Front Load Washers / Dryers...help me decide...

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We've got an LG front load with the Steam. Love it. One of the things I like is the speed cycle. I can have a load washed and dried in under 45 mins. Helps out when I come home with a dirty (blood,vomit, etc..) uniform that I need to wear the next day to not have the cycles taking so long.

I have noticed with the LG it vibrates a decent bit with a large load in it. It also seems to get mildew smelling quicker than my parents GE, but Tide has a new tub cleaner that takes care of it.

A friend of mine owns an appliance repair business and the LGs have needed to lowest number of repairs and have been the most reliable.

I believe the LG is the only direct drive so no belts or moving parts to go out. Ours is also super quiet, I cant hear it running from the next room over. It is a heavy sumbitch however. Get the pedestals to stand it on. Makes it easier to load/unload and also to use the tub drain filter if needed.
 
We've had an LG WM2277HS for over 3 years now. We could be stress testers for LG. 4 kids and my OCD wife mean there's about 10 years on that thing by now.

Had a bobby pin(?) go through and poke a hole in the drain line. $10 part, $50 service call from a local fix it dude. Very pleased. Had some other motor go out last winter. $40 part, $50 service call. Not bad for the amount of use they've had.

Water use is about nil. They are great that way.

Don't over soap. That was hard to get used to.

Open the door when not in use. They might get smelly I've heard.

Also open the detergent fill compartment when not in use too. I have seen mold form in there since it's always wet. You can get in there with a toothbrush and some bleach and clean it right up, but best to just leave it open to dry when not being used.

Regularly check the filter at the bottom/front for junk/bobby pins/Legos/frogs/snakes/marbles, and anything else a kid can stick in his pocket and you forget to empty.

Make sure they are level, level, level. They spin like crazy as said before. Might be a rumor but I've heard they can break your floor joists if the are out of whack and the floor gets cycling. We have them on the main floor on ceramic tile and even perfectly level they still sound they're going to blast off. Not a big deal to me. The clothes are dry when they come out.

If you put them up on the optional stands/risers they can supposed amplify the shaking if out of balance.

Good Luck.
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VFRMAN said:
Open the door when not in use. They might get smelly I've heard.

Also open the detergent fill compartment when not in use too.
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X2 on leaving the door ajar

never had a problem with the detergent compartment :meh:

I would not use liquid soap in a front loader unless you want to clean your floors with the foam - BTDT :hillbilly:
 
definitely use HE soap. I've always used the powder so can't comment on the liquid. Actually didn't even know there was liquid HE. Then again, I live in ND.:hillbilly:

DSRT,
Have you ever pulled out the detergent compartment and looked up under the top? I only did it by accident once looking for something else. It was nasty.
 
DSRTRDR said:
X2 on leaving the door ajar

never had a problem with the detergent compartment :meh:

I would not use liquid soap in a front loader unless you want to clean your floors with the foam - BTDT :hillbilly:
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nope...actually the manual suggests not using "conventional" detergent...

fsusteve said:
liquid he soap, it's recommended.
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yep, this is what they suggest.

VFRMAN said:
definitely use HE soap. I've always used the powder so can't comment on the liquid. Actually didn't even know there was liquid HE. Then again, I live in ND.:hillbilly:

DSRT,
Have you ever pulled out the detergent compartment and looked up under the top? I only did it by accident once looking for something else. It was nasty.
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funny, all they seem to have around here is the liquid He detergent.
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VFRMAN said:
Have you ever pulled out the detergent compartment and looked up under the top? I only did it by accident once looking for something else. It was nasty.
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yes, but didn't find what you describe - maybe it's dependent on the specific design

millions of Germans use powder detergent in front loaders :meh: - seems like it makes no difference as long the liquid doesn't foam too much

glad y'all like the front loaders - we, of course, have thought it was the better design all along :flipoff2:
 
fsusteve said:
I do continually hear about a filter in the front of the washers that must be cleaned but on my Maytag I can't find one nor is there anything in the manual about one, am I missing something?
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Steve,
On the pic of mine above, down at the lower left in front is a little access door. You open it up with a quarter or screwdriver and there's a little hose to drain the excess water out of the tub, then unscrew a barrel type filter and just wash it off. You get lint, and all the crap that makes it that far. Found some odd things in there.

Luckily no used condoms or crack pipes. God I can wait for kids to get older. Ugh!
 
NorCalDoug said:
nope...actually the manual suggests not using "conventional" detergent...


yep, this is what they suggest.



funny, all they seem to have around here is the liquid He detergent.
:D
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Guessin' I gotsta git me to tha outpost for sum dat likid s***, den?:hillbilly::flipoff2:
 
DSRTRDR said:
yes, but didn't find what you describe - maybe it's dependent on the specific design

millions of Germans use powder detergent in front loaders :meh: - seems like it makes no difference as long the liquid doesn't foam too much

glad y'all like the front loaders - we, of course, have thought it was the better design all along :flipoff2:
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Probably right. I've just made sure to look more often on mine. The wife wanted to throw the whole damn thing away when she saw that her g-strings and silky stripper outfits were being washed with that stuff in the detergent compartment. Pissed her off good. :)
 
VFRMAN said:
Steve,
On the pic of mine above, down at the lower left in front is a little access door. You open it up with a quarter or screwdriver and there's a little hose to drain the excess water out of the tub, then unscrew a barrel type filter and just wash it off. You get lint, and all the crap that makes it that far. Found some odd things in there.

Luckily no used condoms or crack pipes. God I can wait for kids to get older. Ugh!
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mine doesn't have that, there's nothing to access, I'm sure there's a filter but not in my schematic or manual, I just need to pull the cover to verify.
 
We have had our Kenmore/Frigidaire front loader for 9 years now and have not had any issues. They are fed well water and drain straight to the septic tank. We got a good deal with the $100 rebate from the local utility.
 
Been using a Whirlpool Duet without the water heater feature...for about 5 years - so far (fingers crossed) been great! Sleeping bags to duvets (king size) no problem... things get well "wrung" after the spin cycle and dryer time is noticeably shorter. For the Cadillac front loader get a Miele though ... the older ones didn't have the capacity but apparently lasted ...and used little water ... they have some weird power feed quirks though. If you are on a septic bed ... look for the steel mesh "socks" that connect to the washer drain hose... it will reduce (not eliminate) lint from getting into your tile bed... lint is bad.
 
Remember, Maytag isn't what it used to be. It's owned by Whirlpool. The best thing they did, though, was drop the old Neptune design. Overpriced, poor cleaning, mold harboring, wrinkle causing, and reputedly break-down prone machines. (I have a set, no break-downs for me, yet, but I'm not impressed due to the other issues.) Maybe their current version of the Duet is okay.
 
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