Product review (1 stars): Designer was drunk!!
This machine does not deserve even 1 star! I don't often write a scathing review, but after 3 years with this machine, it absolutely deserves it.

Let's talk about washing first - the LG designer that wrote the program for washing cycles has apparently never seen or used a washing machine before. The machine has all sorts of extra back-and-forth gyrations between cycles, and with fairly long pauses - enough so that it adds about 10 minutes to what should be the normal washing time. The drain pump is called for whether it's needed or not and this goes on constantly. But the absolute worst of the worst is the spin cycle. The machine will not do well at all with small loads, so don't even bother, but that's not the main issue. The machine cannot achieve any kind of a reasonable balance and makes several tries - the amount of time can exceed 20 minutes or even stop all together with a time-out error. In short, if the machine was a person, that person is terrified of spinning.

Next is doing the drying - the dryer spin does not tumble fast enough to remove wrinkles from permanent press stuff. There is no user accessible lint trap, so it gets trapped in the internal hot air ducts and eventually plugs them. These ducts need to be cleaned at least twice a year, otherwise it burns a hole into the composite plastic duct and the back half of the drum chamber, creating a severe fire hazard.

Fortunately, I purchased an extended warranty when I bought the machine. As of writing this review, repairs have exceeded the original price of the machine. Even the 10-year warrantied motor did not last more than 2 years before the bearings wore out. The front panel circuit has been replaced twice. The drum and drum chamber (2 halves) have been replaced. The most recent failure was the 110 VAC power supply filter and relay; it melted due to inadequate cooling and heat sinking. Currently, the pump sounds as if it is on its last legs. I only hope it goes out before my extended warranty ends because the machine has to be completely dismantled to replace it.

I bought this machine because I have always had good luck with LG appliances, and it truth, the quality of parts used in this machine is good. What destroys this machine is an extremely poor design. Washing and drying in the same unit calls for some pretty exotic design choices and are not met in this unit. The electronics need to be protected better from the intense internal heat generated during the drying cycle. As a matter of fact, it would be better to give up the condensation drying and just use a fan and heating element - the clothes might actually get dry.

At this point, you might be asking how much I use the machine - two medium-sized loads per week, and using the dryer on only one of them.

Do yourself a favor and pass on buying this machine - it is nothing but trouble due to poor design, especially considering its initial cost.