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LG White Front Load Washer WM0642HW
The 27 Front Load Washer by LG provides you with an array of features to keep your clothes looking like perfection. The Extra Large Load Capacity, allows you to fit fabrics that take up more room, such a denims, bed sheets and towels, in just one load! The TilTub is a unique feature that is designed with a 10 tilt for easy reach of clothing in the rear of the drum. No more losing your socks! The seven washing programs, allow you to customize your wash easily, to ensure the best possible results. The LoDecibel Quiet Operation gives you high performance without unwanted noise, so you no longer have to wait until leaving the house, or finishing dinner before starting a cycle.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Received a lemon & machine doesn’t clean
The WM0642H washing machine arrived with a large crack in the outside plastic drum that surrounds the cleaning drum in the machine. After having several large leaks on my floor from running the machine to convince LG and the repairman the cause wasn’t the wrong soap, the repairman opened the unit and said it looked like a granade had gone off inside. He recommended replacing the machine. LG refused telling me to find another repairman. I purchased the machine to last a long time and didn’t want a major rebuild. After many discussions with LG’s customer service and threatening to write the Korean HQ’s, they agreed to replace the machine. It took many hours both at work and before and after work plus a couple of dinners for thanking my neighbor to be around for receiving the repairmand and the two washing machines. I didn’t find LG’s customer service very understanding that they had built a lemon.
Unfortunately, the new machine doesn’t clean as well as the upright machines I’ve used. Towels with similar amounts of dirt still have spots after 75 minutes in the LG product. It doesn’t surprise me that many buyers on the Consumer Reports website have noted clothes that smell after being cleaned in this machine.
1 Star Do not buy from LG!!
We had an LG front load washer. It lasted 2 years before the motor went out. The LG company has refused to replace the machine. Even though the product is under warranty for the motor, they want us to pay for the service for the motor to be replaced; they will only pay for the motor itself. This even after our technician called them to tell them that his professional opinion is that the replacement motor will not fix the problem, as other items have been shorted out. Don’t pay the high cost for these machines!
5 Stars Great equipment
First let me begin by saying these new washers are as different from your last model as the washtub was from the ringer washer and the ringer washer was from your last units.
Besides using as little water and electricity as possible under the newly federal mandated conservation requirements they wash in a completely new manner. While the wash cycle times are longer then the previous generation of machines you will not find wash cycle times in the manuals. That is because each load is unique depending primarily on the weight of the load which determines the water required plus the other cycle element you select such as level of dirt, spin speed and so on. While the timer on the machine shows a time in progress this is not how long but how much time remains. Sometimes ours pauses on 36 minutes for 5-8 minutes during the rise phase then moves on.
You will also be amazed as the drum reverses direction every few minutes throughout its cycle. Even during the rinse it will go slow then fast then stop and reverse many times. The spin is crazy as it slowly accelerates to balance the load then takes off at 1000-12000 rpm to blow the water out of the clothes. A full set of queen flannel sheets spun out dry enough to dry in the companion dryer in 20 minutes.
Here is one negative. While our units are mounted on a concrete tiled slab floor they tend to vibrate a little on the highest spin speeds. This is because they are also on the 7″ pedestals that raise the machine to a nice height for unloading in the front door. But because the pedestal is slightly flexible and the machine’s center of gravity is now higher, you get a little more shake action, which can result in more noise. Some folks have indicated high noise levels when the machines are upstairs on a wood supported floor. I can see that the high spin would transmit the vibration throughout a structure in that case. All this is not a showstopper, just that you need to be aware. While the pedestals are nice for the added height, maybe putting the machines directly on the floor would be better. Also if you leave your bottle of liquid TideHE on top, you may find it on the floor at the end. Yes you have to use the new HE detergents or you get over-sudsing.
Now that said, these are extremely quite machines. The direct drive motors are quite and eliminate the old transmission system that was one of the two typical failure points on the old machines, the other being the pumps. Of course the bottom line for the money is do they clean the clothes? Yes! They do as good if not better then our previous GE and Frigidaire washers while saving on water and energy. Hopefully they last many years to offset the higher purchase price.
5 Stars Great Washer
We just received the LG WM0642H washer this morning and I’ve used it once. I did a lot of research before making the purchase because I wanted to get something good and energy efficient. Before buying I researched pros and cons and read the manual. The manual stated that for for optimum performance there is a small amount of maintenance that should be done regularly. Supposedly the maintenance will take care of any mold, mildew, smell, or stain issues that some people experience. I don’t know if people who say they have those problems with this machine do the maintenance or not but I plan to do it.
I was impressed with how quiet the machine is! The total wash cycle is fairly long but the time is made up by how quickly the items dry due to the spin cycle of the washer. I used regular detergent that said it was HE compatible by simply using less of it, which seemed to work well. When the machine was done I wiped down the door, seal, and a little of the drum and left the washer door open to let it fully dry out. I believe this is supposed to help keep it from getting too humid and causing mold to grow inside. I’ve never had a front loader before but I always left the top up on my top loader for a while so it could air out so leaving the door open on this one seems reasonable.
The first load I did to test it out was a full load of towels since they are heavier and I wanted to make sure the spin cycle didn’t make the machine vibrate unduly. When the machine was installed the installer used a level in two directions to make sure it was level, which it was (I watched). When I read the installation instructions after he left I noticed that it said to level it during the spin cycle (which he did not), so when I did my laundry I put my level on it and tested it myself. It was spot on level and during the spin cycle it vibrated, but did not move.
I realize that I’ve only used it once so far but the future looks bright for this machine!
5 Stars Love it Love it Love it!
Bought this LG front loader to replace a rickety old Kenmore that was still chugging, but on its way out. Also got the matching LG gas dryer.
I read the manual while the delivery guys set it all up and as soon as they left – I went to laundry town! I stayed up half the night doing laundry, it was such a riot. The machine is smooth, quiet, efficient, and ever so gentle – the way the drum hypnotically swishes left and right and then goes allllll the way around, carefully tossing my clothes to and fro. It hardly uses any water compared to my Kenmore top loader. I started with sturdier stuff, like towels, then jeans, and by 2 in the morning I was tossing in lacy camis and other unmentionables with abandon and marveling at how good they looked after I pulled ‘em out. I had amassed quite a pile of hand-washables that I could never find the time to wash by hand.
I’m only using HE detergent and leaving the door open when finished. I plan on checking the filter and draining it a couple times per month to keep any mold from forming too.
So far so good, if this machine lasts as long as my Kenmore did, I will be an extremely happy camper.
