My old Maytag finally died after about 10 years.I guess that's a good shelf life although the only thing wrong was that the transmission was leaking and getting tiny oil stains on my clothes.Apparently you can't purchase new "seals" and just have to replace the whole transmission which is, of course, cost prohibitive.My wife wanted a front loader to save on the utility bills.The reason we settled on the LG was the larger 4.2 cu ft. There were only one or two models that were bigger but they were way over $1000 which was our cut off.We bought it at Sears because they have, in my opinion, the BEST customer care out there.Anytime we have to buy a major appliance Sears is where we go.Anyway - here are the perks:1.I cannot believe how little water this thing uses.I'd never seen a front loader in action before but instead of an entire basin filling with water if you can imagine it's almost like there are a bunch of tiny "water guns" circling the rim that occasionally shoot some water out on the clothes.
2.There is a spot for detergent, another for bleach, another for fabric softener, and one extra spot that I put a little Borax in.All this is in a tiny "drawer" that opens and closes at the top of the machine.
3.It spins the clothes for about a minute to automatically determine what the load size is and adjusts the water level accordingly.
4.There are TONS of different wash and rinse combinations.Most take at least an hour to do but they also have a "speed wash" that took 20 minutes from start to finish.I used this cycle once after my wife had an allergic reaction to a new shower soap we tried.Some of the allergens were in the sheets but they weren't soiled or dirty and consequently that option came in very useful.
5.It has INCREDIBLY FAST spin cycles that get the clothes alot closer to dry which means less dryer time.
6.I think it's pretty quiet although we have it in our basement so that's not a critical issue.
7.There's a child lock button you can press so that if you have small children that think it's fun to press all the different lighted flashing buttons they can do so to their hearts content without messing up your washing instructions.
The CONS:(I should point out that these have to do with ALL Front Loaders and nothing really specific to the LG).
1.First and foremost THE PRICE.We paid just under $1000 for the washer itself.When I was leaving Sears I noticed that most of the top loaders were less than $500.True our utility bills will be less but it'll be quite a while before we make up that loss.
2.These washers have so many bells and whistles that they all now have little computers instead of just some simple nobs.To me I worry that there is now alot more that can go wrong with them and might be costly to repair but before buying a front loader I checked with our repair guy who said to date they haven't really had any problems with them.
3.Once you hit "start" you're committed.Unlike the top loader that will allow you to add a few more clothes that you might have forgotten - this one locks the front door after you hit start and won't unlock until it's done spinning.
All in all I have no complaints so far (other than price).It does a great job getting the clothes clean and at a fraction of the utility cost that our old top loader did.Let's keep our fingers crossed that I get at least another 10 years out of this one!
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