Westlands is a busy mix of apartments, offices, restaurants and older family homes. Many households here run several appliances at once in compact kitchens and living rooms, and apartment blocks share one power supply, so a surge reaches every flat in the building.
We visit homes, offices and restaurants across Westlands and nearby Parklands, Highridge, Spring Valley, Loresho and Mountain View. Call or WhatsApp with what the appliance is doing, and we tell you the earliest time a technician can reach you.
Most LG washing machines in Nairobi homes are front loaders with a Direct Drive motor. The motor is attached straight to the drum, with no belt, which makes the machine quiet and removes a part that wears out on older machines.
LG front loaders are also heavy on electronics. A control board decides the wash programme, the water level, the door lock and the spin speed, and many newer models connect to the LG ThinQ app. Power surges and hard water are behind a large share of the faults we see.