I live in mumbai, one of the most humid of places in all of India. And during the monsoon humidity levels reach the maximum levels. The result is non drying of clothes. Clothes hanging at all nooks and corners of the house. And even after 2 days they do not dry completely. We had a videocon semi automatic twin tub.
It did us service for more than 10 years and was now literally falling apart. We were scouting for a new washing machine especially for a washer dryer combo. Very few of our acquaintances had a washer dryer combo so it was difficult getting a feedback about this particular product.
Eventually after a lot of research we zeroed in on the lg f1480yd25 an 8 kg washer with a 6 kg dryer capacity.
No words can describe our satisfaction at the product. Clothes get washed and dried like a dream. After the cycle is complete the clothes are crisp dry warm and fresh.
Fold them and keep them in the cupboard even when it is raining cats and dogs outside. The wash and dry cycle takes about 4-5 hours. But that is any time better than clothes lying limply on the line for 48 hours and still remaining damp.
The amazing drying capacity overshadows this machines other ability. It gives a terrific wash. After a top loading machine we were surprised at the wash quality of this front loading machine. One day my younger son came after a muddy session of football. We simply dumped the clothes in the machine and activated the pre wash feature. The results were really surprising.
The clothes came out really clean. In the previous machine we had to soak the muddy football clothes in a concentrated hot detergent solution before the wash and the results were not as good as given by this machine. Our verdict : The machine is worth it. We got it for 50K in June 2012. I do not know the cost today. I got it from Snehanjali where they gave me this bargain. At that time it was listed at 62K.