Some of our new LG appliances

[panasonicvac]

I'm not really into other appliances except maybe washers and dryers but we just got some of our old appliances replaced with the new LGs' I thought I'd share on here.

The washer we got almost a month ago. The dryer was later followed last week. And the stove we just had installed today.

More details about the laundry set can be found here https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?81367

 

[dartman]

I'll have to check your thread as I've been fighting with my Kenmore top load that likes to eat the shaft bearings. I have a thread about it there several times too.

 

[panasonicvac]

Hi Terry

The full review hasn't been posted yet but it'll be up there soon since I've pretty much used everything that I wanted to try out on our new set. Keep an eye on it until it comes up. Out of curiosity, what model or model number is your Kenmore?

 

[jo]

The LG is rated the most reliable for front loaders and I believe very well at cleaning too. I hope they last 25 years as I know they aren’t cheap! several friends have had them for a number of years with no issues!

If I was to buy front loaders right now, they would be LG’s.

 

[huskyvacs]

Before they get too settled in, make sure you straight pipe the dryer vent with rigid ducting and chuck that tinfoil junk in the garbage can. They are a fire hazard and also cannot be draped around the floor like that. It makes me sick when they install that junk with gas dryers - which burn a lot hotter than an electric dryer. Those flexiducts will burn up like a chinese lantern. Just make sure with the new vent and run, the shorter the vent has to run the better it will be on your dryer and clothes, and only use tape on the outside of the duct - no screws.

Also keep in mind for HE washers you only need 1/2 a cup of soap for the wash cycle, they use less water than a top loader - and they are programmed to save water, so you have to be careful how you wash not to load it too full with soap or clothes.

I have a 2007 Maytag Epic Z washer myself - bought refurbished in 2013. I just had to clean it out with pine cleaner a couple months ago because it had black mold and all kinds of nastyness inside it because I never knew the pump had a catch basin in it you're supposed to check often (requires unscrewing the front panel). Also had to replace the boot seal because it rotted away - what a chore that was.

With proper setup and the right care - these should last you a long time. You should also add a bottom drawer for both of them - it will save the machine if you get a flood (or if they cause the flood), it raises them to a more handy height to keep a basket under the door ready to unload or load, and its handy to store dryer balls and dryer sheets and all that stuff. I go to the dollar store every year and stock up on 30+ boxes of dryer sheets and keep them in my washer's drawer caddy.

I'm jealous at how nice your laundry room looks! It makes you want to pull a bed out and sleep in there, lol My laundry room is so shabby and run down.

 

[tolivac]

If you want a FL washer that will last 25 yrs--go with a Speed Queen.See the neighboring Appliance site.LG,Samsung have drum tub assemblies that the whole thing has to be replaced when the drum bearings wear out.The SQ machine the bearings can be replaced by a tech in your own home for less than the Tub-drum assembly.Also Meile makes a good FL machine that will last a long while.However for service these have to be shipped to a service center in New Jersey for major work.Agree with another member on here the flex duct is OK for temp use-but NOT for perm installation.And the lint can collect in the loop on the side of the dryer.Make the flex duct run as SHORT as possible and straight if you have to use it.

 

[panasonicvac]

@jo, yeah that's why we got these in the first place. The repair tech said that LG was the brand that he repaired the least. So far we've been really pleased with both the washer and the dryer. And yeah I really hope they will last for quite a while, I'm not sure if we'll still have them by the time warranty will be up when or if my folks settles down elsewhere.

@huskyvacs, thanks! A few of us have slept in that room before with some of those roll up foam mattresses, not as pleasant as the other mattresses in our bedrooms but it's still fun to be in there. I honestly feel like a kid again staring through the doors as the washer and dryer cycles just like when I used to look through the doors on the Whirlpool Duet set up from our old cabin a long time ago lol. We've already shortened the dryer vent hose shortly after posting this on here. We did had a gas dryer before but it wasn't nearly as good as the electric dryers, and we're glad we got rid it when we did because they were known to have fire hazards. We've been using front loader washers now for more than 15 years so we already know how much soap and clothes we would usually put in. There's a few reasons why we didn't put those bottom drawers in. For one we like to fold clothes on top of the set, and I was told that they wouldn't fit underneath where the cabinets are at. There is a drain right by the washer in case if it ever does get flooded but we've never had that happened before.

@tolivac, Speed Queen would've been the first to come in mind since I always hear excellent feedback about them and I really liked some of their sets that I've used before. One of my relatives just got a Speed Queen shortly after I recommended that brand to them and so far they are REALLY impressed with them. But as I mentioned in the other forum, I was never aware that our washer was going to get replaced and never even realized what one we were going to get until I came back home one day already delivered and installed.