What is Linear Compressor?

[@PengLi53]

10 year warranty is misleading -- 10y for parts only and 5 years for labor, which is more expensive than parts.

[@GG-kc6ie]

Yep there is so much that's misleading such as the compressor being 45% more efficient 😂 The difference between the smart vs linear compressor thar LG uses in their same fridge is 348kwh vs 246kwh. The linear compressor costs 20% more and it might be worth the upfront cost if you keep your fridge for 10 years but it's certainly not 45% more efficient

[@jimjones9949]

LG did not stand behind their warranty for parts or labor on my compressor that broke down. Never buy LG!

[@414s4]

Had a second linear compressor fail on our 6 year old LG fridge. They are well thought out in terms of storage, but complete crap in terms of reliability.

[@cwagnello]

Yep, had 2 failures in 7 years.

[@atgn-0088]

I was about to buy one of these but decided to do some research after our Samsung dishwasher fiasco. The next video suggestion after this is about a class action lawsuit involving these comoressors. Three to four years seems to be the actual lifespan of these.

[@cwagnello]

Yes, first compressor lasted 4 years, the second lasted 3 years.

[@pancho2597]

*Average life of a piston compressor 10- 15 years.* *Average life time of a linear compressor 3-5 years.*

[@officerosm]

Mine made it 2 months after the 3year extended warranty expired.

[@maggiejetson7904]

It is also hard to say depends on the quality they build with. A car AC can last 25 years easily but a cheap refrigerator compressor made in 2020 probably not that long.

[@antikoolaid9891]

These compressors suck. The design doesn't take into consideration lateral movement so they wear out seals prematurally.The compressors are undersized and move less volume of freon so they are digitally controlled to run constantly unlike a correctly sized conventional compressor.The only benefit is their noise levels are low they save more energy on paper.

[@Steve_Reject]

My LG needed a new LC in just 5 years. Pathetic.

[@bazil4146]

It does have a 10 year warranty on the compressor

[@mikeg3529]

Had they just put the inverter drive on a traditional style compressor so it could speed up and slow down I think LG would have gotten most of the efficiency improvement and noise reduction the linear compressor provides while also keeping the high reliability of the traditional compressor.

[@hansgruber2509]

They are junk look up the complaints

[@mikeg3529]

@hansgruber2509 I guessing you didn't read my post at all.

[@hansgruber2509]

@@mikeg3529 I did read it I guess I missed your point, I think this linear compressor design is fundamentally flawed and will never match the reliability of a traditional.

[@mikeg3529]

@hansgruber2509 the video claims the linear compressor is more efficient because it's speed can be controlled up and down, I'm saying they should have just used a traditional style compressor and made that speed up and slow down...this way it would have been more efficient, but also wouldn't break as easily.

[@hansgruber2509]

@@mikeg3529 I agree . Give me the tested and proven design over this POS product. My LG refrigerator compressor failed after 5 years, that's pathetic

[@johnames6430]

Did they test these at all before putting them in friges? Seems they miscalculated how long it would last since it runs 100% of the time. Maybe there is something to letting it just shut off like the traditional compressors that have been more reliable for idk 100yrs now?

[@thomasfx3190]

We’ve had two high end LG refrigerators with linear compressors 2015 - 2022 and never had a problem with either one.

[@neomatrix4412]

update ?

[@blake9358]

Same I've bought 2, the LG is brilliant

[@packrat76]

A fair percentage are failing.

[@hansgruber2509]

Mine just crapped out after 5 year. The one this POS replaced lasted 25 + years and was still working when I put it on the curb

[@jimjones9949]

You are the exception and not the rule. LG does not stand behind their warranties when they’re compressors fail.

[@Steveuploads]

As a fridge engineer I have just learned nothing about LG linear inverters other than the piston goes back and for as opposed to having a crank that turns like conventional compressors. Learned nothing 🤨

[@Ozwaldster]

so as a fridge engineer, what would you recommend? seems none of the common brands have good service longevity records

[@Ozwaldster]

And why don't fridges use scroll compressors??

[@mrbyamile6973]

Scroll compressors are noisy. ​@@Ozwaldster

[@gavincurtis]

There is a tear down video on KZbin. Basically a large solenoid. A reed valve had broken.

[@potterxi11]

I bought my LG fridge with this linear compressor in April of 2017. It's now not working and I called 3 local service technicians and they ALL said that these are GARBAGE and none of them service this model now because of how difficult they are to service. They recommended eitehr Whirlpool Maytag or Samsung models over these. I had to call LG customer support and they did say that the compressor is still under warranty, and that they will send out a tech. So let's see what happens...

[@neomatrix4412]

what happens

[@RealMurdStories]

Did they send a tech, is it fixed now? Wanted to go buy one but I’m rethinking it now.

[@officerosm]

@@RealMurdStories don't buy one. Mine barely lasted 3 years.

[@Steve_Reject]

Junk. Mine died in less than 5 years.

[@multiwitaminamagnez]

And what was the result?

[@wes2460]

Knock on wood I have had mine in my Fridge sense 2006 I think never had one problem. best Icebox I have ever owned..

[@PaulGabrielLeongson-hx1yl]

Marami Na tayong natulungan sa isangdaang taon At itutuloy natin Ang ating pagsulong Isangdaan tungo sa kinabukasan

[@hexenhammer483]

Just came here to see what a Linear Compressor is. Letho Law's channel has a video about a class action lawsuit about these things.

[@packrat76]

Scroll compressors have come a LONG WAY. I'm guessing they won't switch to rhose because of cost or some other reason.

[@JanicekTrnecka]

Scrolls are way too overpowered and overengineered to common sized household fridge, thus just conventional fridge compressor is good enough and except a starting winding, current relay and bimetallic overload strip, there is nothing fancy needed to run it.

[@kellymoses8566]

With modern material technology these could last 100 years.

[@rickf7445]

Total misrepresentation. If you factor in the cost to LG to repair 1000's of bad linear compressors out there after only 1-3 years, the gas spend to get repair people out to homes, the time wasted on the phone listening to "we are experiencing high call volume....", the gas spent to deliver replacement compressors to service providers all around the globe, the risk of Covid from every serviceman going from house to house, the wasted food, the carbon footprint of the torches they use to replace the compressors, I'd say that the linear compressor is an ecological disaster all on it's own.

[@raulrse]

Agree - Im not even trying to replace these LG compressors, telling my customers to buy a new Whirlpool instead, just like that.

[@debhenke]

Another service company here, and totally agree. We won't work on LG or Samsung, not worth the headaches. Can't fix bad design. Buy a Whirlpool

[@johnames6430]

😂

[@johnames6430]

Exactly, this is more like killing 16 trees than planting 16 trees when you factor all that in. 1:04

[@Steve_Reject]

Nailed it!!

[@TuiCatNZ]

No piont if it's more energy efficient if fails twice as fast!

[@pn2543]

good thing LG is not making automobiles

[@neurofiber2406]

Or Operating Systems...

[@antoniofs437tonho7]

Não comprem geladeiras com esse tipo de compressor linear inverter porque não dura 1 ano,a minha durou esse tempo tive que trocar por um normal on off

[@tree91090]

I can not see any technical details. how does it works. It like child video.

[@mrbyamile6973]

From reading comments of the majority of people who bought on, sounds like they *don't work* so this crappy video is irrelevant 😂

[@northcat100]

It’s garbage alright. Mine died after 5 years, was replaced then died after 3 months. The warranty guy called the company . We smelled gas after he called the company . He was asked not to use a speaker phone so we don’t here their conversation . After a lengthy call , he told us the 5 years old fridge that we paid over $ 4000 is garbage. I got another guy he told me the compressor is gone and it’s leaking gas!!!

[@quintincoetzee]

Anyone know if these make a high-pitched whining noise like some fridge compressors do?

[@MarxBoi48]

Planned obsolescence at its finest

[@jca65lb]

These compressors are trash 2-3 yr life cycle $700-800 repair.

[@polska905]

Doesn't save anything when you need to replace the damn thing every 2 years...

[@dolrr54]

Many companies have strived to bring new technologies to the marketplace. I this case, LG has committed an outrageous failure on the consumers with this inferior product. I own several LG products, but I would never own an LG refrigerator.

[@Pixl8dwhmsy]

Well this didn’t age well. 😅

[@phloxie]

its like 8 cent ceaper but breaks in two months!

[@chinguyenvan5561]

wow

[@tvm73827]

If you claim it’s so good then why does it have such a horrible reputation? I believe a couple of American states are even suing LG for their false advertising and bad customer service

[@markallen4510]

Your one of the lucky ones lol😅

[@lakhpatsingh6412]

Lg linear compressor in a big failure.. never buy lg linear compressor fridge 👐

[@MrGr8productions]

Lol, why did you have to reinvent the wheel, what a horrible piece of technology 🤣

[@billsimpson604]

Junk compared to the classic ones, which can last 30 years.

[@AcmePhoto]

What is a linear compressor?.... It's a huge mistake! 😮

[@manilenka5407]

l

[@markallen4510]

What warranty it's a joke 😆

[@kellymoses8566]

This design fails very early.

[@yegbef]

yuj

[@danielkonrad9435]

This didn’t age well

[@hansgruber2509]

LOL these things are POS , mine failed after 3 year and there is a class action law suit against LG

[@petersack5074]

CUT THE SHIT-NOISE. ! period as in .

[@hongxiao1470]

What a POS Korean product! I saw a 40 years old GE refrigerator in perfect working condition in a Chinese hospital in 1984, it was part of world war II relief left by US in 1945. Back then it was the real GE refrigerator, not today's Mexican or Chinese stuff. Now talking about the LG "linear compressor", mine just quit yesterday, 10 years 5 months since it was manufactured, 10 years 3 months since I bought it, you can't get parts from LG because you are not an " authorized" tech to repair their thing, you can't hire any licensed tech either, you have to pay their tech to put it in for you, the labor is more than the parts and about half the cost of the fridge when I bought it ($2180). This is the first time I saw a refrigerator compressor failure in my lifetime!

[@gsxrsquid]

What a joke.

[@jdrs4214]

Absolute trash!!!