My new LG 4000 series washer and dryer

[henene4]

The heating powers for refference

LGs smaller commercial offering has 5.4kW in electric and 5.8kW in gas; the larger one has a whopping 16kW and is only offered as gas.

Mieles offering is 6.15kW heating power and only available in gas.

For comparison, Mieles 9cuft commercial units can be shipped as either 13.5kW or 27kW electric (the latter one is new to me, but anyways) or as 15kW gas.
The electric version claims to be about 305fm and the gas one about 365cfm.
For comparison, the same unit can be equipped as a heatpump system running at 4.9kW system power converting that to a nominal 10kW comparitive heating power. That seems rather inefficent for a heatpump actually - though it apparently is still about 30% more efficent though it takes basically exactly double the time to dry a load.

 

[appnut]

As of this morning, I have completed the adoptiion of the other child, an LG WM4200. The Duet began developing the problem where it had extreme difficulty balancing and wouldn't go above medium spin speed at best. And this was even when it was completely empty several times. I've seen this problem mentionned several times and at age 10 years, I wasn't sure I could tolerate it. Took 1.75 hours to dry a very large load of towels. And HD had an even lower sale price than the pair did when I bought the dryer in August.

Right now I am having my own wash-in, running several loads of clean old towels.

 

[powerfin64]

Welcome to the WM4200 Club!

Glad you were able to get the matching 4200. You will find it's very quiet and does a great job with your laundry! alot of neat features on them.

Enjoy!

 

[gelaundry4ever]

turbowash

Does this have turbowash?

 

[foraloysius]

Congratulations Bob! Sounds like a day full of bobloads! Enjoy your new machine!

 

[mark_wpduet]

Jumbo wash

that's awesome. It's bulky cycle but not limited to medium spin speed. Is this downloadable for all LG washers that have turbo wash?

 

[appnut]

Yes Mark, it's one of the downloadable cycles.

 

[appnut]

Well let me sum up my day yesterday. I'm over the moon. A former member and I have been emailing off and on since 2009. He knows how fascinated with cycles and how things progress. He shared with me some intricasies of his WM4500. What I learned from him is with these LG's you can start a cycle and have it do something you want and then pause it, chaange to another cycle or even modify/change wash temperatures, number of extra rinses, soil levels. Contrary to my Duet, chnging cycles doesn't cause water to drain out and cancel the cycle. Let me say, firstly I wasn't too thrilled about water temps for Normal cycle has Warm wash being 86F degrees and hot being round 95F to 100F degrees. Other cycles, target temps for warm is 90F and hot is 113F. 113 for hot is pathetic. But now, I can start out the cycle for extra hot temp and monitor temp with the delay wash & then temp button to show temp in C. I did this yesterday. I can also set up an actual true profile wash. fill with cold or col water and let it tumble for about 10 or 15 minutes with heavy soil on Normal. Then switch to extra hot so it begans heating. And when it reaches the temperature I want, then change the cycle to Whites, Towels, Perm Press, ... Yesteerday when I watched heating starting on Extra hot, I let it go through the whole cycyel. I maxed out all optionns. Starting time was 2:51. At 1:30 the wash cycle finished Temp reached a peak of 156F. I'm still wnting to experiment and see how hot temp will geet with light soil level. I'm so thrilled to have this control that's similar to the Duet's ability to select Steam for Stains and it fills with warm water and heat with the heater heating the wash water gradually hot and sanitize levels also in combination with steam. Now I cn be a button pusher again!!!!

 

[mark_wpduet]

@ appnut

Forgive me for maybe missing something. So you now have an LG washer? I know you had said you have the dryer, but I thought you still have the Duet washer.

I hope I comprehended what I read correctly. LOL

 

[mark_wpduet]

NEVER MIND (LOL)
I just scrolled up. I see that you have the new LG. Please let us know all about this machine. I know you will.

 

[appnut]

Mark did you read my last posting in this thread? Ask questions also if you would like.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Ya sorry I thought I had read most of this post but scrolled to bottom and missed the post where you said you got a new LG washer....

You seem to like it so far from what I gather. Where did you buy it? Did you buy water hammer arrestors? I ask because since LG's turn water on/off many times I hear you should get them....How do you feel about the cycles you've used so far in comparison with your whirlpool?

Unlike you - that would drive me crazy to have to do that to get a profile wash. The hot being only 113 is a bummer......So....say you use Jumpo wash, high spin speed, hottest possible (maybe you can't choose extra hot on that cycle? I don't know) I'm sure I have more questions but I can't think of them ATM

 

[powerfin64]

hammer arrestors

I have the same model, and I have hammer arrestors on mine, but the new models don't do the "pulse fill" thats with older models only. The hammer arrestors do help/stop the pipe banging when filling.
There isn't a Jumbo cycle, but there is a "full load wash" in the downloaded cycles which I have used a few times and can choose different options for it.

 

[appnut]

Mark, I'm not going to need to do a profile wash daily or weekly. Another approach is to do a cold prewash and then have it followed by Normal cycle with the extra hot water temperature. But I like the flexibility and being in control when I want the machine to do something I want or need it to do. It's nice knowing I'm not locked into a whole cycle from stat to finish. That I can make chnges on the fly so to speak and not cancel a whole cycle in the process. If you haven't figured it out, I love options and flexibility choose how I want loads of clothes or dishes done.

 

[mark_wpduet]

OK....... Say you do a prewash........then pause, turn to normal....what happens? Does it start a normal cycle as if it thinks it's started with a dry load? Also, say you do choose normal, is Extra hot an option that can even used on normal? Or is that restricted to the allergen or sanitary cycles?

Aside from that - how do you like the turbo wash function? Cuz I know you sat in front of it and watched it like I would. lol

 

[powerfin64]

pre-wash on normal is selected at the beginning of the cycle BEFORE you press start, and can be selected on most cycles. Extra hot is option for normal and a handful of other cycles.
Mark, your really overthinking it waaay too much. It's basic simple operations.
Select your cycle, options, press Start! ITs' smarter than you think! it will tell the dryer what cycle to use! GASP!(you have to have the matching dryer for that to happen, just so you know.)
any other questions???

 

[appnut]

Mark, I"m not sure I'll ever need/use Sanitary or Allergene cycles. I mean, extra hot and highestt soil level brought wash temperature to 156 degrees farenheit. I think the actual sanitize cycle eaches 160 degrees farenheit and Allergene is like 165 or more with steam injected. One thing I don't like is if you select steam, all soil level optoins are then deemed not available.

Rich, please email me. I have a question I need to ask. Thank you

 

[iiijohnnymaciii]

4200 Tub

Is the 4200 tub angled slightly down like the early Neptunes? I believe I saw a video on YouTube some time back that said it was, but just wanted confirmation.

 

[appnut]

John, I'm unable to perceive that or not myself. Hopefully powerfin64 (Rich) can answer.

 

[nmassman44]

Yes the drum is tilted a bit. The water pools into that back area and the load tends to migrate to that back area for the spin cycle. My 4000 washer uses plastic drum vanes to tumble the load front to back to prevent tangling and it works well. The 3570 washer was a beast tangling long sleeved shirts to the point of almost roping….drove me nuts having to dump the load after the cycle was done into a basket to untangle the load before hitting the dryer.