mrb627
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Where is it gonna end???
Malcolm
Malcolm
Super-Sized LG Washer +Combo!
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OK, 6 cu.ft? Commercial 30 lb washers have drums that size, they're much larger than that! So, what's different about the designs here? What corners is LG cutting here?
It makes me wonder how the mechanical bits can handle all the weight in the basket. Is that machine really durable enough to handle 30 lb loads?
My Huebsch can hold about 8 pairs of jeans, but it also likes to hop around on the pulse spins with a load like that... and it has a 3.3 cu.ft tub...
It makes me wonder how the mechanical bits can handle all the weight in the basket. Is that machine really durable enough to handle 30 lb loads?
My Huebsch can hold about 8 pairs of jeans, but it also likes to hop around on the pulse spins with a load like that... and it has a 3.3 cu.ft tub...
dj-gabriele
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Oh lord, that's simply absurd and the machine is TREMENDOUSLY UGLY! :O Gosh, I wouldn't ever buy something LG (or any other Asian manufacturer btw)
mrb627
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Suspension
Seems that with the drum taking more space in the cabinet that there is less room for the suspension system. Less room for that tub to shift before contacting the cabinet. Doesn't sound like it can take much of an unbalanced condition before internal damage can occur.
Plus, that 6 motion business will already add a measure of stress on the bearings and suspension too. But then, if the machine lasts a shorter amount of time, you'll have to repair or replace it sooner. Five years down the road, LG plans to completely overtake the white goods market, so there wont be many other choices for replacement.
Malcolm
Seems that with the drum taking more space in the cabinet that there is less room for the suspension system. Less room for that tub to shift before contacting the cabinet. Doesn't sound like it can take much of an unbalanced condition before internal damage can occur.
Plus, that 6 motion business will already add a measure of stress on the bearings and suspension too. But then, if the machine lasts a shorter amount of time, you'll have to repair or replace it sooner. Five years down the road, LG plans to completely overtake the white goods market, so there wont be many other choices for replacement.
Malcolm
Were I to buy again, I'd get an LG pair. Both machines have true steam generators (as do their dishwashers). The only real disappointment with my Frigidaire pair is that the 'steam' is passive.
Washer: It heats the water in the tub during tumbling, then dumps in a burst of cold water occasionally, which, naturally, creates a tiny bit of steam that lasts about 10 seconds. It's a joke, really. Selecting the steam option adds 20 minutes to the wash tumble. I think any enhanced cleaning happens because of that, and not because of the 'steam'.
Dryer: The drum heats for awhile, then a very fine, pressurized mist of cold water is blown in. Again, it creates little true steam. Having said that, the Steam Refresh (15-minute) cycle works well in removing wrinkles from pants and shirts. I use it all the time on dress pants, which don't need washing every day, but do need wrinkles removed. I also use the steam option on regular cycles with shirts/dress clothes, as items emerge with fewer, and smaller, wrinkles.
The TOL Frigidaire pair cost me $1850 (before state and local rebates), compared to the TOL LG pair, which would be around $3000. But had I been able to afford it at the time, I'd have gone with LG.
As for the drum size, I say go for it! However, problems arise when you try to cram all that clothing into the dryer, whose drums seem to have maxed-out at around 7.4 cu. ft.
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Washer: It heats the water in the tub during tumbling, then dumps in a burst of cold water occasionally, which, naturally, creates a tiny bit of steam that lasts about 10 seconds. It's a joke, really. Selecting the steam option adds 20 minutes to the wash tumble. I think any enhanced cleaning happens because of that, and not because of the 'steam'.
Dryer: The drum heats for awhile, then a very fine, pressurized mist of cold water is blown in. Again, it creates little true steam. Having said that, the Steam Refresh (15-minute) cycle works well in removing wrinkles from pants and shirts. I use it all the time on dress pants, which don't need washing every day, but do need wrinkles removed. I also use the steam option on regular cycles with shirts/dress clothes, as items emerge with fewer, and smaller, wrinkles.
The TOL Frigidaire pair cost me $1850 (before state and local rebates), compared to the TOL LG pair, which would be around $3000. But had I been able to afford it at the time, I'd have gone with LG.
As for the drum size, I say go for it! However, problems arise when you try to cram all that clothing into the dryer, whose drums seem to have maxed-out at around 7.4 cu. ft.
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mrb627
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Combo
I love the comment about the combo handling a 3lb load.
Malcolm
I love the comment about the combo handling a 3lb load.
Malcolm
I don't know if that machine is a true combo, though, Malcolm. I think it's just a washer that can also dry a small load. Their real combo holds much more. It's undoubtedly a gimmick.
If the washer, in combination mode, takes as long to complete a wash-dry cycle as their combo, you could leave the house and travel to the next town or state, have a meal or transact business and return by the time it is finished.
I've never been attracted to combos. The only way I'd have one is if I had only enough space for a single machine. I'd rather have a combo than have to go to the laundromat.
LG!
They keep making these suckers bigger. But they are setting themselves for more failure when they cant even go into a spin in the first place. Also why can it only dry 3 pounds? Makes absolutly no sense! They keep going backwards if you ask me.
Peter
They keep making these suckers bigger. But they are setting themselves for more failure when they cant even go into a spin in the first place. Also why can it only dry 3 pounds? Makes absolutly no sense! They keep going backwards if you ask me.
Peter
Well, Eugene, you sorta hit the nail on the head. They were made for situations where there was not room for two separate units. They were a compromise in many ways, but they enabled people to have a washer and dryer when they only had space for one appliance.
Peter
I am with on on the going back. Know you had problem after problem with your LG combo and service sucked. I have a could of coworkers that have LG's and after 2 or 3 years they are now looking for different washers and they are having too many problems.
I am with on on the going back. Know you had problem after problem with your LG combo and service sucked. I have a could of coworkers that have LG's and after 2 or 3 years they are now looking for different washers and they are having too many problems.
