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My wife is huge fan of LG. Our current one (7.5kg) is approaching ten years old. No faults at the moment other than worn circulation pump which I will replace when I get the chance.
Once you tried LG for its quietness, you can’t go back to motor and belt driven machine.
‘Er indoors was browsing the trade sites and found one to her liking. The 9kg model and the 1400 spin. Our current one is 1200 spin.
I seem to recall that a certain LG rep at the WTA conference last year told me to avoid a particular sized drum. I can’t remember if it was the 9kg or the 11kg.
Please confirm and which model is best? Or should we plump for the Samsung instead?
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Just replace the Askol pump..bog standard one.. If you want a complete tank,bearing ect unit for it Im sure theres on on the top shelving still in its box 🙂 .
Put your misses in her place..then dive for cover.
Avoid anything bigger and faster..they wear out faster and break down
Bryan
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The bearings were replaced 4 years ago, the following year complete set of shocks and springs, new door seal, the year after new dispenser jets.
It appears to be needing attention on yearly basis. Don’t get me wrong, I do love our current one.
Sometimes if you wanted a fresh look to the kitchen and for her sake she likes modern appliance. To be fair our current one is 10 years old and outlasted most of my customers Bosch washer.
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…… All of them!
Invest in Miele (dogs dagglies) best 900 quid you’ll ever spend. Samsung/LG oriental landfillers.
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From reports I’ve had from customers, the big drum cantelevered suspension models frequently give trouble spinning. If I recall correctly, they incorporate self-adjusting mobile counterbalance balls built into the front rim of the drum. As far as I know this design is used on the 10, 11 and 12 kg models.
I’ve observed the pumps fitted to current LG models and supplied as replacements are poor Chinese quality, so only seem to last a couple of years in family use. Apart from that, they are pretty nice machines!
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stratfordgirl wrote:From reports I’ve had from customers, the big drum cantelevered suspension models frequently give trouble spinning. If I recall correctly, they incorporate self-adjusting mobile counterbalance balls built into the front rim of the drum. As far as I know this design is used on the 10, 11 and 12 kg models.
I’ve observed the pumps fitted to current LG models and supplied as replacements are poor Chinese quality, so only seem to last a couple of years in family use. Apart from that, they are pretty nice machines!
Thank you, it’s nice to have someone that answers the questions correctly rather than slagging it off.
I do not have £900 to spare to buy those Miele or ISE. The machine in question is on special offer that caught my wife’s eye. I realised this model is the steam version (9kg version). I do not know much about it and then there is this Samsung model the Ecobubble (8kg). From my observation both makes are very similar and uses same technology such the direct drive motor.
I’m leaning toward the Samsung. I know it is slight change of subject, does anyone have any thoughts on it?
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twicknix wrote:I’m leaning toward the Samsung.
Don’t lean too far because a Samsung is very unsupportive. Can’t afford a Miele yet want a quality silent drive machine? Then your next thought should be the quality of Siemens. 😀
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It was decided that I shall keep on repairing the current LG until spares becomes obsolete.
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LG are a million miles better than many other brands available at the moment, as for Miele well yes ….Until you look at the cost of spare parts! If you know what you are doing with LG then they are simple to repair and the cost of parts are far below most others. The direct drive motor is one you will not find on any other UK sold washing machine.
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trotter wrote: The direct drive motor is one you will not find on any other UK sold washing machine.
Apart from the Samsung …
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Pretty much all my staff have now got LG machines usually a 8kg 1200rpm,which is our best selling LG, and they are all happy, however I have the 11kg and its rubbish, unless the load is perfect it just wont spin,
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trotter wrote:LG are a million miles better than many other brands available at the moment, as for Miele well yes ….Until you look at the cost of spare parts! If you know what you are doing with LG then they are simple to repair and the cost of parts are far below most others. The direct drive motor is one you will not find on any other UK sold washing machine.
The direct drive is one of the many reasons why my wife and I opted for the LG. It’s simple in design but so effective. I like working on LG as they are the most enjoyable machine to work on. The most common problems I found with LG are worn shocks and worn bearings that are often too late to save the machine (but that usually the case if the owner installed the machine in the garage or far flung corner of the house where you can’t hear it otherwise the machine would have been saved).
I have managed to rescue our current LG, now it is fitted with new pumps. I hadn’t realised how noisy the old pumps were until the new one were fitted.
I have not yet worked on a steam version but I would expect it to be simple in design. Perhaps more problematic in hard water area?
The Samsung are showing confident on their washing machine by offering 5 years guarantee. It won’t be long that LG will follow suit.
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