LG is finally making "agitator" top loaders!

[Unimatic1140]

What's Old is New Again!

Wow the shape of that (I assume upper) agitator kind of looks familiar!

 

[gansky1]

Easy Spiralator

I thought the same thing, but I bet it doesn't sound the same.

 

[launderess]

As mentioned already, good to excellent results can be had with most laundering in a top loader, but you'll need copious amounts of water. That is the real anathema concerning top loading washers with central beaters especially.

This being said washing machine makers such as Hurley Machine company who made Thor cylinder washers for domestic/light commercial use, knew then what is widely known and accepted today. H-axis washing machines generally give better results, with less wear on items and using less water/supplies than top loaders.

Consider commercial/industrial laundries never used top loaders with central beaters. They went with H-axis washers powered by steam or other powered belts, then individual motors.

 

[thomasortega]

Not only LG.... actually everybody is.

So many customers buzz us ever single day begging to an agitator that its impossible not to hear them.

Ous is coming in appox. 60 days.

And dont be surprised it it looks like a very well known agitator. The whole industry is taking a ride on vintage models intentionally.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

wash action

What is the agitation arc of this washer on the normal cycle?

 

[mielerod69]

Calling Eugene

Eugene will have to get one into his store to test and post the videos on YouTube. I'm curious how the LG agitator works and I know Eugene would put the machine through its paces.

 

[infusor]

Yessss

Unimatic1140, robert omg yes! I was thinking the same thing! I knew the LG agitator looked familiar! I just hope it washes well, instead of all show like the current cabrio's and maytag agitators with the "fake" dual action agitator which is basically just a post added to a wash plate so the consumer thinks they are getting something good. Being LG though i have faith, they usually design things quite well, even their "smart rinse" jet is superior to anything else, it actually saturates ALL of the clothes in the tub!

 

[maytag85]

That agitator will work well in the LG top loading washer. Some people will complain about it taking up space but it will certainly circulate things better than the wash plate/impeller will. May very well be a option and could possibly be installed on existing LG washers that have been bought not too long ago and the wash performance will certainly be better with that agitator.

 

[smurdle450]

Controls

Anyone curious about the controls can see a closer look here...

There appears to be a deep fill option, which appears to be set up like GE where you press it once to add a few gallons, and you hold for a maximum fill.

Also interesting is the "Inverter Direct Drive" font has changed.

 

[agiflow4]

Water is a blessed gift of God and no one but man puts restrictions on how much water we should use for our washing clothes or flushing our toilets or our low flow showerheads. Ridiculous.

After having a low water use front loader I am fine with how little water they use but at the same time these "regulations" on our appliances are giving us poorer quality tools for our everyday use.

I do actually like my water guzzling Amana though. For modern it isn't too shabby.

 

[trappn]

Water, Water, Everywhere..............

If using less water in washers somehow resulted in cleaner clothes, we would be all for it. Unfortunately, it doesn't; so, would prefer that the water consumption police stay out of our business.

We view it as a personal choice.

 

[pinkpower4]

Font has changed...

I do not know what the font looked like on the previous models, but it looks like a sans serif font to me (pix is blurry for me). For people with low vision, sans serif fonts are easier on the eye. They don't have embellishments, which can make them easier to read.

Font choice is also important for other reasons.

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[infusor]

Lg

LG added the machine on their website today, the agitator really looks like a blackstone!

LG Mega Capacity Top Load Smart Washer w/ Agitator & TurboWash3D™ | LG USA

Finish more laundry with the 4.8 cu. ft. Mega Capacity Smart Top Load Washer with Agitator and TurboWash3D™ technology from LG.

www.lg.com

 

[agiflow4]

It will definitely be interesting to see the first videos of how this be agitator washes. It's about time we saw some ramp agitators used with the DD design.

 

[infusor]

Lg

Agiflow, i totally agree, the lg invertor direct drive motor is probably one of the most reliable and pretty powerful, i always said for years "if lg adds an agitator i'm buying one" the description says it's 4 way wash action "moves clothes from side to side and up and down" we will see how effective it is, and it has the ability to have a full tub of water also.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

I wonder

what this machine will sound like?

 

[pinkpower4]

Hope it works as good as the info suggests!

Can't wait for the reviewers to run this through their tests

 

[infusor]

Lg

One thing i have been wondering about, is using fabric softener, as some upper level models have a "fabric softener" button, which changes the spray rinse to a deep rinse, i assume the heavy duty cycle does a deep rinse? I can see my partner just throwing his clothes in and hitting normal and walking away and there goes my expensive fabric softener down the drain.

 

[appnut]

Infusor, I suggest you look through the user manual to familiarize yourself with operating the machine so you can figure out how your partner will run the machine and what you might have to show him modification that are required to meet what your worry might be. I have to do this with my partner. Use the link to look at themanual.

https://content.abt.com/documents/109752/WT7305_owners_manual.pdf

 

[infusor]

Appnut, unfortunately, the manual for this does not say anything about fabric softener in cycles, only thing is say is "if you select extra rinse, fabric softener will be dispensed in the final rinse" they still do not say anything about the normal cycle because lg's default on the normal cycle automatically selects turbo wash which adds a spray rinse instead. So it will eather dump it down the drain or not dispense it at all.