LG Front Loaders

[streakers]

Hi all!

About to settle on a home and the sellers also offered us their LG front load washer and dryer - WM2250CW & DLE2250W.

We've already purchased a new Speed Queen pair - but figured these were cheap and already hooked up... Plus - then we have the option of both a front loader and top loader...

However - I've not ever really had much to do with the new larger front load machines...

Does anyone have any knowledge - or even own these models who could tell me what they like/dislike about these particular models? Particularly - do they feel as though they use enough water?

Many thanks!

http://www.lg.com/us/washers/lg-WM2250CW-front-load-washer

 

[labboy]

Love our LG

I have a similar model that I have been very happy with. However, mine has a heater. It washes great but you need a heater if you want a truly hot wash. It also rinses well and is very quiet.

Bob

 

[appnut]

Has no heater, I wouldn't want it.  Especially as cold as the water is there during the winter. 

 

[mattywashboy]

Both my mum and my mother in law have an LG front load, my mums is the higher model than the MIL's and they both love them. MIL is used to top loaders but said this one does it much better, only problem is it doesn't flush out the dog fur very well.

I like LG front loaders and would consider one for my laundry but without a heater I don't know.

Hope your enjoying your new life over there :-D

Matt

 

[powerfin64]

Love mine LG's also

I have the WM2050W(no heater also)wish mine did, but its not a deal breaker for me. I have had no problems and mine is going on 5yrs old this april.Yes, they do use plenty of water, the perm press uses more water in main wash and rinses, than the cotton/normal cycles but still uses enough to get the job done. There is a option on your machine, call "water plus" that adds alot more water in the wash and all the rinses. I do use that option with some loads.It helps!
use the highest spin speed, that the cycle being used will allow, and drying time won't be long at all.
I have no complaints on my set other than not having a heater on the washer. Love the dryer, quiet and fast.

 

[laundromat]

I have four. Three front loaders and an awesome top loader. All LG and no drama. Great results, quiet, foolproof, and fun to watch. I am tempted to disasemble my 2277 and paint it turquoise with acrylic paint. I'm thinking of doing a mural of a surf wave curling in the front. On that, particular one, I increased its water level up the window a few inches. Makes it a lot more fun to watch sitting on my bench. Just like being in a laundromat. I'll bet you become partial to them once you use them. Throw your pillows on. You'll be impressed. I was.

 

[kimball455]

I have an LG front load, I will get the model and post. It has a heater. Really works well and handles bulky items nicely.

 

[brucelucenta]

These are good machines and do a wonderful job. Go for it!

 

[brib68]

Love my LG machines

I have the LG WM0642 and matching dryer similar to the photo. This is my second set--the first set stayed with the house we sold, so I bought a new set of the same model for the new house. That's a pretty good testimonial, I think.

I've never had an issue with cleaning performance, so *I* would judge the water to be sufficient in both volume and temperature. I only do one Hot load a week, the rest is either Warm or Cold. NB: on my model, it offers Cold and Tap Cold. Cold will blend in some hot water if needed to bring the temperature up a bit; Tap Cold is straight from the well (or the mains, if you have 'city' water).

Runs very quietly. Mine are in a laundry room at the foot of an open stairway with the main living area at the top of the stairs, and they are barely audible while running, even during the spin cycle. Absolutely no problem watching TV with the wash going.

FWIW, I have an aunt in the boonies of NW Ohio who recently bought a new LG pair for her new house and she loves them. I don't know what models she got, though.

 

[laundromat]

My absolute favorite brand of current appliances!!! I have both top and front loading models that refuse to break down. I do at least two loads daily and the clothes get real clean. My new frig. Is made by them for Sears. Real quiet,fast ice freeze.

 

[mark_wpduet]

I wish LG still made those rear control front load washers. I just love the look of them.

 

[brib68]

Mark--
I didn't know this model had been discontinued...I got my current pair from Home Depot in December of 2009.

I also love the look of the rear-panel LGs, but the dispenser is really what tipped it for me (especially when I re-upped with a new pair when we moved). The pull-out dispenser drawers on the giant cubes (regardless of make) just don't seem that sturdy, and a little harder to work with. Having the dispenser built into the top with a flip-up door is just a bit more old-school quality feeling.

HUSH all you detractors reminding me that a '53 Bendix or what have you was all metal, not plastic.

 

[stricklybojack]

Brian,

how right you are. When the frontline aspect of a device is chinsy feeling it sets the tone, and for me ruins the whole user experience...like a car with a flimsy squeaky door handle and crappy steering wheel.

 

[brib68]

Stricklybojack,

AMEN! I cringe when I hear/feel a new car door and/or handle that has that hollow, tinny sound like a '78 Mitsu-Plymouth Arrow. No different for appliances. I've been on the lookout for a hand mixer for a while now, but all I ever see in stores is so cheap and shoddy looking it looks like a child's toy--no matter if I'm in Sears or Williams-Sonoma. Guess I need to just scour the thrift shops and tag sales!

 

[streakers]

Well thanks

folks!

I'm sure they'll be fun to play with for a while...

I note that some of you feel that these use 'enough' water... Does anyone know if it's possible to increase the fill and rinse water levels on these models? (Like you can adjust on a Speed Queen with the turn of a screw?) Or are they a fixed fill switch? I've only ever played around with a front loader once before (Bosch) and it was adjustable - but I had no idea what to do - there were I think three or four screws...

I wasn't aware this model didn't have a heater... That is disappointing... If I'd have known that - I probably wouldn't have purchased them... Oh well... Too late now! I believe the house is on gas hot water - so cheap enough anyway to still get a relatively hot wash... Maybe these will end up in the basement for the play room washer and dryer - and I'll put the Speed Queens upstairs...

 

[brib68]

I don't think there is an adjustment for the water level (at least not for the consumer to do). The water level adjust itself automatically for the size of the load. Gentle and especially Hand Wash seem to give a bigger fill relative to the size of the load, which makes sense.

 

[henene4]

These should have the Water Plus button. Gives just that extra bit of water needed.

 

[nmassman44]

In another month when , hopefully, the snow melts off my cellar bulkhead, I am kissing my SQ washer happy trails and I am going to buy an LG front loader with TurboWash. I am still researching what model I want but it's not going to be the uber sized one. I will post pics once it happens.

 

[golittlesport]

LG with Turbo wash

Hi Mike

Not to upset the SQ fans, but I think you will love the LG Turbo Wash. I got model WM3570H recently and L-O-V-E it. It does an awesome job and has the recirculation during wash and an awesome spin-spray rinse. It has a nice solid feel to it and has the least frequent repair history for front loaders on the CR survey. I am happy with my choice and feel it is the best machine out there.

Rich

 

[nmassman44]

I watched a video of that very same model on YouTube and but was the default Cottons cycle that was something like 37 mins long. I was intrigued by the washing, the high speed spin, spray rinse during that first spin, deep rinse and then two spin spray rinses and final spin.
I am not in love with my SQ washer, I like it enough, but with our water rates going up and electricity to run the dryer, I need something that will perform better and is efficient with water. Plus I want a washer that will extract water better. I know some here will gasp at what I am saying, yet this is my experience and opinion. It ain't all that!