panasonicvac
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Happy holidays! Been meaning to post a review of the LG washer and dryer for quite sometime now. And now that it's hit the five year mark, I figured this is a perfect time to do it.
This is our fourth washer and fifth dryer we've ever owned in this house since 1991. First was a GE Filter-Flo set from my parent's old house sometime in the 80's. Then it got replaced by another GE set in the 90's and brought the old set to our first cabin. In 2004 I believe it was, we've upgraded to our first front loader. It was either going to be the Maytag Neptune or the Whirlpool Duet in the house because we bought them both at the same time from what I was told since the other was going to go to our last cabin. Ultimately we chose to keep the Neptune here and brought the Duet to the cabin along with the GE set the Neptune replaced cause it was designed to have two washers/dryers. In 2014, the motor on the Neptune dryer burnt out and chose not to fix it based on the appliance technician's advise. So we replaced it with an LG based on the technician's recommendation. In 2019, the bearing on the Neptune washer went bad and also chose not to fix it based on the technician's advise. So we bought the washer first, there were some thoughts about getting the matching dryer or keeping the old one since it still worked fine for us. In the end, we got the matching dryer because my sister's old Kenmore 70 Series wasn't working too well anymore around the same time so we gave the other LG to her.
Overall, we've been really pleased with this set. I still miss the Neptunes and there were times where I wished we could've gotten them fixed. But, I'd say these are the best machines we've ever had! I also wished I could've gone back in time and got a SQ instead because they were offering a limited 10 year warranty especially in stainless steel which is probably the best looking set I've ever seen! And I also like with how much simpler they are especially by repairing it which brings me to one of the drawbacks with this set. Despite that, if we had to get another set today, I'd get another LG either this same thing or something else that's more simpler like with less settings that we rarely use in our machine. Or if we had to get something else instead, I'd probably get a Samsung this time since our window to get a SQ has passed cause they're WAY too expensive for us now and Samsung is another brand that the technician likes.
Anyways, here's what we really love. The color is my favorite, it cleans great, rinses well, I really like the size of the machines, very quiet, balances quite nicely, the lights inside are a cool feature, the steamer in the dryer is handy to use, it's also handy to use the tub clean cycle, wrinkle care works which I use almost every time, I can get access to the drain pump filter to clean out before it ever plugs up, I like the Turbo Jets where the water recirculates similar to our old Filter-Flo where it makes a performance difference, and the end of the cycle tone is very satisfying to hear.
Now here's what I dislike about them. The washer would occasionally leak out of the door seal. Even after when we had our washer fixed and had the technician refit the seal back on after I pointed it out to him, it'd still leak out once in a while. Yes as I had just mentioned, we did had one major problem with this washer last year and the pump went bad in it. I was expecting it to last longer but according to the technician that came over and fixed it, all modern pumps today don't last for a long time anymore however I have my doubts. But he did replaced it with a different pump that supposedly is more reliable than our old one. Anyways not only I wasn't impressed with the reliability of the pump but also I mentioned before that had we gotten a SQ and if the pump went bad on it, it would've been faster and simpler to repair because I've seen with how simpler they are compare to the LG which looks rather more complicated. Not to mention it wouldn't have costed us anything because that's another downfall with the LG, the one year warranty is ridiculously short in my opinion. There's also another problem with the washer and just happen to notice it recently, there's a crack in the dispenser housing. That explains why I've been noticing leak marks from the side of my machine once in a while. I don't know how that happened but I'm gonna try to seal it up for now cause I don't want to replace it at the moment. Maybe that's what's causing the vinegar/sanitizer and bleach to leak out of it's dispenser tray. If that's actually common on LG, then that's another drawback I have with it. And finally for the washer, I didn't notice this until somebody pointed it out. Occasionally the water pipes would have banging noises in one of the bathroom walls called water hammering. Doesn't appear to be a huge problem cause it only does it for a short time but it is however annoying to hear. The dryer luckily doesn't have too many drawbacks but this downfall I think is definitely a design flaw. The lint filter is pretty weird because you have to pull it out of the dryer and open it up to clean the lint out. Our other LG dryer didn't had that. And if you open it out too wide, you'll break it which unfortunately that's what happened with ours. Not to mention the OEM replacements are so expensive to replace, there are aftermarkets available but reviews are saying they don't fit as well as the genuines. Another weird thing about the dryer is that the flow sense light would come on even with the filter cleaned out and barely any build up inside the vent hose. Maybe there's something else going on with the dryer, but I do know that our other LG dryer I thought was better from the beginning because most of our loads we'd have to do a second cycle through them which I think is no big deal but something worth to mention.
Again, they're both amazing and I highly recommend them as they're available still from LG's website today unless they're already discontinued. If there's one thing I'd make a change about mine is I'd get pedestal drawers cause they'd be better for my height.
This is our fourth washer and fifth dryer we've ever owned in this house since 1991. First was a GE Filter-Flo set from my parent's old house sometime in the 80's. Then it got replaced by another GE set in the 90's and brought the old set to our first cabin. In 2004 I believe it was, we've upgraded to our first front loader. It was either going to be the Maytag Neptune or the Whirlpool Duet in the house because we bought them both at the same time from what I was told since the other was going to go to our last cabin. Ultimately we chose to keep the Neptune here and brought the Duet to the cabin along with the GE set the Neptune replaced cause it was designed to have two washers/dryers. In 2014, the motor on the Neptune dryer burnt out and chose not to fix it based on the appliance technician's advise. So we replaced it with an LG based on the technician's recommendation. In 2019, the bearing on the Neptune washer went bad and also chose not to fix it based on the technician's advise. So we bought the washer first, there were some thoughts about getting the matching dryer or keeping the old one since it still worked fine for us. In the end, we got the matching dryer because my sister's old Kenmore 70 Series wasn't working too well anymore around the same time so we gave the other LG to her.
Overall, we've been really pleased with this set. I still miss the Neptunes and there were times where I wished we could've gotten them fixed. But, I'd say these are the best machines we've ever had! I also wished I could've gone back in time and got a SQ instead because they were offering a limited 10 year warranty especially in stainless steel which is probably the best looking set I've ever seen! And I also like with how much simpler they are especially by repairing it which brings me to one of the drawbacks with this set. Despite that, if we had to get another set today, I'd get another LG either this same thing or something else that's more simpler like with less settings that we rarely use in our machine. Or if we had to get something else instead, I'd probably get a Samsung this time since our window to get a SQ has passed cause they're WAY too expensive for us now and Samsung is another brand that the technician likes.
Anyways, here's what we really love. The color is my favorite, it cleans great, rinses well, I really like the size of the machines, very quiet, balances quite nicely, the lights inside are a cool feature, the steamer in the dryer is handy to use, it's also handy to use the tub clean cycle, wrinkle care works which I use almost every time, I can get access to the drain pump filter to clean out before it ever plugs up, I like the Turbo Jets where the water recirculates similar to our old Filter-Flo where it makes a performance difference, and the end of the cycle tone is very satisfying to hear.
Now here's what I dislike about them. The washer would occasionally leak out of the door seal. Even after when we had our washer fixed and had the technician refit the seal back on after I pointed it out to him, it'd still leak out once in a while. Yes as I had just mentioned, we did had one major problem with this washer last year and the pump went bad in it. I was expecting it to last longer but according to the technician that came over and fixed it, all modern pumps today don't last for a long time anymore however I have my doubts. But he did replaced it with a different pump that supposedly is more reliable than our old one. Anyways not only I wasn't impressed with the reliability of the pump but also I mentioned before that had we gotten a SQ and if the pump went bad on it, it would've been faster and simpler to repair because I've seen with how simpler they are compare to the LG which looks rather more complicated. Not to mention it wouldn't have costed us anything because that's another downfall with the LG, the one year warranty is ridiculously short in my opinion. There's also another problem with the washer and just happen to notice it recently, there's a crack in the dispenser housing. That explains why I've been noticing leak marks from the side of my machine once in a while. I don't know how that happened but I'm gonna try to seal it up for now cause I don't want to replace it at the moment. Maybe that's what's causing the vinegar/sanitizer and bleach to leak out of it's dispenser tray. If that's actually common on LG, then that's another drawback I have with it. And finally for the washer, I didn't notice this until somebody pointed it out. Occasionally the water pipes would have banging noises in one of the bathroom walls called water hammering. Doesn't appear to be a huge problem cause it only does it for a short time but it is however annoying to hear. The dryer luckily doesn't have too many drawbacks but this downfall I think is definitely a design flaw. The lint filter is pretty weird because you have to pull it out of the dryer and open it up to clean the lint out. Our other LG dryer didn't had that. And if you open it out too wide, you'll break it which unfortunately that's what happened with ours. Not to mention the OEM replacements are so expensive to replace, there are aftermarkets available but reviews are saying they don't fit as well as the genuines. Another weird thing about the dryer is that the flow sense light would come on even with the filter cleaned out and barely any build up inside the vent hose. Maybe there's something else going on with the dryer, but I do know that our other LG dryer I thought was better from the beginning because most of our loads we'd have to do a second cycle through them which I think is no big deal but something worth to mention.
Again, they're both amazing and I highly recommend them as they're available still from LG's website today unless they're already discontinued. If there's one thing I'd make a change about mine is I'd get pedestal drawers cause they'd be better for my height.
