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September 20, 2007
Compact Washer/Dryer
Hello!
I am thinking about buying an LG washer/dryer combo unit, and am wondering if anyone else has experience with them. It sounds like the perfect product for me:
1. I often forget to change from washer to dryer
2. Am obsessively frugal and love to save energy
3. And don't care if my laundry takes five hours
It sounds like the eqiuvalent of hanging clothes out on the line for lazy people. Anyone?
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My sister has an LG combo and it does not tumble. The clothes just get cooked. They are stiff and wrinkled. She has to iron everything. It does sound like a cool idea and I am right there with you in forgetting to move the clothes to the dryer. The combo is not so great though.
Posted by: guest at September 20, 2007 6:49 PM
What do you mean, does not tumble? I've seen it tumble, unless I don't understand your terminology...
Posted by: guest at September 20, 2007 7:30 PM
Cant comment on LG but my wife is japanese and these things are in wide use for many years over there. When we stay with her mom we sometimes use it, and in general it is very quiet (Wouldnt even know it was running most of the time) and washes very well. Drying takes a long time - i think one time it took over 2 hours to complete a wash/dry cycle.
But generally cloths came out fine. COnsidering one myself.
Posted by: guest at September 20, 2007 7:36 PM
If you don't care about things taking a long time to dry why not do what i do and hang things to dry. I hate machine dried clothes -they last about a third as long and anyway this way you use zero energy. I have an old fashioned pulley system for the big stuff. Works perfectly
Posted by: guest at September 20, 2007 7:41 PM
OP here. If I hung my clothes out to dry... well, I would never actually get them outside to dry because they would sit in the dryer until they got mildewy.
And then if I actually got my clothes outside and got all of them out on the line, they would sit there until the neighbor kids hopped my fence and stole them.
I'd love to hang my clothes out to dry. It takes a lot of time.
Posted by: guest at September 20, 2007 8:06 PM
I've seen the LG in action and it works well. However the dryer does take a long time and your clothes do cook because there is no vent. If your're interested in the LG to save space, I can understand that, however the stackable units will work better and save you some space too. I use a full size washer dryer that's vented to the outside, installed in my basement. I think that's the best way to go. There are settings on your dryer to help your clothes from wearing away. I use to hang clothes on the line and you had to be aware of it if it starts raining and such. Conventional drying works best for me. I wish the large family next door would use one. I don't enjoy my deck as much because their yard is often covered with hanging laundry. But that's city life.
Posted by: Rick at September 21, 2007 7:58 AM
I looked at these when I moved 5 months ago. If space isn't too much of a concern go with the real washer and real dryer. These things do not dry well (too long and clothes come out wrinkled as people said above). If space is not too much of a concern and you don't mind spending a little more go with an LG energy efficient washer and dryer. That is what we did and we are happy with the purchase.
Posted by: cwh812 at September 21, 2007 12:51 PM
I used a BOSCH unit for years and loved it. It did take long but otherwise it was great - and quiet: I could put it on in the night and in the morning voila! it was all nicely clean and dry (no cooked clothes).
Posted by: guest at September 21, 2007 3:13 PM
OP here.
I am wondering about the "cooking" thing--these things have tiny, tiny heating elements (it's how the dryer gets energy star rating), and my understanding about how these things work is that they never really get your clothes particularly hot. That's why it takes so long. Lots of spinning, not so much cooking. In my literature, it says that the low drying temperature makes clothes last longer.
Do I misunderstand something?
Posted by: guest at September 21, 2007 5:54 PM
I had one of these combo things in the uk - a hotpoint one. The dryer died after a couple of years and the repairman told me these dual function machines never last - too many things going on to mess up. Hanging clothes out or inside your home does NOT take that long! A couple of wooden horses if you can't get outside, and just leave it all for a day or 2. Seriously, I work long hours and am a lazy bum, and I can manage it.
Posted by: guest at September 25, 2007 1:12 PM
We have a brand new unused Washer/Dryer Combination unit for sale. Ideal for small spaces where a dryer vent is not an option. It came with our condo, but is not needed. Price is negotiable. (we are asking for around $900-$1,000) Retail Value is $1200. Pick-up only. THANKS! Click on product link for more info:
http://www.eurotechappliances.com/products/products.php?AppID=EWC177
Eurotech EWC177 Washer Dryer Combo
The Eurotech combination laundry product is designed to provide the end-consumer with a laundry solution where traditional stand-alone laundry products are not acceptable due to space, plumbing or power supply limitations. This home laundry solution is designed to operate using a standard 110 volt household power supply and requires no external venting.
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 12:05 PM
I recently purchased the LG combination washer and dryer for my mother's condo. We decided that since kitchen space was at a premium, she'd be better off with this appliance rather than a dishwasher (so we replaced the dishwasher with the LG combo). It works great. The trick is to wash very small loads, so you'll likely do wash every other day. Also, remove clothes as soon as the drying cycle is complete. Intially, the condo's HOA was up in arms over the installation, but they backed down once they realized that the by-laws/CC&R's did not prohibit the installation or use of this appliance (check first before handing over $1,400 to $1,500 for the purchase price).
Posted by: guest at January 13, 2008 11:25 PM
The last option in washer parts is a washer-dryer combo, which washes and dries clothing in the same unit. Washer-dryer combinations don't need to be vented to the outside since they are condensing dryers. They usually also use a regular 110-volt outlet. The downside is that these expensive models can only dry about half as much as they wash, and cycles can take an entire morning. Most reviews say these washer-dryer combinations just aren't worth it unless you have no other option
Posted by: guest at June 7, 2008 7:05 AM
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