Lg Inverter Direct Drive Washer Lint Trap Updated

Lg Inverter Direct Drive Washer Lint Trap

So, we simply experienced the real Achilles heel of the LG washer dryer philharmonic units. I must say, for two people and a dog, these units are a fantastic laundry solution. Nosotros live in DC, in a minor condo, and needed a compact unit that didn't require a vent. Funny thing is, we had a normal stacked (and vented!) washer/dryer, but it was in the kitchen eating upwards valuable kitchen real manor. Nosotros ordered a 24" LG WM3455HS in early September 2010. 8 months after it completely stopped drying clothes.

The culprit:

Now, the beginning 8 months were sky. Yep, information technology takes 3.5 hours from start to finish, but dress come out super clean and very dry (albeit a tad wrinkly). Really, information technology was dear. And for $1,500, i should be in love, right?

Right around mid-April of this year the unit stopped drying periodically. A full cycle that would take three.5 hours before was finished in 30 minutes. No error codes or annihilation, merely completely moisture clothes, similar it had skipped the dry cycle completely. Turning the dial for timed drying of 2 hours stock-still this consequence, but simply temporarily. It would crave this 2 hour manual selection multiple times before long.

I did some googling at that point and saw others, with older models, suffering the same problem. It turns out that lint slowly accumulates in some internal plastic duct. It has to be professionally removed every bit LG does not make this part available via an access port. There is a "drain pump filter" on the front side that, one is led to believe, collects backlog lint, merely information technology does not. Really, there is rarely anything in that filter. The real lint accumulates in the bowls of the machine. And it looks similar this:

What is on the counter is what the repair guy pulled out with his hand. The residuum yous tin encounter in the sink. Sorry for the blurry photo, simply I was trying not to gag. When it was all balled upwards for the trash, information technology was bigger than a softball. Later a 1-hour tech visit, it is dorsum to drying like a gnaw.

The technician said that this is very common and he gets calls on these units regularly. He listens to the complaint, opens up the unit, and goes directly for that duct. I asked if this was common on all philharmonic units and he noted that it'due south common only for the smaller ones (24"), non the larger combo units, in his experience. He was in & out in under an hour.

This is non really a complaint, only I guess a type of PSA for those interested in these units. Perfect for tight spaces, great performance, but in that location is a ridiculous design flaw with these machines. Being that this unit of measurement will exist out of warranty in just 3.v months, the side by side lint-removal will likely be out of my pocket. A pretty frustrating flaw in a machine that costs and so much. So, be warned, there are definitely merchandise-offs!