My new LG 4000 series washer and dryer

[nmassman44]

I just recieved the dryer today and had the washer delivered a few weeks ago. This set was rated well and so far performance wise it is impressive to say the least. This set replaces the Whirlpools that I bought last year. The Whirlpools that I had were sold off to a friend that wanted them. Here are a few pics

 

[nmassman44]

These are the Whirlpools that I had. The washer did ok but it had issues with stain removal. I did like the dryer , but , it was a tad noisy compared to the new LG dryer. Whirlpool sadly has cheapened this dryer and they are not as they used to be years ago. .

 

[appnut]

Congratulations!!! My new DLEX4200 was delivered Tuesday, ordering it 7 days earlier. Thus far I've done a large load of towels, mixed shorts & t-shirts, and bedspread/comforter. Like the dryers very much thus far. I sprung for the pedestal to make it easier for me to retrieve items. I doubt I'll get a pedestal when I have to replace my Duet though. I'm going to give it time to determine if I notice anything special about using Normal with the AI function.

 

[nmassman44]

The 4200 is the next model up from the one I got. I did a load of towels and use the Towels cycle. That cycle doe not use the AI system. Only the Normal cycle uses it and that is with Normal dryness level. The AI on the washer is only for the Normal cycle and the Bright Whites cycle. I dont know why they just didn't do all the cycles with AI. I have the washer and dryer connected to the internet using the ThinQ app. That app has come in handy and with it being connected the washer had a firmware update that was done to enhance the cycles.
So far I am quite happy with new LG's.

 

[nmassman44]

Oh and before I forget....The LG washer is American made , in Clarksville , TN at the new plant that LG built. The dryer is Korean made though.

 

[maytag85]

Those Whirlpool washers work okay since I used one while visiting family on the east coast but it either didn’t use enough water or filled all the way to the brim. I noticed all my clothes were much cleaner when I washed them in my Maytag A606 after I got back from my east coast trip.

 

[DADoES]

 
<blockquote>That app has come in handy and with it being connected the washer had a firmware update that was done to enhance the cycles.</blockquote> It probably dumbed-down the water temps a little more. 

 

[trappn]

appnut.....

One of the oddities of the Normal cycle is the temperature is clipped at the next to the highest setting. Except for towels, we usually don't choose anything higher than a medium setting.

You will come across other small things that will leave you scratching your head, but it's still a great dryer.

 

[nmassman44]

One thing I did think about the dumbed down water temps and it has not been an issue since our water in FL is a toasty 86F coming out of the faucet this time of year. To me that is odd since living in Mass our cold water temp got up to maybe 62F in the summer coming from the tap and and a downright chilly 36F in the winter. I have not encountered any issues so far with stain removal. The Bright Whites cycle starts off kinda coolish then the internal water heater kicks on and does a profile wash where the temps will rise and release stains that need a certain temp to release. The thing that kinda surprised me is that the Extra Hot temp is available on the Normal cycle, and this washer is not shy about getting to 150F.

 

[appnut]

Trappn & Mike, thank you both for the comments. I realized the AI was locked into med. hi temp. that's actually the same temp as on towels. But I wanted to try it. The comforter was dried on Bedding, which is medium. I haven't worn any of the t-shirts or the wrinkle-free shorts that were dried Tuesday yet to see if anything shrank. One thing I forgot to mention was right after the installers left, I wanted to see just how sensitive the sensor was when empty. After tumbling on heat for two minutes, the dryer went to cool down. And it did that on all the cycles I tried so that I'm pleased with. As with the electronic control Maytag, I could start it empty on normal dry and it would take 10 minutes to get to cool down, very dry was at least 15 minutes. I had hear a long time ago that these modern electronic dryers are sensor controlled when it comes to cool down, it stops when drum temperature reaches at certain temp and stops. Well, things are still quite warm as far as I'm concerned. I will say the cooldown for the load of towels was about 7 to 8 minutes, but it hung on the 1 minute for those extra minutes. Also when it was still drying and was getting ready to change from 6 to 5 minutes, dry time was upped about 15 minutes, but in the end it was sonly about 12 minutes before it went to cool down. As far as I'm concerned, stopping the dryer before the inside is totally cooled down is wasted energy that should be used to finish drying the load. These days since I'm no longer working, I don't have slacks or shirts that have to be hung up out of the dryer. If I did, I'd probably use the app to switch the dryer to air fluff once it reached cool down.

Mike, thanks for letting me know about the temp when using ex hot on Normal. I would imagine it's similar if selected using Heavy Duty. I wish we could find out if on AI wash cycles, if the tumble patterns are impacted if user reduces spin speed from the default of the setting of Whites or Normal. AI is also "present" when selecting rinse & spin.

 

[trappn]

Just Wondering......

Since we are including the washers, perhaps someone could provide a little insight.

powerfin64, please don't hesitate to comment.

Let's just say we have a set of bamboo sheets in need of stain removal. The instructions state they must be washed on cold temperature.

Obviously, the sheets will not be immersed in gallons of hot water on a front loader; so, is it OK to choose a higher wash temperature on a front loader for this particular set of circumstances?

These are the kind of questions that us laymen wonder about, but are afraid to ask.

It's clear the LG application engineers have their own agenda, but they aren't sharing.

 

[powerfin64]

answer to tappns question

yes and no. My partner has a set of bamboo sheets also. He follows the directions and washes his in cold.

Now we are discussing LG 4200 washers.

SO yes you COULD up the wash temperature if needed. OR you could wash
the bamboo sheets in which-ever cycle, choose the COLD WASH option(far right on the control panel) and it will extend the wash time for cold water washing. I have used the COLD WASH many times and like it. Just use a good quality
detergent for Cold water laundry.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

turbowash360

How did you like the turbowash360 option? Did you notice any pressure drop during the normal cycle?

 

[nmassman44]

I use the TurboWash feature on every cycle. I like the way that it moves the water onto the wash load and the way it utilizes every drop of water. There is no pressure loss with having 4 jets spraying onto the wash load. One thing though, the spray rinse has been reduced...the 3570 washer would spray the load in the final spin for about 45 seconds or so. This washer its less than 10 seconds at most.

As far as washing bamboo sheets in the washer, it can be done, but not on hot. I would do the Cold Wash as well and use the Bedding cycle since that cycle uses the TurboWash system in a way that when the washer stops its tumble the jets kick on and soak the sheets, then the jets stop and the washer tumbles the load. This goes on thru out the cycle. Imagine a soak/drench then agitate sequenced. . It does this even in the rinse cycles. The only thing is that the spin for this cycle is capped at Medium speed at 600 rpms so more water is retained. If one has an issue with that then a Spin Only can be initiated to get more water extracted from the load.

The other thing before I forget...the drain pump on this washer is a variable speed pump. It does sense if there is water in the sump and the issue with water surging around the drum during spin is well taken care of. This washer is much more refined than the 3570 washer I had.
The dryer so far is vey quiet and fast. Not to mention spot on with sensing the load when its dry. I am very happy with these two.

 

[appnut]

Mike, thanks for the confirmation of what I thought I was not imagining--spray rinses weren't as long as they used to be in older models, which is a disappointment. I was actually looking forward to seeing how the variable pump dealt with a long spin spray rinse. I think I would pretty much opt for a 2nd rinse on cotton loads. It's going to take me a few weeks to get several loads under my belt to compare dryer performance with the old DC dryer.

 

[trappn]

Thanks for the insight.

So far, we are adding an extra rinse to each cycle. Sometimes, 2 extra rinses for items that had been heavily soiled. Not sure whether this is overkill, or not.

Back to the dryer.....we're still trying to figure out why LG has limited the options for some of the cycles. Small Load is clamped at the highest heat setting. Normal clamped at next to the hottest setting. Wrinkle Care can't be chosen for bedding, etc.

For most things, we prefer a softer heat but are not completely sure what's really going on in the dryer. For all we know, LG varies the heat temperature throughout all of the automatic cycles. We just don't want to cook our clothes.

 

[appnut]

Trappn, I'm having the same thoughts, wonderings, curiosity, wishes, and trepidations you express. From the very first day I got my firt frong loader (Fridgemore October 2006), I only used medium for "high" and delicates for low & medium heat in the old Dependable Care Maytag. Bob

 

[gelaundry4ever]

I use the accelawash

equivalent on my kenmore elite. On the normal cycle, it saturates the load and tumbles simultaneously. It would drop down in pressure with loads of towels and jeans. How did yours do on the default normal cycle?

 

[gelaundry4ever]

lg pair

When my mom got her new lg pair in 2007, I discovered that normal uses medium heat. I was suspicious at first, but have gotten used to it. I use the 41 minute cycle on my kenmore elite, also made by lg.