Thread Number: 25101
My New LG WM2010CW Washer: first report! |
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Post# 387378   10/23/2009 at 00:13 (5,299 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Oh... My... GAWD!!! I LOVE THIS WASHER!!!! So far, it seems to behave just like any European washer with full speed spins after the wash and between the rinses! Here are some pluses: -When turned on, it plays a little tune, I know LG is well known for this, but, it's just so cute! -Once the cycle is started, it immediately does a spin burst to sense the load and calculate how long the cycle will take. I've had it decided the cycle will take 40 minutes, and I have it decide the cycle will take an hour and 40 minutes! -I've heard many complaints about LGs taking forever to balance for the spin? This is sooooo not true! It takes less than 2 minutes to balance and then it's off! -It can be paused at any point in the cycle and the door opened, on top of that, it doesn't mess around with unlocking the door! Press play/pause and within seconds you hear that little "snap!" -Even without the extra rinse selected, it still managed to get my towels softer than my 1951 double deep rinse Unimatic can! -After draining from every bath, it pours some fresh water into the outer drum to flush away the old water from the sump! While it's not a solid tub top loader that can't mix water from the outer tub sump and the inner tub, it certainly does a good job of making up for that! -Something I've never seen any other front load or top load washer do is it will spin in either direction! It tumbles one way then accelerates to distribution speed and if it likes it, it just ramp up, if it doesn't, it'll stop and try going the other way! -The spin is just barely louder than Robert's Super Unimatic at full speed! This machine spins at 1,050 RPM for a full 10 minutes for the final spin! Seriously, you could whisper over the damn thing! -The drum... It's just so damn PRETTY!!! -And of course, it plays that adorable little tune when it finishes!! :) Now for some cons: -The pump... Oh, the pump... It's pretty loud when it first starts up! While it's running and pumping, it's not very loud, still louder than the machine at full speed spin, but still not very loud. But when it starts up! GEEZE! Loudest part of the machine! My roommate has decided that it sounds like the machine is "grunting" when the pump comes on! -The fill... It doesn't pour any water over the window and so it gets foggy and loose hair tends to end up stuck to the window! (One of my pet peeves!) -The "hot" wash... The machine claims that it's 120 degrees F... It's not even that! MAYBE 115, if you run the machine just past it water line-wise to get the water hot! Otherwise, it's about 110 or even 105 degrees F. -The options... It has "Stain Cycle" which adds wash time and an extra rinse, "Extra Rinse" which obviously, adds a rinse, and "Pre-Wash" which adds a prewash of course... These are all great options to have, but it will only let you use one at a time! Overall, I must say, I am much more impressed with this machine that I thought I was going to be! I would definitely buy this machine again and I will be recommending it to others! :) |
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Post# 387381 , Reply# 1   10/23/2009 at 00:16 (5,299 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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The link probably will not work yet, as I JUST uploaded the video of the end of cycle chime to youtube! I shall take more vids another time to show the fabulous spin cycle!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulsator's LINK |
Post# 387385 , Reply# 2   10/23/2009 at 00:30 (5,299 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 387430 , Reply# 3   10/23/2009 at 06:34 (5,299 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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LG-> Looking Good! If their service were better, I'd say they'd conquer the market! |
Post# 387442 , Reply# 4   10/23/2009 at 07:18 (5,298 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 387453 , Reply# 5   10/23/2009 at 08:05 (5,298 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Congratulations Jamie on the new LG!!! Sounds like you have a new favorite machine and with good reason! Love the chimes as well! Keep us posted. |
Post# 387454 , Reply# 6   10/23/2009 at 08:10 (5,298 days old) by rayjay (Carteret, New Jersey)   |   | |
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Jamie. I am so glad that you are happy with the washer. Then machine does wash well. I have the original one WM2032HW. It does have problems, but hopefully in 5 years they worked them out. Lets see a wash and rinse and spin video too. Ray |
Post# 387459 , Reply# 7   10/23/2009 at 08:29 (5,298 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 387598 , Reply# 10   10/23/2009 at 20:12 (5,298 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX)   |   | |
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Post# 387750 , Reply# 11   10/24/2009 at 12:15 (5,297 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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mrb627- It does have the Tub Clean cycle! I did try it! It's AWESOME!!! I didn't let it do the entire tub clean cycle though, as the cycle is 1 hour and 11 minutes! westtexman- I have not tried the Stain Cycle yet, but I don't believe my machine has a heater... vacfanatic- I too have been drooling over the full size LG Steam combo machine! In fact, a friend of mine just might be buying one to replace his DD Kenmore set! He hates laundry and having to stick around and transfer things from washer to dryer and listen to all the noise of his current machines that are stuffed in a closet IN his bedroom! Besides, he is currently looking at the Maytag Epic Z set which costs slightly more than the combo! washoholic- To be perfectly honest, I don't know anything about the Clean Sense feature or even if my machine has it! How does it work? |
Post# 388002 , Reply# 12   10/25/2009 at 12:07 (5,296 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX)   |   | |
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It's actual called SenseClean™ SenseClean™ measures the water’s turbulence and then adjusts water and cycle length for more precise cleaning and energy efficiency. The owner's manual on line for your machine talks about it. Check out the link. Go to the link, click on "Support" (Top right), and the on "Washers Manual English" to see the owner's manual. CLICK HERE TO GO TO washoholic's LINK |
Post# 388007 , Reply# 13   10/25/2009 at 12:19 (5,296 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Some of the features listed on the website do not exist on my machine. For example it says that it has 5 soil levels when my machine only has three. I don't think my machine has Sense Clean as it never adjusts the wash time after the initial spin burst to determine the load's weight. Also, I can't find any mention of it in the manual.
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Post# 388021 , Reply# 14   10/25/2009 at 13:53 (5,296 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX)   |   | |
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Post# 388248 , Reply# 16   10/26/2009 at 13:26 (5,295 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 388261 , Reply# 17   10/26/2009 at 13:58 (5,295 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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washoholic- Ya, oh well, I still love it too! Plus, it's one less thing to break! Jon- Interesting! I do love it, it does a great job on smaller comforters, I do wish this machine had a bulky cycle though with raised water levels for such items! Jed- Think you'll be getting rid of the Duet Sport and gettin one of these anytime soon? Maybe you could just throw away one of your old, inefficient toploaders and get one of these! ;) |
Post# 388264 , Reply# 18   10/26/2009 at 14:01 (5,295 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 388274 , Reply# 19   10/26/2009 at 14:27 (5,295 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Jamie, I would love to get rid of this machine! It's got boring written all over it, even worse is the tinted window. My dad wants to get a new front loader, but refuses to until his Kenmore DD dies. He was excited when it broke awhile back, but I just replaced the coupler and it's still shreddin'. Debating what kind of FL to recommend to him as he will buy whatever I tell him. Leaning towards Speed Queeen at this point, but your LG sure is nice! I'll have to look at these too. |