LG washing machine
Ranked 4 of 5 washing machines by recommenders
Recommended for washing performance and remote diagnosis by engineers. Common caveats: weak support, broken dispenser drawers, and app ads.
Recommended for washing performance and remote diagnosis by engineers. Common caveats: weak support, broken dispenser drawers, and app ads.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 47%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 1.5 years
Median of the 4 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Remote diagnosis and parts network
“Instead of paying a human $250 to come out and press buttons, they can do it remotely.”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Hacking Washing Machines (39C3) [video]” “LG washers perform better and have a far better parts and service network than Samsung”
Comment from 23 Sep 2026 in “Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update” “the phone home service allowed a remote engineer to diagnose as well”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Hacking Washing Machines (39C3) [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Dispenser drawer breaks
“The dispenser plastic drawer broke after a year of use.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea” “The dispenser drawer broke.”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “LG ThinQ Terms of Use” Weak customer support
“Their support is also absolutely awful.”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “LG ThinQ Terms of Use” “LG has proven problematic to deal with.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea” App ads and app-only cycles
“My washing machine's app (LG) has ads, recipes, rewards programs, etc.”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent” “Bosch and I believe LG are putting certain wash cycles app only.”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order”
Other washing machines people recommend
The four most recommended other washing machines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Queen washing machine | 25 | 6 | 81% | 8 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Miele washing machine | 10 | 3 | 77% | 5 | — | Approved |
| LG washer/dryer | 9 | 1 | 90% | 3 | 8 yrs6 owners | — |
| LG washing machineThis page | 8 | 9 | 47% | 4 | 1.5 yrs4 owners | — |
| Samsung washing machine | 6 | 8 | 43% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“LG washers perform better and have a far better parts and service network than Samsung”
“some clothing item with a metal button got stuck between the seal and tore a bit of it off, causing leaks”
“LG has proven problematic to deal with.”
“The dispenser plastic drawer broke after a year of use.”
“probably flirting with neighbor's connected LG fridge and LG washer”
“The dispenser drawer broke.”
“Their support is also absolutely awful.”
“Seems quite nifty though - it tumbles the load dry for a while”
“My washing machine's app (LG) has ads, recipes, rewards programs, etc.”
“Bosch and I believe LG are putting certain wash cycles app only.”
“the phone home service allowed a remote engineer to diagnose as well”
“Instead of paying a human $250 to come out and press buttons, they can do it remotely.”
“That's some advanced gatekeeping right there.”
“Or their washing machines.”
“You can buy better washers than LG washers that are modern.”
“It can only soak for a predetermined amount of time and if I try to pause it to soak longer it drains the water in 3 minutes.”
“they are generally well regarded in terms of actual washing performance”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.