Good choice
This washer has everything you need.
But, as you are on this site already, I'll give you some tips on how to optimize your results an satisfaction with what you purchased. And you will like what you bought.
So, here are some tips:
1. Never over, never under load the washer. This washer has quite some space. And you can use it. But please don't stuff it. If you load it up to the point where you can still see the back of drum half an inch or so, you will always get good results without lots of fuzz about spinning. But todays washers (and LG is known for that) don't handle to small loads to well. They can certanly handle them, but they tend to have problems to balance them. So, wash at least 4 or more items, better 1/4 of a drum filling. A good, filled but not overloaded drum increases cleaning performance and maximizes efficency.
2. Use what you bought. You paid good money for a washer that has good features. So of you wash some delicate, use the delicate cycle. If you have heavy soils, use the Soil Level selection (same for less soiled items). If you have a load prone to crease, reduce the spin speed. If you wash towels, use a higher spin speed.
Same for options: Steam is really something to use. It improves cleaning performance and is quite gentle on clothes, too. Don't get me wrong, it won't clean a white silk shirt you soaked in ink over night and dryed it than for a few days, but you could eventually try ot on the soiled pair of jeans. Same with water plus and extra rinse: Towels love these options. With towels, the more water and rinsing, the better your towels feel.
3. Temperatures. PLEASE use warm water for everyday loads. LGs do dumb down temperatures. And if you read about mold in Front Loaders (short FL), they were used by people who did not follow this rule. Heat is an essential factor of cleaning that can not be completly canceld out. It just can't. There are 4 basic rules that can be used on this washer:
Towels and beddings as well as comforters or such are washed in a long hot or Extra Hot cycle. Whites and underware prefer that temperature as well.
Everday, non-delicate laundry is washed warm. This includes T-Shirts, simple jeans, throusers, etc. If you have not temperature resistent whites, use a long warm cycle with steam and a pre wash. We have no LG washer, so we don't have a steam option, but we use a long wash with prewash as well for whites and get superb results. The additional short wash water bath before the main wash helps to minimize greying.
Colorsensitive everydays can be washed in cold as well. Your washer has a ColdWash option that changes drum motion and other cycle parameters to improve results in cold water. Use it. It is there for a reason (Who would have thought that with LG?).
And, last but not least, most really delicate items (wool, silk, some synthetics) tend to loose shape when washed warm. So better wash the seperately on cold and the Delicate or Permanent Press cycle.
4. Do basic sorting. You do not have to seperate each color tone, but the basics should be used. Seperate towels. Seperate bedding. Sperate delicates. Seperate large, big and bulky items (pillows, blankets, comorters etc.). Each of these is a type of laundry that should be washed on its own. If the rest of the pile ist still to big for one load, sort it into brights\whites and colors\darks. I recomend you to do this any way, but if you livied wothout it, you won't notice a difference.
5. Last but not least, know which additives you use how in which quantities. Don't think a tea spoon of laundry detergent is enough for a full load. But don't use half a bottle of detergent as well. Just follow the instructions on the bottle\box. Same for softner: Don't use more because you think you need a lot. Better, only use it on loads you do not tumble dry. The heat in the dryer destroys most of the softners smell and softening effect. And a dryer does a really good job at softening it self. If you want some scent in your laundry after drying, you're better of using drying sheets. For towels, never use softners. They can influence the absorbency and thus, turn a towel into a useless piece of clothing.
If you follow these 5 rules, you should get perfect, efficent laundry care and a long, problem and mildew\mold free life of your washer.
If you have any question concerning applaiences, just come back to us. Recomend us to family and friends. We are always glad we can help.
Best wishes from Germany
Henrik
