LG Front Load Washer

[roscoe62]

@ mark_wpduet

My drier is like yours, and it is efficient for drying. Was considering getting the twin steam drier to the Whirlpool wfw6620 washer I have, but the control board is going in it already, so with appliance availability low right now because of the pandemic, the control board may take time getting here. That said, I may be looking at another LG given Whirlpool's dependability this time around.

 

[mark_wpduet]

See

I keep little mental notes when reading posts on this forum is someone mentions a control board issue over the years... and it's almost always Whirlpool. Yes, I've heard other brands too but not nearly as much as Whirlpool. Even I had an issue the 2nd year of owning my Duet in 2005 and the duet Dryer a few years ago before I replaced it. But I've mostly had great luck with anything Whirlpool made so I can only go by what I read on the internet..

Yes these standard dryers are great. I think my favorite thing of all is they don't ball up sheets. I suffered for years with my Duet dryer struggling to get sheets dry because the cycle would end and it would be a damp ball in the middle with everything else one dry and I couldn't put them away until they were dry because I store them in a chest. Even using tennis balls didn't help. With this dryer, when the dryer buzzes, the sheets are dry all the way and not balled up.

 

[trappn]

Cool Down......

Whether our old Whirlpool is a sensor or Auto-Dry, one thing is abundantly clear.

Whirlpool seems to have placed a lot of thought into the cool-down phase. Seems like the heat cycle gradually ramped down. By the time the cycle ended, the cloths were very pleasant to the touch both temperature & finish-wise.

Nothing subtle about the LG dryer.

 

[trappn]

We Figured It Out......

After much trial & error, we have fallen in love with our new LG pair.

Most everyone contributed; but, special thanks go to Powerfin64, Golittlesport, & Mark for their Helpful Hints on how to live with the dryer. Sorry if we left anyone out.

For most everything, we push the dryness level to one notch above normal. Then, we utilize the "Reduce Static" steam option which seems to soften things up a bit. Except for towels, we don't usually choose anything beyond medium heat for non-steam cycles.

Thanks, again, for everyone's input.

 

[powerfin64]

Very glad to hear you fallen in love with your new LG set. you will find your

go to cycles/favorites that you use most. I have used almost all of the cycles

on both of the machines and pleasantly happy with the results. Have you used

any of the "downloaded" cycles? There is a handful of cycles on both machines

I use that I think are very useful.

Keep us informed

 

[trappn]

Downloaded Cycles

We're intrigued by some of the listed cycles, but don't quite know what to make of some of them.

For instance, noticed the "Juice & Food Stains" and "Collars & Cuffs" cycles utilize hot water. Was taught that hot water sets these types of stains, rather than remove them.

Any thoughts?

 

[golittlesport]

Glad to hear you're liking your new set.

Protein based stains, like blood, will set in hot water and should be treated in cold or cool water.

Oily dirt and sweat usually need hot water as it softens and dissolves oil and the fat in sweat. Hot water default on "collars and cuffs" cycle makes sense to me.

I always pretreat stains before going into the machine anyway.

 

[appnut]

With these two donwnloaded cycles, is steam a default on either one? Can you add steam option to the default settings for either of these cycles? How about adding a prewash optoin to these cycles? Ever since I got my Duet, I ceased having to waste time treating stains. My steam option started with warm/cool water and heated the water to hot from there.

 

[powerfin64]

our dearest Bob...

to answer your questions: on downloaded cycles "collars and cuffs" and "juice and food" Neither cycles have steam as Default and can not add pre-wash to either while Steam option is selected.
You CAN select extra hot on both(hot is default) WITH pre-wash added. Once Steam option is choice, you can not select any water temperatures.
Both Extra hot and Steam option lengthens cycle times GREATLY regardless of soil level chosen.

 

[appnut]

Rich, thank you so much for the explanation!!!

 

[powerfin64]

your welcome Bob.

 

[appnut]

A question for you Rich

Do you know if the prewash water temp is always cold or is it the same as the wash water temperature for the selected cycle?

 

[gelaundry4ever]

the prewash water

is always cold. I assume this is because you don't want certain stains, especially blood to set into clothes.

 

[trappn]

Thanks Everyone.....

Seems like sweat is often included in lists of protein stains. That's what is throwing us off.

Powerfin64.....can you give us some examples of how you utilize the washer steam cycles? We thought LG would have recommended steam for some types of stain removal, but not much has been written about it. Thanks.

 

[powerfin64]

Bob and Trappn

Pre-wash is always cold, that can not be changed. It was the same on my last

LG washer also.

Trappn, The user guide seems to be written very generic and doesn't say really

anything other than what allergiene cycle is used for. I have not used the steam

option yet on the cycles that allow it, have used the allergiene cycle 1X so far,

its a long cycle. I do use the Extra-Hot water temperature fairly regularly.

I'll suggest try on tough odor removal, hard to remove stains, allergies. I

will say the allergiene cycle uses very little water and adds a little at a time

for the steaming process. That's the best I can offer right now.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

When you start a cycle,

it will always start with cold water in short bursts, especially on the normal cycle.

 

[powerfin64]

thats on older models, this is about new current models with Allergiene, NOT Normal cycle, Jerome.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

if you want spin,

you just press power, spin speed, then start.

 

[pierreandreply4]

recently replace washer dryer

recently replace a 17 year old whirlpool duet set washer and dryer for this set and so far i have been using auto dry setting more dry high heat its like the dryer moisture sensor on the auto dry cycle even if i set it to high heat do not add extra heat and its a maytag set topload washer with matching dryer pic of new set

 

[luxflairguy]

Thank you Pierre! Can others make up make up their own minds? There are a lot of choices out there!