LG - 4.1 Cu. Ft. 8-Cycle High-Efficiency Top-Loading Washer - White
Average Customer Rating:
4.2
Rating breakdown1,875 reviews
5 Stars
1,299
4 Stars
194
3 Stars
56
2 Stars
56
1 Star
270
81%of customers recommend this product.
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1,457out of1,789
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Customer Reviews for LG - 4.1 Cu. Ft. 8-Cycle High-Efficiency Top-Loading Washer - White
Customer Rating
5
Excellent machine - only one potential drawback
on December 28, 2014
Posted by: BW
from Connecticut
Very happy with how the machine washes clothes. Easy to use the controls. Pleased with the variety of settings. The only drawback for us is that our drainpipe was too small for the volume of water that came from the drainhose. As a result the drainhose became disconnected mid-cycle and flooded our basement. Once we realized what the problem was and put a stronger clamp on both ends of the drainhose, we've had no problems. There should be a warning about this that comes with the machine.
Pros: Performance, Style/Design, easy to use, Features/Settings, Quality
Have had a couple of months and no problems yet. Had one load so far we had to re balance . I think that was cause we had to many heavy clothes on top .It is hard to reach clothes on bottom of tub. Seems to clean well and is quiet. Some people say wash cycle is long but doesn't seem any longer than the last two wash machines i have had. So far I am happy with purchase .
Pros: Style/Design, easy to use, Features/Settings
We couldn't be more pleased. We're saving on water and soap over our past washer. The LG is so quiet, the multiple settings are wonderful and clothes are not all twisted up when the wash cycle is finished. We tried the soak cycle the other day as well as putting bleach in the bleach dispenser. It worked perfectly. All in all we've not experienced any disatisfaction with the washer!
I have had this washer for about 8 months. I continue to have issues on the spin cycle with an "unbalanced load" error. The only way for the washer to finish a cycle without this error is to fill it up quite high with clothing, etc. to create a heavy load and have all items of the same type (e.g., no mixing of towels and underwear). This is a real usability issue for our family since I have small kids and sometimes need to run small loads or loads with multiple types of items. You also cannot wash waterproof items like waterproof mattress pads in this washer - thus it is not a good choice for someone with a potty-training child. When the washer gets an unbalanced error, it fills up with water and swishes the clothing around to rebalance. In the process it twists the clothes quite a bit, and has damaged my clothing several times. It uses a lot of water in the meantime, and extends the wash time to almost 2 1/2 hours sometimes. I believe this is an issue with the design since I have had a tech come out to look at the washer, and he said it is operating fine (and that an unbalanced error is not uncommon).
The control panel is easy to understand and to use... The clothes wash up very nicely and you can do very large loads in this thing... The only draw back is the amount time it takes to do a load of laundry. I am assuming this is common to all HE washers. A standard load takes 57 minutes to complete which was just something we were not used to.
I have only had this machine couple months and it seems to clean well. My only concern is how little water is in the machine. I worry about getting all the soap out, I use very little because of this , I need to test in the sink after the washing is finished to see if there is any soap left in a towel or washcloth. It is very quiet, hardly know it is on.