LG Waveforce Investigation

[kakidd]

Proper Loading??

Does anyone have any advice for loading these machines for best performance and least amount of tangling. My understanding is that clothes should placed loosely in the middle of the tub and not around the edges leaving the impeller exposed, is that correct?? Also, the machine never seems to add enough water for the load to turn over so I frequently use the water plus feature to add water but this seems to cause the machine tub to bang more frequently during agitation at high speed. Any pointers??

 

[logixx]

There's a video on YouTube

How to Properly Load Your LG Topload Laundry Pair

 

[a440]

This loading video is just silly!
It really makes their machines look bad if you ask me.
"Make sure you put bulky items as far down as they can go in the tub".
What is this saying? "Our machine cannot pull your clothes down and clean
them during the wash cycle if you don't do this".
Also that rocking video of it what I would imagine would be in a spin is
Scary!!!!
Brent

 

[qualin]

In the video, it's actually a little scary how the machine is banging around.

I think they should at least make the suspension system much stiffer than what they're using now.. I'm not sure why it has to be so loose.

 

[cornutt]

Loading

"My understanding is that clothes should placed loosely in the middle of the tub and not around the edges leaving the impeller exposed, is that correct?? "

The instructions that came with our Harmony say just the opposite: put the clothes around the edges and don't pile stuff on top of the impellor hub. I've also found that after you load it, you need to push the load down towards the bottom of the tub a bit -- not hard, but just kind of take up the slack. If you don't do this, sometimes it doesn't sense the load properly and then the fill is short.

Did they use a narrower cabinet for the Waveforce? The Harmony's tub has never once hit the inside of the cabinet, that I know of, and I do pay attention to it sometimes when it's running.

 

[toploader1984]

waveforce

just a thought..... i wonder if this has anything to do with the waveforce action, i know that in the owners manual it says that with bulky items such as pillows or comforters or rugs that the bulky cycle should be used because otherwise the spinning of the tub with the water inside for the "wave action" could result in a flood, so i am wondering if you put a comforter in and use the regular cycle if maybe water could be the reason the machine malfunctioned??

 

[toploader1984]

waveforce

i think if you use the bulky cycle it disables the "waveforce" action

 

[logixx]

Here's a Whirlpool

 

[mrb627]

HAH!

Another MATTRESS PAD does a TL machine in!

Malcolm

 

[a440]

LOL Malcolm!
Sad but seems to be true!