Hi all,
I posted 3-4 years ago looking for buying advice; ended up with a new LG FL with turbo and steam. It's been.... okay. But it's finally died and tbh I don't want to fix it. Here's what the problems have been: Turbo wash quit completely, so if I forget to cancel the turbo option, not all the clothes get wet. Normal wash cycle will not go into spin so it eventually times out, so I have to remember to use PP or HD wash cycles instead. Finally, it will no longer drain and makes a horrible sound when I try to drain & spin. No water from drain tube either. I needed to use Lysol laundry sanitizer or clothes all stink. I'm just sick of it and want to go in another direction - I think.
We are building a house rn so I was planning on buying something in a couple months but need it immediately. Thinking of going to used appliance shops in the area and seeing if they have any older direct drive TL machines. Any advice as to what to look for? How do I know it's the correct motor setup? Will it say direct drive somewhere or dependable care or something lol?
Our needs: our new build is on well and septic. The well only gets max 4gpm with a small reservoir in the 6" borehole so I'm a little nervous about a high water usage machine. I have 4 kids at home and do lots I mean lots of laundry.
Should I just get a SQ FL? Or an old DD TL? Or a TC5? First I need durability. We are so hard on appliances. We will be living on a muddy river and ride horses so the washer will have to deal with a lot of sand/silt/mud. The laundry room will have a utility sink so I hope to rinse dirt off there first to save the washer from having to do it.
Lastly I don't want to spend more than I have to - building in this economy is expensive already. I even thought of just getting a cheap Amana but I'm afraid it would just be disposable for us and have a short life. I do at least 2-3 loads a day minimum, and after a trip it's half a dozen loads per day for a couple days. Not counting horse stuff.
I do plan to utilize a clothesline at the new house. And a dryer when needed. Will need a new one as the matching LG dryer no longer heats on normal for some reason so I end up doing several cycles of PP to dry our heavier clothes.
Thanks for any input!
I posted 3-4 years ago looking for buying advice; ended up with a new LG FL with turbo and steam. It's been.... okay. But it's finally died and tbh I don't want to fix it. Here's what the problems have been: Turbo wash quit completely, so if I forget to cancel the turbo option, not all the clothes get wet. Normal wash cycle will not go into spin so it eventually times out, so I have to remember to use PP or HD wash cycles instead. Finally, it will no longer drain and makes a horrible sound when I try to drain & spin. No water from drain tube either. I needed to use Lysol laundry sanitizer or clothes all stink. I'm just sick of it and want to go in another direction - I think.
We are building a house rn so I was planning on buying something in a couple months but need it immediately. Thinking of going to used appliance shops in the area and seeing if they have any older direct drive TL machines. Any advice as to what to look for? How do I know it's the correct motor setup? Will it say direct drive somewhere or dependable care or something lol?
Our needs: our new build is on well and septic. The well only gets max 4gpm with a small reservoir in the 6" borehole so I'm a little nervous about a high water usage machine. I have 4 kids at home and do lots I mean lots of laundry.
Should I just get a SQ FL? Or an old DD TL? Or a TC5? First I need durability. We are so hard on appliances. We will be living on a muddy river and ride horses so the washer will have to deal with a lot of sand/silt/mud. The laundry room will have a utility sink so I hope to rinse dirt off there first to save the washer from having to do it.
Lastly I don't want to spend more than I have to - building in this economy is expensive already. I even thought of just getting a cheap Amana but I'm afraid it would just be disposable for us and have a short life. I do at least 2-3 loads a day minimum, and after a trip it's half a dozen loads per day for a couple days. Not counting horse stuff.
I do plan to utilize a clothesline at the new house. And a dryer when needed. Will need a new one as the matching LG dryer no longer heats on normal for some reason so I end up doing several cycles of PP to dry our heavier clothes.
Thanks for any input!
