# LG washing machine

8 Hacker News commenters recommended LG washing machine and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 1.5 years (4 owners).

**Verdict:** Recommended for washing performance and remote diagnosis by engineers. Common caveats: weak support, broken dispenser drawers, and app ads.

## Why people recommend it

- Remote diagnosis and parts network (3 comments): "Instead of paying a human $250 to come out and press buttons, they can do it remotely." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46435550)) "LG washers perform better and have a far better parts and service network than Samsung" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49817848)) "the phone home service allowed a remote engineer to diagnose as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46445396))

## What people warn about

- Dispenser drawer breaks (2 comments): "The dispenser plastic drawer broke after a year of use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49607794)) "The dispenser drawer broke." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958834))
- Weak customer support (2 comments): "Their support is also absolutely awful." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958594)) "LG has proven problematic to deal with." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613346))
- App ads and app-only cycles (2 comments): "My washing machine's app (LG) has ads, recipes, rewards programs, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47795516)) "Bosch and I believe LG are putting certain wash cycles app only." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554767))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Speed Queen washing machine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/speed-queen-washing-machine.md): 25 recommend
- [Miele washing machine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miele-washing-machine.md): 10 recommend
- [LG washer/dryer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-washer-dryer.md): 9 recommend
- [Samsung washing machine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-washing-machine.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=LG+washing+machine&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.lg.com/us/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LG washing machine", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-washing-machine/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).