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At the beginning of each load, our washer goes through a sensing feature to see how large the load is then adjusts the water and detergent use based upon those results. Love this feature! Be sure to keep the middle of the washer clear of clothes so the sensor (round circle in center of machine) can properly do its review..

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use the button that say higher load instead of it saying large load

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Mel, the washer should spin the load first thing to determine the load size then adjust from there. As far as mine goes, I just load the clothes and let it run. Small loads or large, it adjusts automatically.

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Check the light on the display panel which indicates the load size. The washer automatically selects the load size based on the amount of clothing you put in the basket.

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Hello Mel,
The washer has sensors that determine the size of the load on their own.

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How long can clothes be soaked?

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Just got one and it took 1hr14 minute and there were only 6 towls in the washer

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10 years, 6 months ago

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No way! I would definitely check and see what settings were entered. Even the standard setting our delivery professionals arranged do not take that long. If you cannot figure out the settings, I would call the business and ask this question because that length of time is just not right.. Our machine is so much faster and clothes are so much cleaner that we are thrilled.

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If you put a small load like that in try the speed wash setting. It's only like 34 minutes.

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9 years, 5 months ago

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On a straight wash cycle with no soak, mine takes 54 minutes. This is the same time my front load high efficiency washer, that I replaced, took to do a load. High Efficiency means less water, more time in my experience. My clothes are clean, I am happy.

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It took a few minutes to learn what the different cycles do, as with any washer I have bought in the past, but there is a short cycle I use. I think it runs about 30 minutes.

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you can set it for less time, I set mine for 40 to 60 minuets unless I have a heavy or more soiled clothes to wash, then I use the preset times.

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I have had nothing but problems with it, and I have tried to get LG to replace it. I wrote a review about my issues, but I have found it takes hours to do a load of laundry because it is constantly unbalanced and drains and tries to re-balance repeatedly!

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I have the same issue and this is what makes me despise this washer. My old washer I could set from 30-6 minutes depending on soil level.

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How easy is it to level this washer?

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We have an uneven laundry room floor & even when leveled (often not easy) previous washers have required us to actually sit on the washer to keep it from jumping around. Is this washer easy to level and keep leveled?

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We paid the small fee to have the delivery men install both the washer and dryer for us, so the levelling was done for us by professionals. It too them no time to handle this task, as opposed to how long it may have taken us. I would recommend letting the professionals do it next time.

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I have tile in my laundry room and it has adjusters for it to make it level

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Haven't had an issue the installers adjusted the legs and The tub actually pre spins the load to adjust for balance and amount of water to use

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9 years, 4 months ago

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Very Easy. My floor is level but I did use a level when I put it in place and adjusted the feet as needed, the unit was easy to level and has stayed that way for the month I have owned it. No unbalanced loads to date.

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This washer set on any ground level and also auto level from set up control so. Nothing to worry about it level itself before start to work.

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Hello Baka,
Leveling the LG - 4.5 Cu. Ft. 8-Cycle Ultra-large Capacity High-Efficiency Top-Loading Washer, Model # WT1201CV is not a complicated procedure at all and can be accomplished quite easily. Turning the leveling feet clockwise will raise the washing machine and turning counter-clockwise will lower it. The leveling feet should only be adjusted only as far necessary to level the washer, extending them more than necessary will cause the machine to vibrate. Leveling feet that move or slide on the floor can contribute to excessive vibration or noise due to poor contact with the floor! The washing machine spins at very high speeds up to 1,100 RPM and this could cause bodily harm or damage the washer, your laundry, or your property! Obviously, the biggest concern here is that of the unevenness of your floor, it sounds extreme if by your own admission, you have had to sit on other machines to keep them from jumping around! I would strongly advise that you have the floor leveled rather than take a chance and have to resort to such measures to keep the machine from jumping around! This machine will not be different in that regard from your previous washing machines! Leveling should be easy, and simple and without event!...IFV

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Attaching directly to a water faucet

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Does this machine attach directly to the kitchen water faucet? Or does it have to be hooked up to hot and cold water pipes?

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We paid a small fee for the delivery professionals to haul away the old machines and hook up the new machines. We hooked both machines in the basement laundry room, not the kitchen sink, but there were hot/cold faucets available in the laundry room for direct access.

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Mine is in my laundry room which has water lines in the wall for the hot and cold.

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Has to hook up with washer hot cold pipes

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attaches to hot and cold pipes

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You would want this hooked up to hot and cold water, but if you need to use the kitchen water it should provide both.

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It's set up for standard hot/cold washer connection.

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clothes are not clean

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all the clothes are coming out with a green tint. Nothing is white anymore. One white knit polo has greenish yellow splotches on it. It is ruined. Not just from one load. It is a continual problem and gets worse and has occurred with every load. We have tried to run a "washer cleaner" and it did not even dissolve. The washer stopped part of the way thru the cycle and said unbalanced. There is nothing in the washer at all. We were running the clean cycle. We have had the LG washer dryer combo for about 6-8 weeks. Do I have a lemon?????

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I would definitely contact the business where you purchased the machine! At 6-8 weeks you are still under warranty so if you do have a "lemon" you can replace it, I am sure. Could be a machine problem, but I wonder if it has something to do with your water? Call them immediately, at least before you do another load and ruin more clothes.

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R u using the pods that u drop in? Maybe they r not dissolving good. I've never had that problem but maybe contact LG Manufacture and ask them.

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All are lemons imho

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I would contact the company ASAP

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Please contact LG Live Chat https://www.lg.com/us/support/message-customer-support or call LG Customer Service at (800) 243-0000

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my clothes aren't clean

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I changed to this washer, from an old front loading Maytag Neptune Set. I find that my clothes ( I am a pastry chef) aren't that clean. There will still be some things faintly on the clothing that any other time would be completely gone. Any suggestions?

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To be honest with you, there isn't much you can do about this. These washers are garbage. I know, I also own a set. The only thing you can do is to add additional water, and more soap. So much for being high efficient.

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Are you using the HE (high efficiency) detergent? And maybe you can use other options available for cleaning, instead of the option that automatically occurs if you do not manually change the settings at the beginning. Our clothes are SO very clean that I am so surprised you have had problems.

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Same situations here. In general: this is a bad design for efficiency. So you have to sac: soil level always set to heavy. Add more water by hand so it has enough to clean...

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Are you pre-treating? I find that this is key. I have a puppy and my husband and I are both in the military so we have a lot of dirty clothes. Also adding another soak cycle may help.

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If you are not using this already... I would suggest the "Heavy Duty" cycle for heavly soiled cotton
fabrics or the "Bright Whites™" cycle for white fabrics. Also definitely use the "Soak" feature with your favorite soaking agent (stain remover - I unfortunately can't make any brand recommendations here, but I'm sure you know a good one already) it helps removes stains by adding a soak time before the end of the cycle. The cycle time will increase by 30 minutes. The agitation of the washer will be weaker during a Soak cycle.

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Can I use Kirkland signature commercial laundry detergent with this machine?pls clarify.

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10 years, 6 months ago

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I believe you can use the Kirkland brand detergent, but I would highly recommend an HE (High Efficiency) type of detergent as this Washington machine does not require as much detergent be used to clean the clothes. We definitely do not use as much detergent any longer because of the HE option. I do not know if the Kirkland brand has an HE detergent, but it is worthwhile to check this out and use it.

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Yes u can use regular laundry detergent but I use the liquid

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9 years, 1 month ago

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If the Kirkland brand has the HE symbol on it...

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10 years, 5 months ago

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Please follow the instructions on the label of the detergent, if it is an HE detergent that is allowed for all types / home appliances then yes it should be ok to use it for the WT1201CV. Please feel free to contact LG Live Chat https://www.lg.com/us/support/message-customer-support

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