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Thread Number: 94930
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
LG WM6998 ALL-IN-ONE HEAT PUMP COMBO |
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Post# 1195686 12/19/2023 at 19:43 by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 1195690 , Reply# 1 12/19/2023 at 20:15 by peteski50 (New York) |
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Post# 1195692 , Reply# 2 12/19/2023 at 20:59 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1195702 , Reply# 3 12/20/2023 at 00:09 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Almost three thousand clams?
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Post# 1195709 , Reply# 4 12/20/2023 at 07:04 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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New LG heat pump combination. Washer dryer
From the specs, it looks pretty impressive. It’ll be neat to see some comprehensive testing of this machine compared to the GE unit.
I expect they’ll be more of these on the market, I also expect that this will become the standard in Europe and the rest of the world Overtime where people want washers and dryers. The only thing I see that I don’t like about it is the filter is on the top where it will be easily forgotten and also limits the ability to install the machine under cabinetry, etc. whereas the GE filter can easily be cleaned from the front. I like the more squared look at the LG better the GE does have sort of a goofy style. We bought a new GE for testing. I have not had time to play with it yet been too busy at work debating whether I wanted to put it in the museum next to all the vintage combos. Not sure whether I will do that or not? These new combos are going to become very popular with builders of condos and new housing here saving a great deal of cost not having to vent the machines and only having to run a 14 gauge 15 amp 120 V circuit saves a lot of copper and installation work to have a washer and dryer. Personally, I would design it with a 20 amp 120 V outlet in mine so you could have a more powerful water heater and heat pump in the unit, I suspect the units that they will sell in Europe will have a more powerful water heater. John | ||
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Post# 1195712 , Reply# 5 12/20/2023 at 08:18 by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1195713 , Reply# 6 12/20/2023 at 08:32 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1195717 , Reply# 8 12/20/2023 at 08:52 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1195720 , Reply# 9 12/20/2023 at 10:13 by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1195722 , Reply# 10 12/20/2023 at 10:50 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE heat pump combination washer dryer | ||
| Post# 1195728 , Reply# 11 12/20/2023 at 11:41 by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Reply #10
“It’s too bad Hennik you block my comments you might learn something”
Yeah, hate it when people do that but when everything is all said and done, it’s their loss in the end. Sometimes when people pass up wisdom and experience from someone who has been working in the appliance industry for the past 50 years, it just shows what one’s true colors are. | ||
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Post# 1195729 , Reply# 12 12/20/2023 at 11:49 by appnut (TX) |
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Luigi, when I found out about this model's impending announcement, I came across similar models that were in Europe--that ocnfirmed to me the technology has been in use elsewhere before develeoping a model for the US market. It's kind of like Bosch developing and marketing their Zeolite drying dishwashers in Europe before they wre released here 4 years ago. And I think it's the best drying technology for dishwashers.
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Post# 1195730 , Reply# 13 12/20/2023 at 11:51 by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Impressive machine, but I'm with Launderess in the comment above, the price is staggeringly high. I could buy my brand new set nearly three times over for that price. Yikes!
I do think that as these type of machines take off, the issue of apartments not having a washer and dryer in them will become a thing of the past. No one wants to go to a community laundry room if they can avoid it. Like John says, new developments will be able to just put in a water hookup and drain line, a 120 V circuit, and off we go, there's your washer and dryer connection. No vent definitely makes for an easier job, and there's no doubt the space savor feature is a game changer. Even apartment studios could fit this type of machine. I think I agree with Henrick though, I'd be more interested in a full-size FL washer and heat pump dryer if I were going to be back on the market. The energy saving bit is still there, and transferring clothes between machines just doesn't bother me at all. Ryne | ||
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Post# 1195737 , Reply# 14 12/20/2023 at 14:33 by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1195744 , Reply# 15 12/20/2023 at 17:17 by peteski50 (New York) |
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I checked through youtube and their is no videos on this model!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO peteski50's LINK | ||
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Post# 1195748 , Reply# 17 12/20/2023 at 18:48 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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While one understands reasons for their existence one has never fully loved combination appliances of any sort. I mean what happens when one part dies and cannot be repaired?
Reading LG manual posted link to previously various minor quibbles arose. First and foremost why is it so difficult for these appliance makers to tell us what temperatures are used for wash? "Tap cold", "Cold", "Warm", "Hot" and "Very Hot" is all very well, but that doesn't really tell much does it? Other big mystery is what exactly each cycle does in terms of programming. Does "heavy soil" add a prewash? What exactly is cycle sequence? Why is it such a state secret? One sees this blurb often enough with washing machines of all sorts made in or produced by Asian countries. " Damage or failure of the Product caused by accidents, pests and vermin, lightning, wind, fire, floods, acts of nature, or any other causes beyond the control of LG." One has always assumed "pests and vermin" to mean roaches along with rodents. It's too icky..... How is "Bright Whites" different than "Sanitary"? | ||
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Post# 1195750 , Reply# 18 12/20/2023 at 19:39 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1195756 , Reply# 19 12/20/2023 at 20:14 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1195757 , Reply# 20 12/20/2023 at 20:38 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 1195763 , Reply# 21 12/21/2023 at 02:32 by Mrlaundry1011 (South Wales, UK) | ||
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For anyone interested, there are already many full cycle videos of the washer version online. This should be identical to this combo apart from drying. The channels name is Washer Tester on YouTube with the LG WM6700HBA CLICK HERE TO GO TO Mrlaundry1011's LINK | ||
| Post# 1195769 , Reply# 23 12/21/2023 at 08:39 by me (Essex, UK) | ||
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There's a video showing the internals of a broken down LG LUWM101HWA heat pump washer/dryer (600mm width) here:- | ||
| Post# 1196475 , Reply# 26 1/3/2024 at 08:22 by Mrlaundry1011 (South Wales, UK) | ||
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| Post# 1196484 , Reply# 27 1/3/2024 at 15:53 by Mrlaundry1011 (South Wales, UK) | ||
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Lg now also states the same as GE, 10lb load Wash&Dry in 2hr. I know I’d rather the LG | ||
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Post# 1196524 , Reply# 29 1/4/2024 at 14:06 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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dry temperature So what is the drying temperature on this combo? | ||
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Post# 1196651 , Reply# 30 1/7/2024 at 08:13 by Logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 1196667 , Reply# 31 1/7/2024 at 14:58 by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Just when I was getting excited about these new things... ..and was seriously considering risking 2K out of curiosity, I noticed lots of GE "All-in-One" units for sale on our local Craigslist. Wondering if these are disappointments or if they come with, as CU used to term them, "sample defects". I keep thinking about all the NYC apartments I visited that had built-in Washer/Dryer units that sh*t the bed after only a few years and left the owners with a bigger and more expensive project than they bargained for. Most of those machines were GE's.
When I was visiting Vancouver CA many years ago my hotel room had an LG washer/dryer that was the same size as my LG FL washer. It worked very well and handled decent sized loads. But then I remember my amazing LG Tromm Front loader that broke my heart when the circuit board air-fried itself and the LG representative telling me, after 10 years, the company didn't stock the part (which probably cost the equivalent of 10 dollars in Malaysia) that would've repaired the thing. It was a great machine while it lasted but I don't think I'll trust LG from now on. Corporations that don't inventory parts for a reasonable period of repair don't deserve anybody's business. | ||
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Post# 1196675 , Reply# 32 1/7/2024 at 17:07 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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powerful blower I pray this has a powerful blower. I want my laundry done right including drying. | ||
| Post# 1196863 , Reply# 33 1/10/2024 at 09:16 by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Samsung AIO | ||
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Post# 1196864 , Reply# 34 1/10/2024 at 09:31 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1196865 , Reply# 35 1/10/2024 at 09:38 by Logixx (Germany) |
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LG, Electrolux and now Samsung: more WashTowers. I guess LG will follow up with the design they had on display at IFA in 2024 eventually.
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| Post# 1196869 , Reply# 36 1/10/2024 at 12:02 by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Thanks :D | ||
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Post# 1196873 , Reply# 38 1/10/2024 at 12:55 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1196902 , Reply# 39 1/10/2024 at 19:59 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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A washer dryer combination
Is far simpler and has far less components than both a washer and a dryer, and it should be more reliable than a washer and the dryer.
You only have one main control board, one motor one set of drum bearings. The list goes on and on it is so much simpler to build a combination. Washer dryer. And Jerome if you can’t stand the convenience of having the whole job done for you, you can set it just to wash and spin and then you can go back open the door, visit the clothes for a while and then turn it on again and let it dry. John | ||
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Post# 1197357 , Reply# 40 1/18/2024 at 09:13 by peteski50 (New York) |
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Post# 1197374 , Reply# 42 1/18/2024 at 17:31 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1197388 , Reply# 43 1/19/2024 at 03:09 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1197904 , Reply# 45 1/25/2024 at 16:30 by peteski50 (New York) |
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Post# 1197915 , Reply# 46 1/25/2024 at 21:28 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1197916 , Reply# 47 1/25/2024 at 21:47 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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LG combo video review
Interesting I actually watched the whole thing because I’m laying here recovering from knee surgery to my right knee today.
I stopped counting at more than 100 mistakes. This guy made has some interesting information but he just assumes way too much and doesn’t know a lot about how machines are made and how they work when he makes ridiculous comments like he thinks the water heater is used to help dry close, and heats up to cause water to condense in the sump with a hot heating element in it, lol The water heater has to be covered with water to be energized. If it isn’t it will shut off almost immediately It’s too bad that the heat pump unit is so underpowered it’s going to give these a bad name. It’s also obvious that the build quality of this machine is not as good as the GE. Of course the GE is not pinnacle build quality. No matter how you cut it. The LG machines are just cheaper looking inside even that direct drive motor looks cheap compared to the direct drive motor at Fisher Payco and whirlpool uses in their direct drive machines. I also hate that somebody like this that’s supposed to be an expert can’t even convince his mother to dry three items of clothing in a machine that’s only going to get to 120° , even though my parents were both very smart they had enough sense to defer to us when it came to technical matters things that were supposed to know about. Taking a new machine apart like this does not avoid the warranty. This guy pretends to be a service guy, but he should know better, there is no law saying you can’t take your equipment apart and put it back together if you break it yes the warranty won’t cover that item, but they have to show that you caused the problem. Can you imagine such a ridiculous thing that if you did something to your new car that they would avoid the warranty on it manufacturers cannot get away with such stuff and he should know this. John | ||
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