rinse. Yes, it's 5 seconds long (LOL)...but I swear, I think the LG's add more water during rinses than washes (thank goodness) lots of sloshing during rinses and more turbo wash action. It also used the nozzle for the spray rinse to help fill the tub for rinsing. I really do like these machines from what I've seen much better than the other machines I've watched.

 

[golittlesport]

towels cycle with turbo wash

After reading this thread about LG washers, turbo wash and the spray rinse, I thought I'd try turbo wash on the towels cycle on my six year old LG today. I never used turbo wash on that cycle before because I was afraid it might suds lock during the spray rinses with a full load of heavy towels.

I was surprised to see that it did no spray spin rinses, just three deep rinses with recirculation. It did use the higher water level, even with the turbo wash selected. I like this cycle for towels because it uses a higher water level and reaches the full max spin speed between all rinses. Really does a good rinsing job on towels. I'm thinking the machine drops the spin spray rinses on Towels cycle for the reason I was thinking -- the possibility of creating a suds lock situation.

 

[appnut]

Rich, that's exactly why there are no spray rinses on Towels with Turbowash. My only complaint is because there's no steam option for Towels, one cannot engage the onboard heater to maintain hot water temperature, or even raise it some. LG models back in 2011 DID have their models/cycles programmed that towels did engage the heater when needed.

 

[mark_wpduet]

instead of towels

couldn't you use bright whites for the heat? Or does that engaged the heater? I don't know

I'm wondering about cycle option combinations that would work or NOT work. Take Perm Press....You can choose turbo wash/more soil/ extra rinse/high spin speed with that cycle?

Speed wash: Can you choose that cycle and add extra rinse/more soil/high spin/turbo wash

I think (unless something's changed) that if you choose the bulky cycle, you can't get HIGH spin.....the highest you can get is medium.

 

[appnut]

Mark, you need to study the use & care manual to answer those questions. There's a table/chart which shows options available for cycles.

And yes, you could use the Whites cycle as well as Normal or Heavy Duty and select Ex. Hot wash temp for those two cycles. But I want as much flexibility of steam and hotter washes just like I have in my Duet. And back in 2011 when I ordered my Duet, the only other brand that had comparable offerings/flexibility was LG at the time.

 

[mark_wpduet]

If your duet is 10 yrs old........mine is 6 years older. You could potentially still have it a long time. I know mine is German made. Not sure if they were still making them in Germany then or not. The ONLY sign that mine is ageing is (once in a while, when the drum rotates, it squeaks in one direction..but it's like baby birds chirping type of squeak....not a loud squeak.. and it's done it periodically the past 3 years......completely stopping for months at a time only to start back randomly then stop again for months. Otherwise, it's still very healthy sounding. But I just don't see how it could possibly go much longer. I feel like something HAS to give any moment. Who knows though, I might get several more years. You just never know. But I like to keep up with what's out there just in case.

 

[appnut]

Mark, I am like you, I like to keep up with what's out there. My Duet was the first the first direct drive Duet and was also the first ones to be produced in Ohio at their laundry facility. I hope I get another 5 years from it too.