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Addition to my collection: LG Turbodrum |
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Post# 437366   5/25/2010 at 13:55 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Yesterday I picked up an LG Turbodrum, a machine that was never sold in the Netherlands. V-axis machines are very rare here. I bought it from an employee of the Dutch embassy in Chile. She moved to the Netherlands and took the washer with her. Then she got a new assignment in Chile and a house with appliances included. So no need to schlepp the washer back to Chile again. Great opportunity to add such a machine to my collection.
Here's a picture of the machine filling. From left to right you can see I selected hot, an extra rinse, the maximum water level, wash, rinse and spin, and the programme called Fuzzy, which is for every day laundry. My towels were the victims for the maiden load. |
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Post# 437369 , Reply# 1   5/25/2010 at 13:57 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 437370 , Reply# 2   5/25/2010 at 13:58 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 437371 , Reply# 3   5/25/2010 at 14:00 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 437372 , Reply# 4   5/25/2010 at 14:03 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 437373 , Reply# 5   5/25/2010 at 14:05 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 437384 , Reply# 6   5/25/2010 at 14:55 (5,055 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 437386 , Reply# 7   5/25/2010 at 14:59 (5,055 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 437395 , Reply# 8   5/25/2010 at 15:25 (5,055 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 437426 , Reply# 9   5/25/2010 at 17:12 (5,055 days old) by spiralator60 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Louis, Nice machine! What was the spin speed on the cycle that you used for the load of towels? |
Post# 437454 , Reply# 10   5/25/2010 at 19:02 (5,055 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 437466 , Reply# 11   5/25/2010 at 19:28 (5,055 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Good catch, Louis. That looks like a fun machine. Does it have a re-circulating filtration system? |
Post# 437469 , Reply# 12   5/25/2010 at 19:36 (5,055 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Post# 437623 , Reply# 14   5/26/2010 at 15:03 (5,054 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Darryl,
I have no idea what the spin speed is. It doesn't say so on the machine and it's nowhere in the manual (or the part I have). The spin speed is not spectacular, I gave the towels an extra spin in the Miele and they came out much dryer. Paul, You are probably right. The "Air dry" cycle is probably meant for dry the inside of the machine. BTW, there is also a special cycle to clean the drum. I have to find out how that works. I've noticed it works with only the maximum water level and cold water only. You probably need to add bleach for the max. cleaning effect. Steve, This machine has indeed a recirculation filtration system. You can see the little bag in the third photo. After the towels were done there was some lint in it. Darren, I think it is rather a big machine, more or less the same size as a European frontloader. I don't know what size a machine would have to be for your kitchen. I would buy something smaller for a small loads machine, like those small Danby's or Haier's. As Paul said the "Air dry" cycle is probably for drying the drum after use. Olav, I thought of you when I bought this washer. The name Turbodrum sounded familiar! I didn't change the plug yet, the owner had cut off the third pin on the plug which is the ground one. Because I connect it to an outlet with a GFI there is no problem with that. This machine will not be my daily driver, it uses too much water to European standards, that would be too expensive. But I love playing with it and I sure will be using it now and then. I was thinking of connecting the cold to my thermostatic valve so I can control the cold water temperature. Very convenient for washing sweaters on the wool cycle since that cycle can only be used with the cold setting. I bet the capacity is smaller than 7.5kg. It holds more than my Miele frontloader (5kg) so I guess it's closer to 6kg than to 7.5kg. The Braun is definitely vintage. I don't use it very often, I just didn't know where to put it so I use it for putting stuff in. LOL Louis |
Post# 437689 , Reply# 15   5/26/2010 at 20:32 (5,054 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 437731 , Reply# 16   5/26/2010 at 23:36 (5,054 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 437808 , Reply# 18   5/27/2010 at 10:38 (5,053 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Jon,
I guess there is a connection between the Harmony and the turbodrum, but the Turbodrum has a water level selector, IIRC the Harmony didn't have that. Only a cycle for bulky items or so. I've taken a picture of the inside of the machine so you can see that the wash plate is different. Greg, Actually I think this machine isn't very rough, at least not like the Oasis etc. appears to me. Paul, I don't know what machine you saw, this machine is about 86x54x54. Next to my frontloaders it looks like more or less the same in size. |
Post# 437812 , Reply# 19   5/27/2010 at 10:51 (5,053 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 437843 , Reply# 20   5/27/2010 at 13:32 (5,053 days old) by hoovermatic (UK)   |   | |
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The machine I saw was bigger than a standard EU frontloader; from memory more the size of a US top loader (not that size is important to me or anything ;-) |
Post# 437883 , Reply# 21   5/27/2010 at 15:04 (5,053 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Our Local independant retailer had a 10kg LG T/L a few years ago but it did not have the impellar in the bottom of the tub, instead the whole drum was stainless steel with an impellar shape at the bottom but it did not move independently.....I think it was marketed ad 3D washing but am not sure. Anyway the machine was huge, bigger than an American T/L. It had the same filtration system as on yours though.
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Post# 437890 , Reply# 22   5/27/2010 at 15:33 (5,053 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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There were indeed machines much bigger than this Turbodrum. I've seen pictures of it on the internet, but never saw one in real life. These machines were never sold here.
There should be a separate wash plate in these machines, especially in the 3D machines. Mine is a 3D machine too, it's about those three little pulsators in the big pulsator I think. On my machine the Fuzzy cycle (regular cycle) and the jeans cycle. The 3D action is not used in the short and the wool cycle. The Harmony has a full stainless steel and impeller too. Are you sure the one you saw didn't have that as well? |
Post# 437905 , Reply# 23   5/27/2010 at 16:46 (5,053 days old) by hoovermatic (UK)   |   | |
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yes the impeller was stainless steel throughout the drum. I will remember the name of it eventually!!! |
Post# 437973 , Reply# 24   5/28/2010 at 01:39 (5,053 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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....website here...
...A machine of those dimensions is rated at either 5kg or 5.5kg depending on the model... CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 437974 , Reply# 25   5/28/2010 at 01:40 (5,053 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 437981 , Reply# 26   5/28/2010 at 03:26 (5,053 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Thanks for the link. Mine is a WF-T7500. Judging by the model number perhaps it is indeed a 7.5kg but only in theory IMHO.
I found an English manual online. The Air dry cycle appears to be for both drying the drum and for drying laundry. Mainly for polyester. Odd, polyester blends are mainly non-iron items. They advise to use the air dry cycle for over an hour for polyester items. I bet spinning them for an hour will wrinkle them severely. I also found out about the Fuzzy cycle that it has an auto water level feature. If you don't select a water level the machine will detect it itself by do a bit of turning in the first eight seconds. I find it an interesting machine. Lovely toy! LOL |
Post# 437985 , Reply# 27   5/28/2010 at 04:21 (5,053 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...regardless of what the model number is, there is no way that machine has a capacity greater than 5.5kg...
...the larger machines here are also larger in footprint - 6.5kg is 590x606x928mm...and 8.5kg is 632x670x1020mm CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 438077 , Reply# 30   5/28/2010 at 16:27 (5,052 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Chris/ronhic,
I absolutely agree with you that the capacity of this machine is around 5.5kg. That's why I said "only in theory IMHO". Chris/gizmo, The wash action with the separate impeller is not pathetic, but it's not spectacular either. The lid switch on this one must be magnetic. I don't see any difference between left and right in the lid hinges. I did a spin cycle while I lifted the lid a bit in the middle. (so the back half was tilted up a bit). No problem, it did a spin. But as soon as I lifted the front part a bit (while the back part stayed in the same angle) so the front part of the lid didn't touch the control panel anymore it stopped spinning. I finally found the specifications of this machine on a Chilean website. It spins with 700 - 750 rpm, the motor is 340 Watts (less than most of my blenders) it's made in China and the weight of the machine is only 33.5 kilos. CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK |
Post# 438093 , Reply# 31   5/28/2010 at 19:40 (5,052 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 438137 , Reply# 32   5/28/2010 at 23:56 (5,052 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 438184 , Reply# 33   5/29/2010 at 04:16 (5,052 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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Hi Louis,
Your Turbodrum is basically a copy of my machine, although mine has a larger stated capacity, 8.5kg,(in reality about 6.5 maybe 7.) Mine has the same washing action with the large impeller and the 3 smaller ones on it and mine has an indexing washtub,I do agree about turnover, it is ok while not spectacular, but overall I am very happy with it. Mine has 8 programmes and my favourite is the "Silent" wash which is a cycle one uses mostly at night before going to bed, it washes the load and you hang it out the next morning, it is about a 75 minute cycle, with a short burst of vigorous pulsating to start with and then has intermittent shorter washes and pauses in between. The "Fuzzy" cycle is the recommended one for everyday clothing and you are correct it moves the dry load around for about 8 seconds and then the display chooses a water level and recommended dosage for detergent. Hope you have fun with your new toy. Cheers. Steve. |
Post# 438389 , Reply# 34   5/30/2010 at 05:24 (5,051 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 438391 , Reply# 35   5/30/2010 at 05:38 (5,051 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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Hi Louis,
Standard top loader detergents for this one it is nota H.E. T.L. I tend to be a bit of a brand swapper at the moment we are using Fab powder with frangipanni fragrance and we have 2 boxes of Drive powder,(generally one of the most expensive powders here in Oz, but we got it on special at half price.). Actually I have wondered if low suds detergents would be as effective in a standard top loader or not, I dare say rinsing would not be a problem for one thing. Cheers Louis. Steve. |
Post# 438430 , Reply# 36   5/30/2010 at 08:59 (5,051 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 438500 , Reply# 37   5/30/2010 at 16:42 (5,050 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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....top load and front load detergents in a top load machine.
Generally speaking, I use 1 1/2-2 times the minimum dose for a full load and about a normal does for a 1/2 load - Remember, there is a lot of water in there and you are relying on a particular detergent concentration to get things clean... |
Post# 438588 , Reply# 38   5/31/2010 at 03:59 (5,050 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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Thanks Chris,
Yes I wondered wether the lack of suds would cause a problem with dirt suspension and I suspected it would, also the more vigorous washing action would also cause the low foam formula to break up faster. Your point about using more to cope wih this would ease this problem but I don't think it would be very cost effective in the long run with having to buy more detergent more frequently(although that does have a certain appeal to it.) Cheers. Steve. |
Post# 438695 , Reply# 40   5/31/2010 at 13:04 (5,049 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I had already used more detergent than I usually do in my frontloaders (or H-axis toploaders for that matter). I have't tried really dirty laundry yet though.
Olav, I bought a box of AS8 some time ago, still have some left. I sure will try that in the Turbodrum. Thanks for your offer to send detergent over from Australia, but with the SA8 I have enough for playing with this machine for a while. If I like the combination of the SA8 and the Turbodrum I sure will buy more SA8. I noticed that LG washers get mixed reviews on an Australian consumer site (the link was posted in another thread, but I can't find it right now). I was a bit amazed though that some people find these machines noisy. Personally I find this one of the most silent washers. I have indeed a good memory. Much to amusement or despair of my relatives depending on what I remember about them. LOL Louis |
Post# 438772 , Reply# 42   5/31/2010 at 20:28 (5,049 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)   |   | |
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should have dosage instructions for both top and front loaders on it. If not let us know and I will give them to you. |
Post# 438855 , Reply# 44   6/1/2010 at 10:41 (5,048 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Olav,
The text on my SA8 box is especially for the European market, so no instructions what so ever for V-axis toploaders. If you could post here the dosage instructions you would make me very happy. That was indeed the site I meant. Thank you for the link. mrx, The plug on my washer is an Italian model, they use the same in Chile. It's a variation on the Euro/Schuko plug, just with a center pole for the grounding. So no worry about not fitting. You are right about it not being grounded though. Louis |
Post# 439060 , Reply# 46   6/2/2010 at 10:19 (5,047 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440407 , Reply# 48   6/8/2010 at 16:08 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440409 , Reply# 49   6/8/2010 at 16:10 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440411 , Reply# 50   6/8/2010 at 16:14 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440412 , Reply# 51   6/8/2010 at 16:15 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440413 , Reply# 52   6/8/2010 at 16:16 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440414 , Reply# 53   6/8/2010 at 16:18 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440416 , Reply# 54   6/8/2010 at 16:18 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440417 , Reply# 55   6/8/2010 at 16:19 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440418 , Reply# 56   6/8/2010 at 16:21 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 440420 , Reply# 57   6/8/2010 at 16:30 (5,041 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 440429 , Reply# 58   6/8/2010 at 16:43 (5,041 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I know toploaders use more hot water but compared to the amount of laundry I was amazed that it selected the XL water level. I stepped on a scale with an empty wash basket and the same basket with this load. The difference was 3kg. So 3kg of dry laundry needs the full amount of water? Hmmmm.
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Post# 440760 , Reply# 59   6/10/2010 at 08:30 (5,040 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 441025 , Reply# 61   6/11/2010 at 15:07 (5,038 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Jon,
I'm out of Dixan at the moment. I will buy some again when I'm through the enormous stash of detergent I now have. This machine fills indeed very properly, perhaps a bit too. Olav, I did indeed fill the machine loosely with clothes, I'm not totally unexperienced with toploaders. ;-) I noticed before that this machine is topping up automatically. In the beginning there was some water leaking out of the filter. I knew that the filter wasn't put in it's housing as it should be but it was at night and I was dying to use the machine. Because of the loss of some water it topped up several times. I think this is the way LG designed this. If it senses that the clothes aren't moving around freely enough it will add extra water. There is indeed a program rest function. You can see it in the picture that I took in the dark. There were 79 minutes left (due to soak option and extra rinse). I sure won't let this spoil my fun. I wanted this machine because it was different. And different it is. I like diversity, an all Miele collection would be rather boring! |
Post# 441517 , Reply# 62   6/14/2010 at 08:03 (5,036 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 441543 , Reply# 64   6/14/2010 at 11:24 (5,035 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 441632 , Reply# 65   6/14/2010 at 18:34 (5,035 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)   |   | |
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Until you've just pointed it out, I kept reading it as 'reset' not rest function. Not only can I not spell, I am as blind as a bat. I am sorry Louis, my bad. |
Post# 441808 , Reply# 66   6/15/2010 at 10:59 (5,034 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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