LG 5.3 cu ft High-Efficiency Top Load Washing Machine with Easy Unload Design

We purchased this washer in January 2025 after consulting Consumer Reports when our 24-year-old machine washed its last load. After our new washer was installed, the learning process for me began. This new machine isn't my grandmother's wringer washer, and I had to learn how to do laundry all over again. Since this washer senses the weight of clothes to be washed, I learned how to select the proper cycle for each load and have become quite pleased with its cycles and quiet performance. In fact, I look forward to laundry day. From washing a few small pieces to a queen-size blanket or winter coat, this machine does it all with cycles to match. I don't think we have ever had so many clean clothes in this house before! We couldn't be more pleased with the ability and performance of this WT8405CW washing machine.

New LG washer and dryer working great. One thing I would like to mention, the dryer sheet gets trapped under the lint screen. What does AI do, their is no delicate cycle.

I was drug kicking and screaming to this new washing machine after my 2008 direct drive Whirpool was making so much racket on the spin cycle it shook the house. I believed that any new washer would be inferior to that old classic, and I was right up to a point. The new washer takes longer to wash clothes but does get them clean enough when I take the proper precautions. Basically, when I load the machine I evenly spread out the clothes in the basket and then dump a 3 gallon bucket of water on them. Since there is no manual water setting, I have to "fake out" the weighing sensors to make them believe there is more clothes than are really there so I get enough water to go over the pile. I do this in conjunction with the deep fill setting and it does work great. I tried using AI Wash before trying this method and the results were disapointing. The upshot to this washer is that it does more effectively rinse out the clothes since they smell less like Tide than they did with the old washer. This model is good enough by modern washer standards, and that's really all you can expect.

I've had the machine for almost 6 months. Complaint(s): #1. When I am washing my bed sheet on the bedding program, I always have to pause the machine when it gets to the spin cycle and manually re-distribute my sheet around the drum as it is always off to one side at the end of the rinse cycle. I think the size of the tub in itself may actually be contributing to this issue - so bigger may not always be better in this case. However, maybe there is a better way for me to be load into the machine at the beginning? #2. When it has detects an unbalanced load, it's solution first is to add another rinse cycle to help untangle and re-distribute the items. If this is going to be a feature, the subsequent rinse cycles should be shorter than the first. #3. Because of the lower water levels used, I found mesh bags don't really work well unless you stuff em' up (exception are the circle shaped ones which don't do well at all). However, if the main purpose of using mesh bags is to protect delicate clothing, the best thing to do is to just use the delicate ("downloaded") cycle. Aside from these things, I think the machine is pretty good. I have had no issue with 'stain removal' as some other reviewers have mentioned. When it comes to stains, you are supposed to pre-treat them with the appropriate product/chemical before putting them in the wash any way and select the the appropriate temperature setting for the stain (i.e. cold water for blood). Any residue on clothes means your using too much detergent. When it comes to water level, the machine will gradually add in the appropriate amount as the wash cycle continues. How you initially load your clothing however will make a noticeable difference in how well they get submerged in the water. The machine is pretty quiet overall except when the TurboWash feature is used. It becomes a little noisier because of the jet sprays. It's not a feature I use much of, though - only for very small loads.

I like the glass lid but what is the point with the tint? You can not see in side. I also do not like the tilt feature on the top of the dryer. I like to put my laundry detergent there. I would rather them not match. It is nice to be able to reach in the washer. I would also like a soak feature. I haven't been able to figure that out. Other than that the washer and dryer are a good pair.

Purchased this about a month ago. We are slightly annoyed at the machine because unless you do deep fill every wash it will NOT get stuff clean. We even had clothes go through whole cycles and not be completely wet (still dry in places). Not a huge fan of the numerous buttons either. Just need to have knobs that are easy and not over complicated.

My front load washer that I had for 20+ years didn't use enough water to really get the clothes clean, so I decided to finally go back to a top load and chose this one for its large capacity ability. Hoping to get my 11 small loads per week down to 5 larger ones. Thought I may be imagining it but I'm not, even when I add extra water I have CLOTHES COMING OUT OF A COMPLETE WASH CYCLE WITH DRY SPOTS. Attached pictures of my son's summer weight joggers that were in an average load of socks, a couple t-shirts, pillow case and another pair of joggers. The light colored spots are completely dry while the dark spots wet. The “agitator” on this machine sucks. Instead of turning the clothes over from top to bottom (where they would actually get wet) it just wiggles one way and then reverses to wiggle the other way only scaring the clothes on the top halfway under water. I want my 27 year old washer with a true screw type agitator back that my mom is still using after all these years! No bells or whistles but it got clothes clean. There's too much emphasis on “smart” appliances that interface with an app but can't manage to do what you bought it for. I should throw my clothes in the bathtub and stomp on them like grapes and they would actually get clean and I could have saved myself a LOT of money.

Bought this LG 5.3 Cu. Ft top Load Washer with LG 7.3 Cu Ft smart Electric. IF THERE WAS A ZERO STAR AVAILABLE, I WOULD GIVE THAT!! This machine is an example of human life when they design things thinking human are dumb and human will is not relevant!! What kind of designing are you guys doing where I can't soak clothes!! Let alone choosing to soak for longer time for certain loads. The machine drains out all my soap water even after I turn the darn thing off while it starts to drain, left the lid open, it still drains it in few minutes. When it starts to drain it by itself, it does not allow me to turn it off to stop it. What on earth is wrong with you people!! APARENTLY THE PERSON WHO DESIGNED THIS MACHINE HAS TO BE A LONELY SINGLE MAN WITH NO LILFE!!

I totally wasted my money, LG and according to LG support, water restrictions have made this washer almost unusable, first "turbo wash" makes washing faster by not really having a rinse cycle, after draining the wash water it does a slow spin while spraying the clothes as a rinse, It does not work unless the clothes were clean before you statred, second, there is no way to control water level, the machine decides how much unless you want a full tub, on it's own it doesn't put in enough water to allow clothes to move from top to bottom, again even after sending support a video there answer is , NORMAL. I find people on line saying start a cycle, fill for 90 seconds then shut off power button, turn on and select cycle, at that point it senses a heaver load and adds enough water. I can't believe I have to try and trick my new machine, Just give me a level control and a way to manually select cycles, even the download cycle are their canned cycles.

This machine doesn't rinse well since new… and now after owning for 4 years with proper maintenance, the machine won't come out of rinse mode. Over optioned, overrated JUNK.