Thinking of buying LG steam washer but not LG dryer...
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LG Tromm Steam Washer - Steam doesn't seem to work...Help!
Comments (8)If you are talking about the SteamFresh Cycle... When you start the Display says 20:00 remaining, For the next 4 minutes you will hear what sounds like water boiling in a teakettle, only quietly, Then, between 4-6 minutes, the inside of the drum will become steamy, and you will not be able to see well inside the drum, as the window gets steamed up. You do not see steam shooting all over the place, like a wallpaper steamer. From the manual: Steam goes into trhe drum under its own power. It is not pumped in. I also read that it might take a couple of steam cycles to get the steam pump primed with water. The steam then only lasts a couple of minutes. The rest of the time is for the clothes to cool and tumble so no new wrinkles set in. The inside of the drum will only be warm and steamy for those short minutes between about 4-10 minutes into the cycle....See MoreMy New LG Steam Washer and Dryer
Comments (14)"....after 20 minutes of drying and the clothes felt damp and cold." Well, I'd call that a clue. Have little doubt LG service will have it corrected quickly. "...the loads I'm drying now are bigger, since the washer--and I thought dryer--can take it." Yes, they can. Once the tech has that dryer set right, I think you'll be very satisfied with the performance. Just one caveat.....don't neglect to check that dryer vent once in while regardless of this particular event.. Making sure it's clear and free-flowing should be part of regular maintenance. (I do mine once a year.) If fixing the machine involves moving it away from the connection, I'd certainly take the opportunity to check and verify. Even partially obstructed vents lower efficiency and cost you more. Seriously obstructed ones are dangerous....See MoreLG WM3988HWA Combo SteamWasher/Dryer Water Circulation Problem
Comments (0)Hi all, First post. Apologies it is so long. Well, I've been lurking around here for quite a while, just reading and learning. I've loved clothes washers and dishwashers since I was a small child and my mother would only get me to sleep if I was listening to the hum of a washer. In January, I purchased my first FL washer/dryer combo, the LG WM3988HWA. I love this machine and my clothes have never been cleaner, fresher. I just had the first service call out today as the nozzle at the top of the rubber gasket at the door that is used for both the Water Circulation and the Steam features stopped functioning. Well, the Steam still worked fine, but the Water Circulation spray had turned into a slight dribble / dripping instead of a strong spray. This circulates the water in certain cycles, like the Bulky Item cycle and sprays the soapy or rinse water back onto the clothes as they tumble. Now, I follow all the rules, wiping the gasket down after each wash (actually I do it once after the wash is complete, and once after the dry cycle is complete making sure to get underneath it as well, and I get a lot of lint each time). I have run the tub clean cycle every two weeks (it does get a lot of lint out, which I can see floating in the water). I've drained the machine and cleaned the filter at each tub clean (not much in the filter, and the way it's designed, I can't imagine it would catch too much anyway). Well, as you might guess, the technician opened the machine and found tons of lint blocking the spray nozzle in the tube connecting it to the pump. Once cleared, the nozzle worked fine again. I asked him what I might do to prevent it from happening again. I have two shorthair cats, a sister with long hair, and myself in the house currently. I know the water circulates through the filter before hitting the nozzle, or at least that's what it sounds like. The technician told me that I could prevent it by cleaning the rubber gasket, running tub clean.....basically everything I've been doing religiously. I don't want to have someone coming out every few months to clean this out. Are there any suggestions on what I can do to prevent this from happening? I was wondering if you experts out there thought it might work to purchase some gauze or filter material from an aquarium store and stuff it in the filter to catch all the stuff that appears to be going through? I just don't want to cause strain to the pump and shorten it's life, but I thought aquarium filter material is made to work with pumps, so maybe it would be ok. Thanks for any advice. Nico...See MoreSteam Washer & Steam Dryer. LG Brand?
Comments (3)If you can only afford the steam feature in one appliance, I would recommend the washer as the steam really gets stains out. Insofar as getting wrinkles out with steam in the dryerforget about it unless you have only two or three garments in the machine. IÂve used the steam feature on my dryer and all I can say is the iron companies have nothing to worry about. I thought the steam feature on the washer was a gimmick for stainsÂnot so, it really works. However, be careful to check for colorfastness; I had a set of towels I purchased from MacyÂs that I used the steam feature on and it took out the color with the stains! I can't use bleach because of a allergies and a skin condition; the steam really got my white things white again. BTW, my clothes are not as wrinkled with my FL large capacity as there were with my large capacity top loader. In fact, my husband could wear his causal clothes right out of the dryer if I werenÂt an obsessive compulsive who ironed everything before I put it away. I have the Samsung 338Âs and I LOVE them! Not only are they super quiet in my 2nd floor laundry room, but the wash features galore give this super picky obsessive compulsive housekeeper all the wash options she could possibly want. There are only 2 of us in the house; still I do about 6 loads a week, plus I wash the 3 large bathroom mats from my master bathroom once a week. IÂve used just about every combination of wash options and dry options on my machines and they performed excellently. IÂve even used the delay start time when I wanted to have a load ready to put in the dryer one morning at 6 am. If you decide to buy pedestals, it is absolutely essential that you do not allow the installers to turn your washer upside down to install the pedestals. I told them not to flip my washer and dryer at the time of purchase and they said they would not do it. Yet when they came to deliver, they flipped my dryer, and I refused delivery on it (my husband took the serial number off it to make sure they didnÂt try to send the same machine to us). The installer told me they flip the washers and dryers all the time and that as long as the shipping bolts were in it was okay to flip them. I told him it was never okay to flip a machineÂwith or without shipping bolts. When I spoke to the delivery department at LoweÂs they told me SamsungÂs rep had just paid them a visit and told them to stop flipping the washers because it throws the drum off balance and does other damage, but that it was okay to flip the dryers. I told the guy when he pays for my dryer, then he can flipÂuntil then, he ainÂt flipping nothing IÂm paying for. I then called the Operations Manager and made it clear that anything I pay for will be delivered as I specifyÂhe agreed and a new dryer was delivered. IÂve only had my machines since weÂve moved into our new home at the end of March, but so far no problems. I dry the door, rubber seal, and the soap dispenser after the final load, then leave the door ajar and the soap dispenser open to air dry. I donÂt want mold to developÂit only takes a couple of minutes of my time and I have my husband trained to do the same already so itÂs no big deal. But then again, when you suffer from OCD, not much is a big deal when it comes to housework....See More- 17 years ago
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