It takes some careful settings to get to the 3rd load for me, and that usually comes out dry too...
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Alright, so ~ 7 months in, and it's time for an update.
Pros
- it's convenient to throw a load in the morning, schedule it in the app to start at 2 or 3 in the afternoon, and come home to a just completed load to take out before it gets all wrinkled sitting there all day, washed and dried.
- no noticeable power usage gains/change on the bill, but i guess the old dryer was pretty efficient anyway. No hit either though.
- Auto soap. Top it off once a month or so and that's it. No need to reload all the time.
- we got a really good deal on it. We paid 1500 and got a $200 rebate/gift card. it's going for 2400 now from the place we purchased it. So, basically 1000 off current price.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-5-0...heat-pump-black-steel/6568166.p?skuId=6568166
Cons:
- it requires a lot of upkeep/maintenance above and beyond cleaning the lint filter. The drain plug gets clogged once a month (and it's a damn mess if it happens mid-load with a full bin of water.) Luckily, my setup is in a tiled/drained area so i can just let it out all over the floor, watch it go down the drain, and take a paper towel to finish the clean up. Others without this basin setup would be struggling to keep it from ruining their floor, dealing with the tiny drain port 1 shallow bowl at a time to dump. So, in other words, it's too late when it warns you its clogged. So, do it ahead of time and keep up with it. Other side of the 90% wall is the furnace/ac for upstairs, so the condensation also drains to it. Super well thought-out for someone else who is thinking about an upstairs laundry room in their new build/remodel.
1:50 left as you can see on the spin cycle. I put that load of sheets in before i started this post. It will probably increase in time as drying starts.
Then there's the lint filter housing itself. every 10 loads it says, take off 6 screws and 3 panels to clean the heatsink sensors. I get cut on these damn fins every time. Sharp, radiator-like. Always full of lint which fucks up the sensing capabilities so its a must upkeep item as well. I just did it today. before and after cleaning it pics attached.
- we are using fabric softener. only way things come out ok even with the rubber balls. sucks but we found an organic one that doesn't smell and doesn't bother us.
- load size is much smaller. you can't stuff it till you can't stuff anymore or it just doesn't work, never dries. Slow and steady batches wins the race here. The idea of doing 4 loads on a sunday is a dead concept. You need to do 5-6 loads, 1 per day, throughout the week. Catching up after a vacation is hard. Took us a week to go through all the bedding and clothes from the 4 day camping trip. then we had a week of regular clothes from the week that we got behind on while doing that. Perhaps a 2nd unit is on the radar. Except, My wife hates it. she wants to buy a traditional dryer to go next to it. Kinda defeats the whole purpose i guess. She's very much a shove as much as possible in type and this shit doesn't work like that, at all. Takes 6 hours to dry if you do that. Could've done 2 loads anyway without stressing the machine or shrinking all the clothes.
hindsight, i dont mind it. it takes a little upkeep to keep it easy. i'd rather throw it in and go and once a month, spend 15 min with it to clean it than make the daily laundry task take a while, swap mid load to dry.
Pros
- it's convenient to throw a load in the morning, schedule it in the app to start at 2 or 3 in the afternoon, and come home to a just completed load to take out before it gets all wrinkled sitting there all day, washed and dried.
- no noticeable power usage gains/change on the bill, but i guess the old dryer was pretty efficient anyway. No hit either though.
- Auto soap. Top it off once a month or so and that's it. No need to reload all the time.
- we got a really good deal on it. We paid 1500 and got a $200 rebate/gift card. it's going for 2400 now from the place we purchased it. So, basically 1000 off current price.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-5-0...heat-pump-black-steel/6568166.p?skuId=6568166
Cons:
- it requires a lot of upkeep/maintenance above and beyond cleaning the lint filter. The drain plug gets clogged once a month (and it's a damn mess if it happens mid-load with a full bin of water.) Luckily, my setup is in a tiled/drained area so i can just let it out all over the floor, watch it go down the drain, and take a paper towel to finish the clean up. Others without this basin setup would be struggling to keep it from ruining their floor, dealing with the tiny drain port 1 shallow bowl at a time to dump. So, in other words, it's too late when it warns you its clogged. So, do it ahead of time and keep up with it. Other side of the 90% wall is the furnace/ac for upstairs, so the condensation also drains to it. Super well thought-out for someone else who is thinking about an upstairs laundry room in their new build/remodel.
1:50 left as you can see on the spin cycle. I put that load of sheets in before i started this post. It will probably increase in time as drying starts.
Then there's the lint filter housing itself. every 10 loads it says, take off 6 screws and 3 panels to clean the heatsink sensors. I get cut on these damn fins every time. Sharp, radiator-like. Always full of lint which fucks up the sensing capabilities so its a must upkeep item as well. I just did it today. before and after cleaning it pics attached.
- we are using fabric softener. only way things come out ok even with the rubber balls. sucks but we found an organic one that doesn't smell and doesn't bother us.
- load size is much smaller. you can't stuff it till you can't stuff anymore or it just doesn't work, never dries. Slow and steady batches wins the race here. The idea of doing 4 loads on a sunday is a dead concept. You need to do 5-6 loads, 1 per day, throughout the week. Catching up after a vacation is hard. Took us a week to go through all the bedding and clothes from the 4 day camping trip. then we had a week of regular clothes from the week that we got behind on while doing that. Perhaps a 2nd unit is on the radar. Except, My wife hates it. she wants to buy a traditional dryer to go next to it. Kinda defeats the whole purpose i guess. She's very much a shove as much as possible in type and this shit doesn't work like that, at all. Takes 6 hours to dry if you do that. Could've done 2 loads anyway without stressing the machine or shrinking all the clothes.
hindsight, i dont mind it. it takes a little upkeep to keep it easy. i'd rather throw it in and go and once a month, spend 15 min with it to clean it than make the daily laundry task take a while, swap mid load to dry.
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good review! having to clean that stuff would drive me crazy.
we are doing a load everyday with cheap amana washer and dryer. they have required basically zero upkeep except for a belt on the dryer and yearly cleaning. nearly 10 years old now
there isn't any room for anything bigger in the space anyways.
we are doing a load everyday with cheap amana washer and dryer. they have required basically zero upkeep except for a belt on the dryer and yearly cleaning. nearly 10 years old now
there isn't any room for anything bigger in the space anyways.
