bobbi
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I can't find my old post, but briefly......Some time ago, I had posted lamenting about no lint filters in modern TL washing machines. Some suggested going to a FL, which creates less lint, which I was resistant to because I had two FL previously that did not seem to perform well. Some ideas and tips were put out there for me to think about, and I've been researching my butt off.
So I took the leap and found a FL with an onboard heater. I narrowed down my search to LG, because LG offered a mini-washer, the Sidekick, that we could add later, so I could do two loads at once! After calling everywhere to try to find something used, the last call was to Lowe's. They had an LG TrueSteam in the "scratch and dent" section for $500. Seemed reasonable since this particular machine retails for $999, and used FL with steam on CL were priced around $400.
So we get there and finally find the machine back in a corner. It looked great and had loads of wonderful features, like Delay Start, steam, Sanitize, 6-way agitation, Speed Wash, 4.5 cf capacity and a thousand ways to customize cycles. As I was looking over the machine, my husband motioned for me to come to him. He was pointing down to a Sidekick on the floor, also in the scratch and dent section, and the price tag was $200! This little sucker retails for $500+, so we were flabbergasted. Why wait to buy it?? How long would it be before another one showed up? Never mind that they weren't the same color!! I didn't care! LOL.
So we picked up the price tag of each and went to the manager to offer $400 for the FL. We were putting it all on our Lowe's card, so we would get special financing anyhow. So the manager says, "oh, you are going to buy both? Ok, I'll do $400 for the FL and $100 for the Sidekick. I nearly fell over.
So we brought them home, hooked them up, ran a couple test runs, and they're ready for my full laundry day tomorrow. The Sidekick seemed to fill only with cold water, when it is supposed to fill with Warm when you choose it. I'm going to make another thread about that and see if other owners are experiencing it. I am running my mechanic husband's filthy work jeans, shirts and hoodies tomorrow. I SO hope this machine can handle my hubby's work clothes, or I will have to keep my old Kenmore 90 series on hand.
So I took the leap and found a FL with an onboard heater. I narrowed down my search to LG, because LG offered a mini-washer, the Sidekick, that we could add later, so I could do two loads at once! After calling everywhere to try to find something used, the last call was to Lowe's. They had an LG TrueSteam in the "scratch and dent" section for $500. Seemed reasonable since this particular machine retails for $999, and used FL with steam on CL were priced around $400.
So we get there and finally find the machine back in a corner. It looked great and had loads of wonderful features, like Delay Start, steam, Sanitize, 6-way agitation, Speed Wash, 4.5 cf capacity and a thousand ways to customize cycles. As I was looking over the machine, my husband motioned for me to come to him. He was pointing down to a Sidekick on the floor, also in the scratch and dent section, and the price tag was $200! This little sucker retails for $500+, so we were flabbergasted. Why wait to buy it?? How long would it be before another one showed up? Never mind that they weren't the same color!! I didn't care! LOL.
So we picked up the price tag of each and went to the manager to offer $400 for the FL. We were putting it all on our Lowe's card, so we would get special financing anyhow. So the manager says, "oh, you are going to buy both? Ok, I'll do $400 for the FL and $100 for the Sidekick. I nearly fell over.
So we brought them home, hooked them up, ran a couple test runs, and they're ready for my full laundry day tomorrow. The Sidekick seemed to fill only with cold water, when it is supposed to fill with Warm when you choose it. I'm going to make another thread about that and see if other owners are experiencing it. I am running my mechanic husband's filthy work jeans, shirts and hoodies tomorrow. I SO hope this machine can handle my hubby's work clothes, or I will have to keep my old Kenmore 90 series on hand.
