Product review (5 stars): Mommy is Happy!
Most reviews explained the convenience of the LG for a couple but said it probably wouldn't be good for a family.  I guess it depends how you look at it.  We have a washer and dryer in a laundry room downstairs but when I was pregnant my laundry duties stopped:  it was hard to manage baskets up and down the stairs, I wasn't feeling well, forgetting to switch the clothes into the dryer, and then finding time to fold big loads.  We installed the 24inch model in our Master Bedroom closet and I am back to doing laundry.  Our children's bedrooms are upstairs and so are mommy and daddy - so ultimately, that's where all the clothes are - ready to go.  About 5 mornings a week I throw in one small load - by nap time - it's done and easy to sort and fold.  It doesn't matter to me that it takes 4 hours.  The clothes come out clean, fresh and my daughter enjoys our morning "laundry" routine as she puts clothes in there with me.

Now, the technical stuff.

*My husband set it up in a day - he needed to do some wiring and piping.

*It's not too loud.

*It has a child safety lock.

*You can run multiple cycles - including diapers.

*It gages how much clothes are in the machine and sets the amount of time.

*The detergent/softer dispenser is very easy to pull out and rinse in a sink for cleaning.

*You can only fill it about 1/2 way with clothes because the dryer can only do about 1/2 of the wash load.  You will do many more loads of laundry.  "A little at a time."

We still have our washer/dryer downstairs for bulky items but we are actually thinking of replacing those with the larger model in case we have to wash a lot of towels or something.  I feel like a family of 4 could live off 1 larger model.

Overall, I'm back to doing laundry and it's not a complaint anymore.