LG Trom Bruno: Premium Washer Headed for Korea

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed)
Nov 19th 2008 at 4:02PM

Before the end of the year it looks like Korean washers and dryers will have new competition from LG. These shiny and spectacularly load-diverse machines have a whopping 15 kg capacity (that's over 33 pounds) and a dozen different modes from which to choose. Fluff your Hermès scarf or scrub your stinky campfire clothes -- either way the LG Trom Bruno will take care of your clothes washing needs. The price is $5,250 which I really hope includes both the washer and dryer. I'm wondering...if you have fine clothes that would warrant such expensive machines wouldn't you take them to the dry cleaner before throwing them into your own laundry? Although with the stunning capacity it would be fantastic for a really big family or the multiple loads a college student brings home on the weekends.

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just me Nov 19th 2008 4:59PM

Good clothes are generally cleaned at home anyway. My suits see a dry cleaner maybe once a year. After I wear them they are brushed down and properly hung in the closet. A friend washes here Hermes scarves in the washing machine and them presses them by hand-I've not done that, but I am a big advocate of home laundering. I wash all my cashmere by hand and lay flat to dry. I also love to iron, so...

Last weekend a friend was visiting and we started a discussion of how to clean a $14,000 Ralph Rucci jacket we saw. I made the statement that women who can afford that do not get things dirty--they never drop food on themselves, never open a door, walk from one carpeted floor to another, etc. He said he could never do it--he'd ruin it in a heartbeat.

emily Nov 19th 2008 4:56PM

a bit too industrial looking for me- and i think they are too tall! so even if I had that much money set aside for a washer and dryer- I do not think I would buy it!

Bill Nov 20th 2008 2:48PM

Garment makers generally specific dry cleaning to reduce the risk of shrinkage; not because it cleans any better or is less destructive to clothing. And, there's nothing actually "dry" about dry cleaning.

One can read about the dry cleaning techniques used here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cleaning

Any good front loading washer, used with a high quality enzyme detergent and oxygen bleach, will generally do just as good a job as a dry cleaner with minimal damage to clothing - Top loaders, with their excessive agitation and water usage, and chlorine bleach are really destructive to fabrics. Also, air (i.e line) drying of garments is far less destructive than machine drying.