My new LG 4000 series washer and dryer

[lakewebsterkid]

water temps

On my Kenmore 41982, Normal cycle on cold will actually engage the heater to heat the water to 74ºF. Warm was about 82ºF. Hot was around 113ºF. Extra hot would heat to 150ºF, but my machine would actually fill with tap hot once the prewash dispenser was flushed.
The loudest part of my machine is when it fills, though the new LG WashTower is silent when filling.
As others have said, very little vibration.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Sorry...

Forgot to mention, my machine does NOT engage the heater on the Normal cycle with either warm or hot water selected. Nor does it use the heater on the Whitest Whites cycle. Odd.

 

[appnut]

LWK, that would be a huge disappointment to me!!!

 

[logixx]

Somebody on YouTube ran a whites cycle in his (older) LG and the hot setting meant 109F. I find it unfortunate that the final temp depends so much on the cycle, load size, inlet temp, soil level and maybe even other factors. These large washers are sold with precise temp control all over the world - just not in North America.

 

[appnut]

I agree Alex.

 

[henene4]

"Precise Temp Control"

Can't completely agree tbh.

The EU versions of these only go to about 120F even if you select the non-eco 140F Cotton's cycle.

Though household machines of this size over here make little sense as even with our 2.x kW heaters in them, a 17kg rated load (something like 35lbs or so) just takes ages to heat up from cold.

But LGs never were the most temperature accurate machines over here either, so...

 

[nmassman44]

Th thing is if one is concerned about the water temp in the Bright Whites cycle, Steam can also be selected. The Bright Whites cycle I use for all white loads and never have an issue with stain removal. I also use German Persil Universal MegaPearls so that alone makes a difference. Tide w/Bleach powder does an amazing job used with this cycle. The other thing is the fact that if one needs to have 150F water temps, the Normal cycle does allow it to happen and will extent the cycle to 1 hour and 40 mins..and the washer gets hot or even the Allergiene cycle does the same.
Most cycles that I use are Normal for darks/colors, Bright Whites for whites and white towels, Towels cycle for Towels....that is the longest cycle I might add...it can extend the cycle time from what it says at sensing to in reality 2+ hours later. I will have to say that when I use the cycle it is the last load of the day for laundry. The wash cycle on that is not long, its the rinsing and spinning that consumes the time.
The Bedding cycle...it was called Bulky on the 3570 washer...does quite well, but, extraction is short and so is the spin speed capped at 600 rpms. One can do a Spin Only and get more water out of the load if need be.

 

[DADoES]

<blockquote>... Towels cycle for Towels....that is the longest cycle I might add...it can extend the cycle time from what it says at sensing to in reality 2+ hours later.</blockquote> I'm wondering what's the need for a designated Towels cycle to be that long?  Towels typically aren't super-filthy.

 

[nmassman44]

I agree they are not but on this cycle the washer spins in stages because of the nature of the towels and how water they absorb. Rinsing is very thorough on this cycle as well and I use the TurboWash as well to speed it along. I should have clarified when i made the comment because I have not used Heavy Duty or Allergiene so those cycles may run a tad longer...wont know until I try them.

 

[appnut]

Towels is also recommended for jeans/denim. Yes, adding steam most likely engages the heater to heat wash water too. Also an option for bedding. Heavy Duty has the same water temp options as Normal, including extra hot. If max soil is selected, or if the machine senses an unusually large load for HD cycle, it will do some tumble pauses for a couple of minutes at a time according to the user guide. I'd probably use Normal for just about everything to have access to the heater and simply adjust spin speed to suit fabric. Does Towels use additional water?

 

[nmassman44]

Methinks so. If you use Turbowash on Bedding, during those soak periods, the recirculation pump runs and throws the water into the load. When tumble begins, the pump stops and the load is power washed. It also happens during the rinse cycles as well. The Towels cycle does the same with the Turbowash option. I use it for every load.

 

[mark_wpduet]

I don't think

I would ever run a load without turbo wash engaged. LOL

 

[nmassman44]

If one is wondering how the performance is n the Bright Whites cycle….this is a pic I just took of the load that I freshly washed, dried and folded this morning. …

 

[powerfin64]

Bob have you

checked all of your "download" cycles yet?? There is many of them to choose from, including a " Denim" Specifically for Jeans! How exciting!! Heavy Duty is geared for jeans/ Denims on High heat than the towel cycle which is Medium High heat, may be used just will be a tad longer in drying time.

 

[logixx]

It'll be interesting to see whether these extra cycle a new cycles or already existing ones with simply modified presets, like it's the case in Europe (from all I've read).

 

[appnut]

Rich, no I've not gotten around to dealing with the wifi-network-download yet. I'm having to buy a new phone and will probably wait until after that acquisition.

 

[nmassman44]

I have the washer,dryer,dishwasher, stove and fridge connected with the ThinQ app. It does work well I might add.

 

[DADoES]

 
ThinQ.  I recall hearing someone pronounce it in a video as "thin-que" ... but I imagine it's supposed to be "think."

 

[trappn]

The ThinQ application has actually proven to be useful. Gives us periodic reports of the state of the washer: Which cycles are being used, whether any excessive vibration has been noted. When it's time to perform a cleaning cycle, etc.

 

[egress]

yeah, last winter it complained to us about not getting enough hot water during the clean washer cycle. turns out it was cold enough that we had to run the faucet for a period to make sure the washer got hot water.