Need help buying a washer and dryer
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Comments (1)My advice would be to find out how easy/difficult it is to get your machines serviced where you live. I decided not to get an LG because the closest authorized service provider was located 90 miles away. While that wouldn't have been a problem so long as the machine was under warranty...I thought it would be problematic later. Went with Bosch--there are three certified Bosch service people within 15 miles or so. (One in my town!)...See MoreNeed help choosing FL washer & dryer
Comments (6)looser is right about the whirlpool, bosch and lg probably all being fine machines, and I'll add in there maybe the ge too... First you need to decide what you want the machine to clean and what features you think you want.... do you want a heater??? do you want to stack them??? do you want pedestals??? do you want color??? how much 'control' do you want over wash and rinse temps??? (be prepared to lose some!) are you prepared to switch to a HE soap product??? are you prepared for longer wash times? do you need/want to 'sanitize' any of your laundry??? Think about all this, adn there is probably more :-P then go out and touch and feel the different models... when I looked ge didn't have a heater... I wanted one... they were out... lg had just released theirs... and I didn't want them (just me personally... didn't look at them hard... LG??? no.... I guess it's inbred in me... LG historically made cheap kitchen appliances... I didn't want to look.... I ended up looking at Whirlpoo and Bosch... truthfully, it really depended on which store you were in as to who said one was better than the other... so I decided they were a toos up... but I personally liked the loof and feel of the bosch better... liked the door assembly and the detergent opening (not drawer) better.... didn't help that almost every floor model whirlpool we saw had a broken drawer:-) Service... I bought through Lowes... got the extended coverage... have had one service call that turned into 2 as they had to order a part to come in... but it was painless as my machine still worked... just sometimes it dind't fuly spin out on a regular was setting, so I'd have to set the dial to spin and then manually spin out the load until the guy came back.... I persanoally think it is VERY important to go out and touch and feel these machines... oh yeah, FWIW... Idid consider the miele... but didn't want to deal with then then need for 220 electric when I didn't have it... plus I couldn't justify the cost difference......See MoreNeed help choosing FL Washer/Dryer, Bosch 800, Samsung, LG ?
Comments (14)mysteryclock I just had my Axxis dryer fixed once and for all. What an ordeal. Really would have been easy if I got the right repairman right off the bat. I've been all over this forum trying to figure out what has been up with my machine. I knew it wasn't right. It just took forever to dry and then eventually i kept getting this huge puddle of water under the machine after a while. It was drying sometimes and acting funny at others. Ultimately after 4 service calls and replacing all the parts on the entire dryer, it turned out to be the heater. For anyone with a condensation dryer, i cannot stress this enough- get your machine checked once in a while. I had 4 blissful years with it and it was telling me gently that something was wrong by slowly wigging out. If i would have had it looked at when it was just acting weird, I would have had to replace far less! I got a GREAT Bosch tech, who i would highly recommend to anyone in the LA/Pasadena area. It took me a while to find him but he fixed the problem in less than an hour once he diagnosed it. If anyone wants to have their Bosch or other German appliance fixed, call Ricky at Appliance Masters. I've heard some of their techs are not so hot. This guy was a senior tech and he was the best. After all the drama with this machine and service call after service call, i'd say this guy has a halo and angel wings! He fixed it in less than a hour once the parts were ordered. These high end German appliances are great unless something is off. I have had probably 5 repairmen with my various German appliances in the last 6 months. All of the good ones said the same thing- great appliances unless you are having a problem with them. I guess the moral of the story is- it's better to pay a bit to maintain and get check ups once in a while rather than wait until the machine goes up in flames or in my case out in a puddle of vaguely warm water. All it needed was a new heater, not a complete overhaul, which i wound up with anyway. In my house full of Gaggenau, Liebherr and Bosch, call me converted. I'm going to get these insanely expensive appliances looked at frequently so they stay calibrated. It seems to make all the difference in the world. I'm humbled and feel kind of bad that this was such a colossal headache. I still love my washer and dryer. It's the best purchase I've made, with a close second being the Gaggenau dishwasher. I love me some German appliances!!...See More1st time buying washer/dryer, need your advice!
Comments (16)Since I own a W4840, I've read most everything I could find online about the "American" Mieles. In summary. it seems that the W4840 is reliable and people are happy with it, people aren't quite as happy with the W4800, and the dryers (especially the gas dryer?) are indeed troublesome. The early W4800 series had a door latch issue that required a retrofit. My W4840 from September 2008 already had the corrected latch. The W4800 series don't heat the water on Normal cycle, apparently to improve the reported energy consumption numbers. Not a problem for me, because the Custom cycle is functionally equivalent but does heat the water. Well, not exactly equivalent, because Normal does full spins between rinses, while Custom does pulse spins, but I can live with that. They both do a full spin between the wash and first rinse. Back in 2007, one member here was very worked up over the Normal cycle issue. IIRC, he also reported that the "water plus" setting on the configuration menu doesn't affect the Custom cycle. I haven't found a need to use "water plus" so this doesn't bother me. Regarding LG vs. Miele, I first bought an LG WM2455, returned it a few days later due to water temperature issues, and then ordered the Miele. I'll try to keep the story short: When I contemplated the switch to FL, LG seemed like the best choice, but I knew that hot water could be a problem, because I have a long hot water supply lag. Contacted LG customer service, who told me the WM2455 would assure the water temperature on all cycles and all temperature settings. And, mindful of "dumbed down" wash temperatures, I checked the manual online, and was satisfied with the temperatures listed for Warm and Hot. Well, when the machine arrived, I found that the drain water at the end of a hot wash could be barely warm (and, no, it wasn't because of a post-wash cooldown). Not only that, but a hot fill consisted of mixed hot and cold water, even though my hot water was barely hot for most of the fill. What's more, the printed manual with the machine omitted the box in the online manual that gave actual temps for Warm and Hot. Seeing my frustration with all this, my wife said, "Face it, they want all of us to do cold washes." I think she's mostly right, but fortunately there was still the option to get the Miele. So now I've got a machine with a choice of five evenly-spaced wash temperatures, 30degC, 40degC, 50degC, 60degC, and 70degC, all guaranteed by the heater. The way a lot of other machines seem to work, I could have a really hot wash (70degC or thereabouts, depending on brand), or a lukewarm wash, but nothing in between. Yes, the W4840 has lower heating power and lower max temperature compared to the 220V Mieles that are smaller, and hard to find new these days. Compared to other American-market machines of similar size, its heater power and max temperature are on par....See Morewekick
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