I spent the last couple of days really studying LG again. I want a washer that uses the heater for many cycles. On my current one, it uses the heater as default on allergen, whites, heavy duty, bulky/bedding, and also cotton sheets (which is whites without extra rinse an calls for warm water. And with every one of those cycles I can select sanitize temperature. And I can also select steam option, which gradually heats wash water from cool to warm for warm wash and from warm to hot, allergene, or sanitize temps. My Normal cycle is the energy star designated cycle and with steam option it only heats as hot as 120 degrees. And none of these cycles have specified weight limits and it just gauls me that's not the case with LG front loaders. LG says white loads should be limited to 15 pounds. Most load I do on my whites cycle are well beyond that amount. I've also started using my Precision Disepnse for A YEAR AND A HALF. It automatically adjust dosage basedupon how hard you water is as well as cycle, soil level, and load size. The new LG WM4500, you have to set the dispenser for what you believe is your average load. Then if you run a load that's smaller or much larger, then the user has to make adjustments. Plus my Whirlpool has fan fresh that circulates air to keep from mold forming when I cannot get to the load for up to 18 hours. To say I'm spoiled by the flexibility and command I have over my laundry and the flexibility is an understatement and LG doesn't come close to that. I'm appalled LG doesn't offer hotter temps or steam for their towels cycle nor for their perm press cycle. I have that ability on my machine for those cycles too. And I like Turbowash by LG. But ... Current Whirlpools/Maytags still offer all this flexibility. I have demanding laundry issues at times and my washer is the only washer I've ever owned that is so impressive. I learned to do laundry when I was young by the Lady Kenmore/Whirlpool way and that holds the standard for me how to do laundry to this day.
If I had an LG, the only cycle I would use was whites and adjust temp and speeds possibly Bulky/Bedding and Heavy Duty to get the heater supplement. Their new AI-enabled models specify tumble patterns are altered based upon what it senses for the type of load it has in it on Normal (but not heavy soil level) and Whites.
