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Thread Number: 8437
COMBO W/D all in one ? LG ? |
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| Post# 159751 10/10/2006 at 22:46 (6,399 days old) by gregm () | ||
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Is LG the only mfr. of a W/D all in one unit ? and I am pretty sure its a 120v too. This doesn't seem or hasn't really "taken off" so to speak. Maybe that is why no one else is making them ? or how about a 220v version ? | ||
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Post# 159784 , Reply# 2 10/11/2006 at 06:47 (6,399 days old) by toggleswitch  (New York City, NY) |
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Greg: agreed, it is the only 110v version of a water-cooled condenser W/D that I have found. Can't seem to find a 220v version. I will be needing one of these in the near future. Can't say LG thrills me based on service complaints, although I like the machine and its engineering and presentation well enough. As a collectors oddity, it appeals to me. As a practical daily-driver, I'm concerned about what to so should it break down! I am reluctant to go with a Euro-tyle condenser dryer. (Read: tiny, slow, expensive to buy and air-cooled; it will heat-up the room). | ||
| Post# 159785 , Reply# 3 10/11/2006 at 06:57 (6,399 days old) by cbosch () | ||
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uk wdryers we have several washer dryers in the uk and they are not bad depending which model you buy. Hoptpoint, indesit, siemens, bosch and Zanussi all make combos as well as hoover/ candy. Only problem is creasing during the drying cycle | ||
| Post# 159843 , Reply# 4 10/11/2006 at 15:52 (6,398 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) | ||
I don`t know anything about the Voltage and drying times of US LG combos, but gernerally spoken there is another important drawback of water condensed combos apart from creasing. The water condensed duct walls have a strong tendency to clog up with lint. Hard water seems to accelerate this problem and drying times become longer and longer. So if you don`t linedry most of your laundry anyway and don`t want to spend some Sunday afternoons with fixing your dryer unit, stay away. For just drying a small load every now and then a combo is fine, of course. According to our consumer magazine some LG washers seem to be quite reliable but only average performers. Rinsing on cottons for example has a bad rating and if you don`t want to float your place you`d better buy another machine. But those water safety precuations are not comparable with the US market anyway. And they seem to have only one tumbling speed for washing and rinsing. One might expect a bit more with all those tempting knobs and lights ;-) Hope this helps. | ||
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Post# 159854 , Reply# 5 10/11/2006 at 17:02 (6,398 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Asko?Eurotech,Malber, LG, Summit, Supra (sp), and others all sell combo units on the United States market. LG is Korean, while most all the others are either rebadged European or IIRC Asian models. Summit or Supra IIRC offers a 220v combo washer/dryer, all the rest are 120v. Malber offers a 220v dryer, but their combo unit is 120v. My guess is the market for such units is small to begin with, and requiring 220v power would limit the market more. Most people looking at such units are in apartments, and may not be able, for various reasons to install 220v power. Miele,Bosch, AEG, and others make 220v combo units, but doesn't even bother selling them in the US. Nearly all reviews on both sides of the pond on combo units say the same thing; even the best of them have draw backs, and if one can possibly swing it, install separate washer/dryer units. For the American market, with it's large homes/loads of laundry, the best design would probably be a full sized unit running on 220v/30amp power that was vented. Even then such unit would require regular upkeep to run properly. Just the thought of all that lint and detergent residue seems like a fire waiting to happen under the right conditions. | ||
| Post# 159894 , Reply# 7 10/11/2006 at 20:37 (6,398 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
LG Washer Dryer 
I have sold over 20 of the full size(3.7 cu ft.)models of the LGs and have received nothing but positive feedback!In fact just earlier today,a custmer called me to tell me about their experience and positive results.They are going to move their's from the current location in the mud room to the kitchen where they can build it in undercounter.Their average cycle took 2 hours from wash to dry and they said the clothes were wrinkle free and smelled like they were hung outdoors.The clothes they didn't dry in the machine were dried outside in less than an hour.The high speed 1200 rpm spin was probably the cause of that.
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Post# 159904 , Reply# 8 10/11/2006 at 21:37 (6,398 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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LG Washer Dryer combo!
I have a LG combo 3677 combo for over 2 years like the machine when it works. I am in the process of trying to get it repaired. Problem water leaks from door. It has already been fixed twice before. This time I am without the machine for almost 3 weeks now. Believe me the service is a nightmare. I am awaiting for parts to come in that were ordered over a week ago and still hasent arrived. It also has been so much of hassel coordinating service between the GE extended contract, the purchase store, LG and service store that was almost impossible to find. Also they do not let servicers stock any parts and if that is the case they should overnight parts but they dont. Most service people dont have experience with them. Stay away even though its a well built product its not worth the hassels. And for myself it is by far not over. Peter | ||
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Post# 159906 , Reply# 9 10/11/2006 at 22:23 (6,398 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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So so sorry to hear the news.... | ||
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