Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

[combo52]

New Samsung 240 V vented full-size combination washer dryer

Hi Robert, yes, I was going to ask what the delivery man thought when they got into that collection and if they offered to haul any of the old junk away

I take it. It’s on the optional pedestal.

You should not have trouble with stuff sticking to the drum maybe a tiny bit of fabric softener in the rinse dispenser would help, maybe it’s not rinsing well enough. In all my years with the older combos, I’ve only once ever had something stick to the drum in my old lady Kemore of course they don’t spend nearly as fast.

Overall looks like a fun machine we’re delivering a new GE combo next week to a customer, these are going to catch on pretty fast with builders of condos, etc. especially the no vent ones.

What type of lint filter system does the dryer have?

John L

 

[Unimatic1140]

Have you tried the normal cycle? How did it perform?

Not yet but I will sometime soon I'm sure.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Oh modernity in its newest form, its certainly a big beast Robert, weird to see the white front and charcoal sides its not like its a modular appliance to be built in. Interesting seeing the comparisons with water usage to the vintage machines.

Did the delivery men deliver downstairs or did Annie take the hit ? and if so what were their faces like on seeing the collection?

Love the fact its a vented combo that really would reduce drying time over condensing, as for the spin sticking the clothes to the drum that must be down to the spin programme patterns, my combo is the new LG 10kg / 7kg dry and have never known that even with 1400 spin, saying that I always take the stuff out , shake and place back for drying.

What`s going on in the corner ? is that a spin dryer with a pipe on its drain snout ?

Enjoy the testing !!

Hi Mike! Yes I had the delivery guys bring it downstairs who were also the installers, however I just asked them to place the washer on the pedestal as I will install it myself. Surprisingly, they hardly noticed the other machines actually or so it seemed and they were just thrilled that I said I would install it myself and were quickly on their way.

So you always stop your combo right before dry and shake everything out?

You're right, that's a German made vintage spin-dryer with a copper coated spinner tub! I put a rubber hose on the drain snout to direct the drain water directly into the floor drain which it is next to.

 

[Unimatic1140]

New Samsung 240 V vented full-size combination washer dryer

Hi Robert, yes, I was going to ask what the delivery man thought when they got into that collection and if they offered to haul any of the old junk away

I take it. It’s on the optional pedestal.

You should not have trouble with stuff sticking to the drum maybe a tiny bit of fabric softener in the rinse dispenser would help, maybe it’s not rinsing well enough. In all my years with the older combos, I’ve only once ever had something stick to the drum in my old lady Kemore of course they don’t spend nearly as fast.

Overall looks like a fun machine we’re delivering a new GE combo next week to a customer, these are going to catch on pretty fast with builders of condos, etc. especially the no vent ones.

What type of lint filter system does the dryer have?

John L

Hi John. When Lowes called to confirm the delivery time they asked if I had two machines to remove and of course I said no, so I assume the delivery guys were already given the instructions of no haul-away machines.

As for the fabric softener, this machine doesn't have traditional softener dispenser. It's has two big cartridges at the the bottom of the machine that hold nearly a full bottle of each. One holds liquid detergent, the other holds softener. You can select the amount of the softener to be dispensed during the last rinse, the choices are low, medium or high. I really don't like softener in towels and I assume the "low" setting is too much or much more than a "tiny bit" you guys are talking about.

The dryer filter is a pull out cartridge that has a separate pull out section that supposedly dumps the lint right into your trash can. In actual use I found it not as slick and easy to clean as their advertising claims lol.

 

[pulsator]

Whenever I get a new machine delivered, I usually get some form of a shocked “whoa” upon seeing all the machines in my basement. More than once I’ve been asked if they can take a picture!

I’ve been eyeing that very same machine, Robert! (Haven’t made the purchase yet because… well… it’s a Samsung.) I’ve heard that regardless of load size, wrinkling is still a pretty big problem. Do you find that to be true? Very disappointing to see the selection limitations for wash temps and extra rinses… Lack of a heater is what ruled out the GE combo for me. (Or any front load washer for that matter. Heater is a must and nothing will convince me otherwise.) Does the Samsung have recirc?

 

[jr2712]

Hi folks. Everytime I see one of these new designs from Samsung and some other brands I can help remember the interior of the Nostromo and Sulaco ships from Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). Just ugly, utilitarian design, like a Hummer H1 with a wash drum. I like minimalism, but there are way several minimalist beautiful designs. I miss the era when cars, appliances and electronics were designed like art pieces and not like cereal boxes. Obviously this is just my opinion.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hi Mike! Yes I had the delivery guys bring it downstairs who were also the installers, however I just asked them to place the washer on the pedestal as I will install it myself. Surprisingly, they hardly noticed the other machines actually or so it seemed and they were just thrilled that I said I would install it myself and were quickly on their way.

So you always stop your combo right before dry and shake everything out?

You're right, that's a German made vintage spin-dryer with a copper coated spinner tub! I put a rubber hose on the drain snout to direct the drain water directly into the floor drain which it is next to.

Yes Robert I always stop between drying, I do so because:
1. If doing a mixed load I often need to take an item out that doesnt need tumble drying.
2. When washing King Sized bedding although the dryer is rated for 7kg dry items open up so a king sized duvet drys perfectly with no creases on its own, similarly the fitted sheet.
3. I could try the continuous wash & dry with towels but find it easier to shake out any creases before drying.
4. While my small apartment warrants the Washer Dryer I have I would always have separates space permitting .

I wonder being vented is there less build up of lint than in the condenser or heat pump versions ?

Oh that spinner sounds just the job for a "Next Test" , spin your towels in the Frigidaire 1140 rpm & then into the the spinner note the water , then next time put same size load in the new WD then into the spinner and see how much more comes out ?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Whenever I get a new machine delivered, I usually get some form of a shocked “whoa” upon seeing all the machines in my basement. More than once I’ve been asked if they can take a picture!

I’ve been eyeing that very same machine, Robert! (Haven’t made the purchase yet because… well… it’s a Samsung.) I’ve heard that regardless of load size, wrinkling is still a pretty big problem. Do you find that to be true? Very disappointing to see the selection limitations for wash temps and extra rinses… Lack of a heater is what ruled out the GE combo for me. (Or any front load washer for that matter. Heater is a must and nothing will convince me otherwise.) Does the Samsung have recirc?

Hi Jamie. I haven't found wrinkling to be a problem but I don't wash huge wash loads all at once generally. I'm used to the 8-12 pound load sizes that the rest of my machines are rated for. The biggest load I've done is about the size that would fit into a standard capacity GE Filter-Flo or about 12lb pounds. With smaller load sizes I doubt wrinkling will be an issue. I hate having to fold huge wash loads all at one time, so doing smaller loads for me is the way to go.

The machine seems to only do recirculation during the "Bubble Soak" cycle which is a pre-wash and during the rinses as far as I can tell but I haven't watched a full cycle as it's soooo long and not very interesting to watch. After being used to Unimatics, Apex, Kelvinators, etc. the Samsung is one of the least dramatic and boring to watch machine I've ever seen lol.

"Heater is a must and nothing will convince me otherwise." -- Me too, I would have never bought this machine if it didn't have a heater

 

[Unimatic1140]

I should mention for everyone that the Normal cycle provides just about every option setting one could wish for. The only two it leaves out are the “Extra Low” spin speed (which I can’t imagine ever needing) and the High drying temperature—Normal is as hot as it will go. For some curious reason, the designers decided not to allow High heat on the Normal cycle, which as usual doesn’t make any sense to me what so ever! There is nothing in this world that is nicer to me than climbing into bed with sheets that have that light clean soapy chemical scent of vintage detergent, not a bit of floral scent just clean smell.

This morning’s wash includes one queen flat sheet, one queen fitted sheet, and six pillowcases. I set the detergent dispenser to OFF for this wash load and the softener dispenser to Normal amount. To give the linens that wonderfully fresh, vintage fragrance I’m so fond of, I’m using a half cup of 1960 Safe Low-Sudsing Dash in my new automatic combination washer-dryer! I selected Extra Hot heated wash, Extra High Spin with Normal soil level.

I'm watching the cycle progress on my relatively new Samsung S24 Galaxy all push button telephone from upstairs. For some reason this new telephone does away with the rotary dial lol.

 

[henene4]

As Normal is the rating cycle for both washing and drying, they do want some energy conservation in both operations.
Drying at lower temp for longer is generally somewhat more efficient than high heat short drying - at least in a vented dryer.
Heating power needed in a vented dryer generally outnumbers all other power usage by factor of 8-10.
So you could run the dryer 8-10 times longer on no heat than on full heat and still just break even with energy usage.


A UK dryer from the early 2000s (I think) took that to the extreme offering "over night drying" with A class efficiency years before heat pump dryers - just by essentially running without heat for several hours.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

I should mention for everyone that the Normal cycle provides just about every option setting one could wish for. The only two it leaves out are the “Extra Low” spin speed (which I can’t imagine ever needing) and the High drying temperature—Normal is as hot as it will go. For some curious reason, the designers decided not to allow High heat on the Normal cycle, which as usual doesn’t make any sense to me what so ever! There is nothing in this world that is nicer to me than climbing into bed with sheets that have that light clean soapy chemical scent of vintage detergent, not a bit of floral scent just clean smell.

This morning’s wash includes one queen flat sheet, one queen fitted sheet, and six pillowcases. I set the detergent dispenser to OFF for this wash load and the softener dispenser to Normal amount. To give the linens that wonderfully fresh, vintage fragrance I’m so fond of, I’m using a half cup of 1960 Safe Low-Sudsing Dash in my new automatic combination washer-dryer! I selected Extra Hot heated wash, Extra High Spin with Normal soil level.

I'm watching the cycle progress on my relatively new Samsung S24 Galaxy all push button telephone from upstairs. For some reason this new telephone does away with the rotary dial lol.

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I'd love to see a factory default normal wash and dry cycle with detergent and softener dispensers set to normal with a load of colors.

 

[Chetlaham]

...as far as I can tell but I haven't watched a full cycle as it's soooo long and not very interesting to watch. After being used to Unimatics, Apex, Kelvinators, etc. the Samsung is one of the least dramatic and boring to watch machine I've ever seen lol.

And this is just one example of what breathtaking works of art vintage machines were. Their beauty inspired such perdurable charisma captivating people to watch, learn, appreciate and even rebuild entire machines from the ground up. I could be wrong, but can't imagine modern machines inspiring such passion as to give rise to number of future washing machine enthusiasts the way vintage machines have.

Regarding the recirculation pump I would run that in all phases of the wash cycle. It pulls settled detergent out of the sump boot and back into the tub. I don't trust balls and check valves to do this in front load.