Laundry disaster
Oct. 11th, 2005 02:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisI put a load of towels & sheets into the washing machine, then headed upstairs to warm up some soup. When I returned, there was a half-inch of water throughout the basement laundry/furnace room. Not good.
The mystery is that there is little evidence of a machine malfunction, yet I can't see any other possibility. There are no visible breaks in pipes, all other appliances are working well and the washing machine itself seems to be operating correctly. The water itself was clean and odourless, indicating it was either a rinse cycle or fresh water rather than drained or waste water.
On the good side, the soaked areas all have tiled floors rather than carpets so clean up has been easy. I was tempted to dash out to buy a wet/dry vacuum but it seems now unnecessary. We are however going to be shopping for a new washer & dryer. This isn't the first time and I'm getting a little tired of mopping the floors in this way.
Anyone have any recommendations (or warnings) about various models of front-loading washers?
The mystery is that there is little evidence of a machine malfunction, yet I can't see any other possibility. There are no visible breaks in pipes, all other appliances are working well and the washing machine itself seems to be operating correctly. The water itself was clean and odourless, indicating it was either a rinse cycle or fresh water rather than drained or waste water.
On the good side, the soaked areas all have tiled floors rather than carpets so clean up has been easy. I was tempted to dash out to buy a wet/dry vacuum but it seems now unnecessary. We are however going to be shopping for a new washer & dryer. This isn't the first time and I'm getting a little tired of mopping the floors in this way.
Anyone have any recommendations (or warnings) about various models of front-loading washers?
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Date: 2005-10-12 02:22 am (UTC)Washer = LG Model #WM2032HW
Dryer = LG Model #DLE5932W (electric)
(DLG5932W for gas version)
I believe Consumer Reports has ratings for both models on their website (http://www.consumerreports.org).
The washer is mid-range for the product line, but we haven't missed the fancy cycles the higher-end products offer, and the one we picked turns out to be more water efficient than the higher-end model. ?! Go figure.
For info on LG's various models and submodels, they have a nice matrix located at:
http://us.lge.com
...but you'll need to browse down through "products", "home appliances", "washer" or "dryer" to find it.
Hope this helps!