My new LG 4000 series washer and dryer

[nmassman44]

The dryer does not cook clothes or anything for that matter. The dryer uses a variable heating element and I find that it kinda uses the Whirlpool Kenmore soft heat where the temp tapers down as the load dries. If you have a recent LG dryer like mine there is the Energy Saver button and that will drop the air temps down , yet the dryer will run longer to achieve the same result. There are ways to get what you want this dryer to do. You can also use Delicate where the Low temp is selected.

On the washer one can select up to 3 Extra rinses and each of those will do a spin between each rinse with a spray rinse in each of those spins. I find that rinsing is very thorough. Those spins are not low speed either...depending on the load you are doing. The AI works quite well I find in the Normal and Whites cycles.

 

[trappn]

Appreciate the information. Thanks.

 

[mark_wpduet]

You guys are going to have to keep us updated........especially on the washers. I think if I had to buy a washer right now....spur of the moment - after the research I've done, it would be the LG 4000 Turbo wash.

 

[nmassman44]

This washer was well rated by CU and with the dryer in the washer and dryer pairs this set got an 87 and a #2 spot in best overall performance . This set is much more refined than the LG 3570's that I had back in Mass. Wash performance is in a word superb. Rinsing is superb as well and very thorough. I highly recommend these to anyone that is in the market for a new set. The dryer is quiet, fast and accurate. I have been using the Normal cycle for everything since it uses AI and nothing is shrinking so far. One thing that i did notice with the Whirlpool dryer that I had was when the dryer was running I could hear the blower pushing the air thru the exhaust duct. It was a high pitched WHOOOOOOOOOOO so everyone knew in my neighborhood that i was doing laundry. With the LG dryer that noise is gone.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

highest rated washer and dryer

What was the highest rated washer and dryer behind yours?

 

[nmassman44]

That would be the LG 9000 series washer and dryer was at the top, this set was next and another LG set was after this one.

 

[qsd-dan]

What cycles and temperature options does the internal heater have for the washer? I can't find any of that information on LG's website.

 

My brother has a plastic fantastic top load GE washer that is dying and not worth repairing. The matching dryer is "eh" at best. He has 3 small active girl's that get dirty so an internal heater is a must.

 

[nmassman44]

The Normal Cycle one can select from Tap Cold all the way to Extra Hot. If the Extra Hot is selected it will do a profile wash where the water starts off warm and then the heater kicks on to raise the water temp to 150F. To me that is plenty hot and it gives the washer time to release stains that release at certain temps before going to the Max temp. The washer also maintains the water temp if one selects warm so the water does not get cold like it would in an SQ front loader that does not have a water heater. The Allergene Cycle also uses the heater and the Bright Whites cycle uses it as well. One can also select the Steam Option and that will utilize the heater. This washer is very versatile and worth the money I paid for it. This washer has been removing stains that the Whirlpool top loader would leave behind.
This washer is also very quiet as well. And made right here in the USA.

 

[appnut]

In addition to the Normal cycle, steam is an option for Bedding, Whites, Heavy Duty, Allergene, and Sanitize. It is not an option for the Towels cycle, and heater isn't engaged most likely for the towels cycle. The same wash temperature options are available for Heavy Duty cycle also. Mike, I'm assuming the heater is engaged if HOt is selected on Normal to maintain temp too, just curious as to what that temp would be since Extra Hot is 150.

 

[helicaldrive]

Just curious

Didn’t you at one time have both an LG and an Electrolux set, and prefer the Electrolux? If so what led you to go with LG this time around?

 

[nmassman44]

I did have two sets when I lived in Mass and I did like the Electrolux set very much, but, when I went to order a set of them for my new home here in FL I could not get them. They were backordered and nobody could tell me when I would be able to get them delivered to my home. I was told it could be months and possibly into the new year, maybe. This COVID hell is very real and is a royal pain all around.
So that said, I went with the LG's. I am liking them quite alot , in fact more than the Electroluxs now.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

blood stains

How effective is the washer on blood stains?

 

[appnut]

Mike's experience with needing to replace his laundry pair with a new one and not being given any idea as to when new preferred brand/model would be available, is exactly the experience I had when needing to get a new dishwasher last May and the new dryer this month--hence my Bosch dishwasher and LG dryer.

 

[nmassman44]

Depending on what you use for a detergent. I use German Persil MegaPearls Universal along with Clorox2 and Borax and a scoop of Charlies Soap Hard Water Booster since the water here is considered hard here in FL. Never had an issue so far where the washer didn't remove a blood stain.

Question I have is why are you asking GEL4? Did you get something bloodied and need to "wash" the evidence? A question like that one posed does make one think ya know...

 

[mark_wpduet]

@appnut

I must have missed your post above earlier. You got a 4200? Wow! So what do you think thus far after having had a duet? Did you keep the duet washer? U must have multiple hookups?

 

[appnut]

Mark, I got the 4200 dryer, I still have the Duet. It was my 26.66 year old Maytag Dependable Care dryer that bit the dust.

 

[repairguy]

What happened to the Maytag, Bob?

 

[appnut]

The motor died. And no, it wasn't a belt breaking. The motor had been making strange noises for the past 5 years when I would start it. Then on a major laundry Sunday, I put a load of 4 pairs of jeans in it, the last load of the day. Pushed start and it struggled to tumble. I removed all articles and just turned it on and it would tumble. So I split the load in half and was able to dry. Did that for a week. And it gradually struggled to tumble and then it just simply stopped tumbling, the motor would attempt to tumble the dryer and just groan. It's the same scenario that happened with my 1986 LK dryer. I later found out from Gansky1 that WP had problems with the model motors they put in their high-end models failing. I found out with the LK I really needed a dryer with a side-swing door. Hence the Maytag, even though it was smaller capacity than the 6.9 cu. ft. LK. The Maytag was a trooper since December 1994 and dealt with Bobloads from a reconditioned Fridgemore front loader I received from a member in 2006 and then the Duet arrived December 2011. In August 2016 I had the dryer looked at and serviced, the guy said he was so impressed how clean it was inside with relatively little lint acccumulation for its age.

 

[repairguy]

Thanks for the reply. Curiosity got the better of me on what finally took out the Maytag.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Ahh. I see

I assume since you got that model dryer that it's your plan to eventually get the washer?....but your Duet could last YEARS more. What if, say, you get another 5 years or more out of it...By then, the matching LG to your current dryer may not even be available.

I love my Whirlpool standard dryer that's right at 2 yrs old. But when it's time for a new washer, I'm going to get an LG...I don't care if I can't use AI

Little lint build up inside? If that's the case, I'm guessing your dryer vents directly outside with virtually no run...that would be my dream to live in a house where a dryer vents straight out.