Featured Review (48): LG WM3431 Front Load All-in-One Washer / Dryer Review

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Featured Review (48): LG WM3431 Front Load All-in-One Washer / Dryer Review

by C. Handana

The washing machine plays a vital role in everybody’s day to day life and choosing a machine that suits your lifestyle and does an excellent job in washing and drying clothes can be a great solution to most of the laundry problems. It’s been 3 months since we purchased our dream home and I was in search for an all in one washing machine which washes and dries, in other words an All-in-One Washer and Dryer that can fit in my new home.

LG-WM3431HW-combo washer I was in need of a machine which can operate without any external venting source, as our new home don’t have the outside venting; the delay start feature because being busy with my office work, I want to schedule my laundry in such a way that if I start the load, leave to office and when I return I want to see the load being completed without waiting to transfer the load from washer to the dryer; child lock feature as I do have my children and in addition I was particularlylooking for a machine that runs on 115V electricity which was standard for my new home.

I being busy with my office work could not afford to go to stores to look at the products. Being an internet savvy, I strongly believe that the sites sometimes give the best deals. So I started searching for a perfect washing machine combo that suits my life style. During my research I have come across the LG’s 24 inch WM3431 Front Load All-in-One Washer / Dryer model which comes in white and titanium colors, with all excellent features what I was looking for.

It is a ventless condensing All-in-one machine with total capacity of 2.44 Cu.Ft that runs on standard 115V with delay start and child lock features, with a warranty of 1 year on Parts & Labor, 2 Years on Control Board and 7 Years on Motor and Lifetime on the Drum. I was very much pleased with its 9 wash programs which are Sanitary, Cotton/Towels, Normal Permanent Press, Delicates, Wool/Silk, Hand Wash, Speed Wash, Drain & Spin; 5 Wash/Rinse Temperature levels which are Extra Hot/Cold, Hot/Cold, Warm/Warm, Warm/Cold, Cold/Cold; Flexibility of Wash to Dry, Wash Only or Dry Only and can delay wash up to 19 hours.

Without any delay, I ordered for it and it was shipped in right time when we were moving into our new home. We installed the 24 inch model in our closet and I am very much satisfied with it. It does an amazing job cleaning the clothes. And everytime whenever I leave for my work, I just throw in a load and set the timer to finish and by the time I return home, its done with clean and fresh clothes which are easy to sort and fold.

The clothes usually come out slightly damped but with the “dry only” setting option on the machine, I just pop the clothes back, give a quick shake or two and they are soon dry. The drying process takes longer time but it doesn’t matter to me. This Washer Dryer Combo is known for its energy and water efficiency and is EnergyStar rated as it uses less than half the detergent, less power as well as small amount of water to wash the clothes which is always an asset.

The price of this machine $1249 to $1500 depending on the site from where you buy. I bought this from livingdirect.com which is actually $1,499.00 with Free shipping but there were offering 15% off and luckily I got it for a discounted price of $1,274.15 with free shipping.

It’s sure is a one-of-a-kind machine equipped with all unique features and a space saver too!

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