I'm a happy Speed Queen owner. I'd strongly disagree with the CR low rating if I was a member. I'm not and I won't be, given the way they rate washers. Apparently, CR doesn't place much or ANY(?) weight on cycle length or rinse performance. Speed Queen conventional top loaders rock these areas. They talk about good expected reliability for washers that have one-year warranties and say nothing about SQ 3-year "bumper to bumper" warranty, 5-year motor and 10-year transmission warranties. If the manufacturers really thought their washers would have low failure rates, they'd offer longer warranties as a "free" (to the manufacturer) way to lure customers. The CR wash performance is tilted toward deeply soiled or stained clothes. Fine, but that's about 1% of my laundry and I pre-treat stains for excellent results anyway. CR claims the SQ lacks certain features compared to other models. Big deal. I value the simplicity of electro-mechanical timers and manual (side-flow) bleach dispensers. They just work. There are no expensive computer boards to fail. No Automatic Temperature Control means I get 127-degree hot water wash (measured) from my 130-degree adjusted gas water heater. If I wanted to adjust my water heater thermostat, I could get a hotter wash instantly. My bright whites are excellent at the current temperature, given the proper measure of good detergent. It doesn't "boil" the clothes, but I get excellent wash performance and the dryer gets the clothes hotter anyway if I was worried about nasties that need heat to kill (I'm not.) My HOT cycle is about 20-25 minutes, start to finish. I can do four loads in the time it takes some of the High Efficiency machines to heat its water to the 130-degree range for a single load. My hot water enters at 127-degrees and the wash finishes at 125-degrees. The thermal mass of about 15 gallons of water easily exceeds the mass of clothes and tub, so I don't lose much heat over the course of an 8-12 minute hot wash cycle. CR cares nothing about spin drain vs. neutral drain. SQ is one of the few (only?) manufacturers starting the spin while the tub is full of water and allowing it to drain as the spin picks up speed. It leaves the clothes better spread out on the tub for the spray rinse or 300G final spin. Most TL washers stop, drain, then spin leaving the clothes bunched up in the bottom part of the tub. SQ washers aren't for everyone. They're not for technology geeks. They're old school, but I'm among the group of consumers that appreciate excellent results from basic, well executed design.

If my research is correct, the control board is part number 6871ER1003E. Google search finds a seller on Amazon.com (if legitimate) that has a small supply of them. There are also two board repair services that may (or may not) handle them. Neither one lists the board by number but both of them may handle boards that they don't list. FixYourBoard.com CorecentricSolutions.com

It's pretty disconcerting, but I think your machine is doing the right thing. I have seen these comments before and my brand new LG (today!)also makes it very difficult to see any water at all. The clothes are clearly cleaner when it's all done, so this looks like the way it's supposed to be. My front loader uses much less water than my old top loader. I love a lot of things about these machines, but I am loving the idea that we are conserving water. Top Loaders are water pigs. I'm going to seek the answer elsewhere, but is it possible that these machines are the singularly most significant way to reduce water usage? How else could one cut so much water usage? My washer drains into a sink in the basement with slow drain.. The top loader dumped so much water in it that it would almost fill to the top...and this is a big sink! The front loader fills it only 1/4 the way up. Front Loaders are the Toyota Prius of the laundry room!

I have loved my LG FL, and love it even more with the Arrestors I just installed. Definitely do that, as it may spare you some plumbing troubles down the road. That being said, my REAL COMPLAINT with the LG FL is that many models are designed with a part that will likely fail within two years, and dump water out the bottom of the washer. The part is the tub to pump drain hose, (often called a bellows hose) and you will find numerous forums online, and youtube clips that explain how to replace it. For many customers, including myself, the hose wears out approximately every two years. I found this out after mine developed the same tear that everyone is talking about, and dumped gallons of water across the floor of my laundry room. The part is very cheap, $10 to $15 online, and not terribly difficult to replace. We have simply made a note to replace it every 20 months--hoping that will be soon enough. My washer was built in 2014. One of the homeowner's on youtube purchased his in 2004, and has had to change the hose every 2 years since. I'm pretty sure that LG has been made aware of the problem after 10 years, but they have not changed or strengthened the part! I am guessing they are keeping it as a Money Maker for their appliance repair affiliates :( ?