Description
What the LG WM3555HWA Is
The WM3555HWA is a compact all in one: a 24 inch wide cabinet with a single drum that washes a load and then dries it, using a ventless condensing system. LG lists 155 pounds and a footprint around 23 to 24 inches in each horizontal direction, with an internal heater and steam capability.
The audience is people who cannot install two machines and cannot run a duct. Apartments, condos, in law suites, offices and boats. LG states plainly that it installs anywhere without vent setup, and the components list confirms it by naming a power cord and hot and cold water supply hoses while explicitly listing no venting duct.
This is the white configuration. The LG WM3555HVA is the graphite steel version of the same platform, and the two listings carry different specification tables for what is essentially the same appliance.
The Efficiency Figures Tell An Honest Story
LG publishes an IMEF of 2.07 and an IWF of 4.2 for this machine, and states that it is not Energy Star qualified. That is unusual candor and it is genuinely useful.
IMEF rises with energy efficiency and IWF falls with water efficiency, so higher IMEF and lower IWF are better. For context, LG’s full size WM3400CW washer publishes an IMEF of 2.92 and an IWF of 2.9. This compact combination unit is meaningfully less efficient on both measures.
That is not a design failure, it is the physics of the format. A combination machine has to condense the moisture it removes rather than blowing it outside, and a small drum washes fewer clothes per cycle. Anyone buying a combination machine is buying space savings, and efficiency is part of what is traded for it. A more modern heat pump combination such as the GE Profile PFQ97HSPVDS makes a different set of trade offs and does carry Energy Star certification.
Electrical And Water
The specification sheet lists 120 volts AC, which is a standard household outlet and no electrical work. That is one of the strongest practical arguments for this machine over a two drum tower, which typically needs 240 volts.
Water supply hoses for hot and cold are included, and a drain is required. The listing does not publish an amperage, a drain height limit or the depth with the door open. That last omission matters on a compact front loader destined for a narrow room, and it should be obtained from LG’s specification sheet before the machine is ordered.
Programs And Features
The program list is unusually complete for a compact machine: normal, heavy duty, bulky and large, baby wear, sanitary, Allergiene, steam refresh, tub clean, delicates, permanent press, wash plus dry, speed wash, drain and spin, and a downloadable slot. Thirteen options sit alongside, including steam, wrinkle care, TurboWash, waterless dry, delay wash and a control lock.
Two are worth calling out. Tub clean matters more here than on any conventional washer, because a sealed drum that goes through a warm damp drying phase is exactly the environment that produces odor. Allergiene is the AAFA certified steam cycle, which LG states removes over 95 percent of pet dander and dust based on certification by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. That third party certification appearing on a compact machine is genuinely unusual.
The drum is NeveRust stainless steel and TrueBalance anti vibration is fitted, which matters because a light 155 pound machine spinning fast on an apartment floor is a nuisance to neighbors. Levelling on installation is not optional at that weight, and a solid floor helps more than any anti vibration system can.
Highlights
- Washing and drying in one 24 inch cabinet with no vent duct required.
- Runs on a standard 120 volt household outlet.
- Fourteen wash programs and thirteen options including steam and tub clean.
- AAFA certified Allergiene cycle on a compact machine.
- Published efficiency figures, IMEF 2.07 and IWF 4.2, with an honest statement that it is not Energy Star qualified.
- NeveRust stainless steel drum with TrueBalance anti vibration.
- Light at 155 pounds, with power cord and hot and cold supply hoses included.
Things To Consider
Capacity is stated two ways, 2.3 cubic feet in the specification table and 2.4 in the description. Either way it is small: clothing for one or two people, not bedding, and the drying side holds less than the washing side because clothes need air space. In practice that means a full wash often becomes two dry loads, which lengthens the total time considerably beyond what the cycle list suggests.
The maximum rotational speed field says 13 revolutions per minute while the product title says 1400. The title figure is plausible for a compact front loader and the specification field is meaningless. The color fields also disagree, listing stainless steel and white in one place, white in another, and graphite steel in the description.
Only one drying cycle is listed against fourteen wash programs, which reflects where the engineering sits: this is a good compact washer with a sensor driven drying function attached, not a dryer with washing bolted on. Drying is slower than a dedicated machine and a full wash load usually needs splitting to dry.
The accumulated feedback sits at 3.4 out of 5 across 60 ratings, which is a usable sample and below average. Combination machines attract polarized reviews, so reading the recent ones is worthwhile. Households with space for two appliances will get more capacity and faster results from separate machines in the washers category and the dryers category.
Who Should Buy It, And Who Should Not
It suits a one or two person household in an apartment or condo with a single 120 volt outlet, water and a drain, and no possibility of venting. The program list and the allergy certification are better than the size suggests.
It is the wrong purchase for a family, for bedding, for anyone who needs clothes dried quickly, and for anyone who prioritizes running costs, since the published efficiency figures are honest about what this format costs.
