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New LG washing machine May 2014 |
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Post# 744056   3/22/2014 at 07:27 (3,658 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Hello!
Thought I'd share this with you. Some Beautiful new LG washing machines launching in Europe soon. They'll have NFC downloadable programs and 'Turbo wash' plus other things. But what I like most is the new look. Very modern, (they look like the Grundig machines) but also reminds me of the Hoover Computer logic. CLICK HERE TO GO TO l86810's LINK |
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Post# 744057 , Reply# 1   3/22/2014 at 07:28 (3,658 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 744058 , Reply# 2   3/22/2014 at 07:28 (3,658 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 744065 , Reply# 3   3/22/2014 at 08:13 (3,658 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 744075 , Reply# 4   3/22/2014 at 08:53 (3,658 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 744102 , Reply# 5   3/22/2014 at 10:03 (3,658 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Where are you always getting this info from? :)
Nice to see that TurboWash is coming to our shores. I'm sure it'll be better than Miele's QuickPowerWash. NFC technology is also available on LGs newest US washers such as the WM8500: www.lg.com/us/washers/lg-WM8500HV... |
Post# 744143 , Reply# 6   3/22/2014 at 12:18 (3,658 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 744229 , Reply# 7   3/22/2014 at 18:00 (3,658 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.)   |   | |
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As an L.G. owner,user myself im not to keen on the styling.The facia panel is more reminisant of a 1980s AEG,where the contours of the facia dont match the rest of the machine.I hope the they reintroduce the 30c wash proramme instead of replacing it with 20c wash as on current models.Pesky EEC.Rant over,Nige.
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Post# 744232 , Reply# 8   3/22/2014 at 18:14 (3,658 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Post# 744234 , Reply# 9   3/22/2014 at 18:25 (3,658 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 744265 , Reply# 10   3/22/2014 at 21:00 (3,658 days old) by imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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Is the smoked glass aesthetic or is there a functional purpose for it? |
Post# 744356 , Reply# 11   3/23/2014 at 08:04 (3,657 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 744376 , Reply# 12   3/23/2014 at 08:40 (3,657 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 744783 , Reply# 15   3/24/2014 at 13:33 (3,656 days old) by elie55121 (Lebanon)   |   | |
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LG's new washers are Deja Vu to me and I call them copy paste from other brands' ideas. I personally like the washers way before the 6 motions one like the LG WD14331ADK |
Post# 744905 , Reply# 17   3/24/2014 at 20:38 (3,656 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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I think the washer looks like one of these rounded cube speakers that you can get from Apple etc. with a large smart phone as a control panel attached to it. The reason I have to think of a phone is because most of them have chrome trims around them these days.
What usually consumes a lot of time is water heating. The large US washers by LG take slightly over 30 minutes (with TurboWash) to do a wash, spray rinse, deep rinse and two more spray rinses during the final spin. They fill with warm water, though, so the detergent is immediately active and water heating may be skipped. The European version has to heat it's water from cold and this takes some time even at 2000 watts. I wish more washers over here would have hot/cold fill - it's such a grat time-saver, I think. Medic Rinse heats the last rinse to 104F. |
Post# 745086 , Reply# 18   3/25/2014 at 16:19 (3,655 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.)   |   | |
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I fear were being forced to use low wash temperatures in the U.K ,i have installed several new L.G. washers lately including one today and all of them had a 20c 40c 60c 90c wash but no 30c wash.Personally i would choose to wash at 40c rather than drop to 20c,after all i pay my electricity bill.Found this article that explains the situation very well .Makes an interesting read.I will be interested to see the new range of L.G.washers in the metal, so until then i will reserve judgment. Regards Nige.
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Post# 745087 , Reply# 19   3/25/2014 at 16:34 (3,655 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 745126 , Reply# 20   3/25/2014 at 18:25 (3,655 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy)   |   | |
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About the loss of the 30 degree wash... I was saddened by the loss of this temperature, and when I purchased the Hoover Dynamic, I was fully aware I had to give it up (although I didn't really give it up cos' I used it in the other washer).
Having said that, I've made a discovery only recently and now I know that the 30 degree wash... and the 50, haven't been lost. I'm not sure whether it would be the same on the LG, but on the Hoover, on a standard cotton program, by choosing the lowest level of dirt and without selecting any option, it would do a 30/50 degree wash on Cotton 40 and 60. To obtain 40 and 60 with the minimum soil level, one has to use a function called 'Stain Blaster'. I've only recently been paying attentian to the actual temperature of the wash cycle, so I'm not sure whether this applies to the other levels of dirt (3 levels altogether), but I'll find out sooner or later ;-) |
Post# 745461 , Reply# 22   3/27/2014 at 04:40 (3,653 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy)   |   | |
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I just used a cotton 40 cycle with the minimal level of dirt, after the machine finished heating I touched the glass and as usual on this cycle, it didn't feel as warm as i'd normally do when the Stain Blaster option is selected. So, I paused the washer, opened the door and stuck a digital thermometer at the bottom of the wet laundry: this read 35.7 degrees! So, that's it, a Cotton 40 is really a Cotton 35. I'm ok with this though, I think it's safe enough to use 35 even on garments with a wash label that indicates to wash at 30. Now I wonder if Cotton 20 becomes Cotton 25 with the Stain Blaster... I guess I'll have to try that!
What annoys me though is the fact that the manufacturer doesn't make any of these things clear on the manual... why should I have to test and experiment everything in order to find out how the machine really works? I doubt any of the average washing machine user would give the washer the time of day to try a thermometer inside the washer: I must admit this is a tad frustrating! |
Post# 745925 , Reply# 24   3/28/2014 at 20:30 (3,652 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)   |   | |
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Why do I need my smartphone to wash clothes? I don't have the time to play around with cycles and downloads and all this pointless info-tech nonsense. People have lost the plot. |
Post# 766647 , Reply# 25   6/29/2014 at 07:41 (3,559 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 766655 , Reply# 26   6/29/2014 at 08:39 (3,559 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 766656 , Reply# 27   6/29/2014 at 08:42 (3,559 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 766678 , Reply# 28   6/29/2014 at 09:55 (3,559 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Originally, the energy efficiency scale went from G to A. With appliances becoming more efficient, plusses were added to A. This machine is 40% more efficient than A+++. It's really getting ridiculous.
If you look at the control panel, the Cotton Large cycle, along with the 40° and 60° temps, have a little symbol next to them. Selecting that cycle with either temperature will get you a super-efficient wash. Any other combination will run a normal (non-eco) cycle. |
Post# 766939 , Reply# 29   6/30/2014 at 14:00 (3,558 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK)   |   | |
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is basically 40% more efficient than A+++ model - so its A+++++++ or A-70%The downside - washing in this mode takes about 6hrs, the good news though, is significant energy saving. Bosch sell an A+++-50% in Germany, and apparently thats an 8hr cycle. |
Post# 766942 , Reply# 30   6/30/2014 at 14:28 (3,558 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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... was the 6h I thought... The A+++ cycles were 4h, some A+++ -35% either, and some others hit close to Bosch. But I never heared of an 8h cycle... |
Post# 766947 , Reply# 31   6/30/2014 at 14:40 (3,558 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Bit more than 6h. 6 ½, to be exactly. Anyway, the full 60° load uses only 0,38 kWh, while the half load takes 0,41 kWh, so 30W more. That is something about 1/13 more, being half a load. And the 40° cycle uses the same water, energy and time. |
Post# 767173 , Reply# 32   7/1/2014 at 05:33 (3,557 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK)   |   | |
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Well what ever it is, is too long for me, 3hrs is good, more though, and it's too long! |
Post# 767276 , Reply# 33   7/1/2014 at 15:23 (3,557 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA)   |   | |
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Post# 767278 , Reply# 34   7/1/2014 at 15:31 (3,557 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 767283 , Reply# 35   7/1/2014 at 15:48 (3,557 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA)   |   | |
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Post# 767306 , Reply# 37   7/1/2014 at 18:40 (3,557 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 767310 , Reply# 38   7/1/2014 at 18:49 (3,557 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 767318 , Reply# 39   7/1/2014 at 19:14 (3,557 days old) by dascot (Scotland)   |   | |
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Hmm, I'm not convinced that'll work particularly well, but we'll see. I wonder if these LGs will let you add rinses to a quick cycle, I know some of the older ones wouldn't. |
Post# 767338 , Reply# 40   7/1/2014 at 21:48 (3,557 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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According to the manual (link below), every cycle allows Rinse+ to be added and some also allow the 40C Medic Rinse.
www.lg.com/uk/support-product/lg-... |
Post# 767424 , Reply# 41   7/2/2014 at 11:55 (3,556 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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If this is where technology is taking us then I am going to stay in the stone age and keep my AEG 88840 going for as long as I can.
I can kind of see how they increase the length of the wash to compensate for lack of temperature but honestly is it really going to come out that clean? After all if I wanted to take that long to wash whites etc I can soak them in a bucket over night and that uses even less energy!!! So yah boo LG I am keeping my 10 year old washer that still is as good and clean as it was when new and you can keep your 1 rinse express wash this old AEG has double the time save as you can press it twice but to be honest I have never bothered with it as I like my things to be washed and rinsed thoroughly and if I get a mountain of laundry I can always pull up a twin tub... Austin |
Post# 767464 , Reply# 43   7/2/2014 at 15:13 (3,556 days old) by BEHZAD (Home Appliances Lab)   |   | |
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I hate LG,but these look good also designed in Korean style like Samsung.far away from German and US products. |
Post# 909245 , Reply# 44   12/1/2016 at 14:05 (2,673 days old) by Laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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