Thermo pot are a waste of money; the newer hot water dispensers can dispense boiling hot water under 3 seconds. We currently use this and save a lot on electricity.

Thermo pots are switched on for 24 hours in certain homes and constantly keep the water warm; which is why its a waste.

My current setup is undersink filter and hot water dispenser separately; cold water store in fridge.

Will need to get a cooking thermometer and check. Will report back.

I think your calculation is not correct, as the Self care Plan is RM 320 / year right?

So it should be RM 3,200 + (RM 320 x 5 years) = RM 3,200 + RM 1,600 = RM 4,800

Rental is as per your calculation, comes up to RM 5,040 and the difference of RM 240 can consider as extra warranty, as LG Puricare is warranty for 7 years if taken under the rent-to-own plan.

I have since decided to move from Aquaphor to the LG Puricare due to the following reasons:

1) App Connected and real time monitoring of filter health, with Aquaphor I just change it every year and the filter cost is more expensive compared to the LG.
2) One Touch Self Cleaning initialisation or machine cleans itself every week (at my preset time, can be done using app), there's only one other brand on the market which does this but doesn't have app and is more expensive.
3) Compact dimension, can be place on counter top and flush against the wall ( I got WD516AN in Navy Blue) and looks elegant enough
4) Hot Water Temperature can be selected at 40DegC, 75DegC and 85DegC
5) Tankless Design for both hot and cold, which translates to no microorganism breeding ground + not needing maintenance cleaning.
6) Self Service Filter change, and filter delivered to doorstep at no additional cost.
7) Cost Savings from Energy Saving (No Tank so continuous standby heating or cooling)
8) Filter Send to doorstep at no additional cost
9) Not RO Water and water quality actually tastes better than Aquaphor filter
10) The Auto Up Down feature can be switched off, important as my parents find it annoying
11) Inverter Compressor = very minimal to absolutely no noise when its working
12) Installation done by LG Malaysia Team and Warranty also by LG Malaysia, hassle free.

If you are considering a Hot, Cold or ambient water purifier dispenser, LG is one of the smartest and affordable option available right now.

I just installed mine on 1st Sept 2023 and if you looking for promo, can PM me

The app interface looks something like below:

I did install Aquaphor from you before bro, and bought replacement filters from you as well. Pls check your PM history with me and you will see.

I still have the removed Aquaphor set to give away should anyone want it.

Some of the issues when using Aquaphor is that we need to keep track of the filter lifespan by ourselves,also like you mentioned the filter does not have UV nor internal sterilisation, unless the filter tubing are replaced often, then the filter tubing and taps can also become breeding ground for microorganism right?

These were some of the concerns which made me change over to LG, and given the overall maintenance cost isn't that much different,plus I get cold water.

The other possibility of taste also comes from filter ageing and LG is newly installed, hence, the filtration of chlorine etc is more effective hence giving a slightly more sweeter taste to the Aquaphor, which to be honest, I forgot to replace for more than a year (anyhow the water flow did not slow down as well on the Aquaphor)

RO water does taste different as my office uses Coway which is RO, anyhow, it's my own opinion.



This post has been edited by dayalan86: Sep 7 2023, 11:26 PM

The possibility is there, or use app based system to unlock additional features as what BMW tried to do with their cars.

Though, I do not see this happening anytime soon

True, and LG is adopting the latest IoT protocol, soon the app will be able to connect to Samsung appliances as well.

Depends how you look at it, the app shows real time usage of the water purifier and health of the filter. This is something which many undersink filters lack. Some undersink filter inform when to change out the filter based on usage, especially, the carbon block which is used to remove chlorine. The life span can be shorter in a high usage household. Hence, an app allows active monitoring on this part.

I have been using the LG ThinQ for my washing machine as well, for washing machine it's more to monitor when to do the tub clean cycle and status / fault report on the machine. They are not for everyone, however, I definitely prefer having my washing machine pushing notification whenever it throws an error code instead of switching off by itself after randomly stopping a cycle like my previous machine.

Yup the app calculates based on the actual water consumption in the household, the other factor such as inlet temperature etc is not considered at the moment.

While these systems "force" changeout, at least there is some form of reminder that the filters have depleted. Similar to cars, where you need to service after a mileage has been hit or if the service time is due; whichever comes first.

Sticker is a rough approximation of change out time line without consideration for the liters consumed, however, as you mentioned, it can provide a rough approximation as to when filter changeout is needed.

Since you already have filter installed, get those instant 3 second water boiler. These type save energy. And can fill as you go.

Khind, Seers are the ones to look out for.

This post has been edited by dayalan86: Sep 11 2023, 11:07 AM

Coway is RO Water, and possibly adds back minerals at last stage of filtration, depends on model of filter.

Cuckoo is not RO, seem similar to LG, whereby it retains the mineral content present in the water. (based on the website marketing wording, doesn't seem like cuckoo filter cartridge is adding additional minerals)

Based on my own comparison prior to purchasing LG, LG's closest competitor is Jiksoo (only the tankless model). And I do ask my friends / family which I recommend LG, to go check out Jiksoo and see if they like it better. Jiksoo main downside is the fixed design water outlet and non inverter compressor, design wise to me personally, LG is better with the ability to rotate the water spout 180 degrees.

The brands you listed above, from my own comparison most water purifiers are tankless only for the ambient and hot water, but for cold water, so far only LG and Jiksoo are completely tankless.

LG does have some downside too being tankless.

For hot water LG can dispense a maximum of 1l, and needs rest for 20 minutes before it can start dispensing hot water again.

Also max 85degC hot water is hot enough for beverage but for instant mee, it needs to be hotter. My old Seers 3 second boiler, can output 95degC which was better for instant noodles, anyhow we don't really use our dispenser for instant noodles, so its a good trade off for me.

Also, a 5 second full power heating in microwave, can get the water up to boiling temp as well. Anyhow it's a point to consider. Some dispenser do mention they can output 90degC but in actual fact the temp is closer to 85DegC.

For cold water, on LG I tested a max of 2l to 2.3l can be output at a temperature of 17degC (at this point, it drops to 1bar of coldness) and takes about 1hr to get back to 3 bar of cold level. At 3 bar, the output temp is about 6degC to 9degC as measured by my cooking thermometer.

Ambient water is unlimited, and there is setting to dispense continuously for 3 minutes.

If you need continuous supply of hot water of more than 1l at one go, possibly need to look elsewhere but for general use, so far after nearly 3 weeks, we are still happy with it and have since replaced our ageing Seers dispenser and undersink Aquaphor filter.

I can share with you the comparison chart if you want.

LG purifier and filter is also halal certified by JAKIM.

This post has been edited by dayalan86: Sep 19 2023, 05:25 PM

No wonder I was not able to find more info on their filter, what about Jiksoo though?

Aquaphor does have NSF cert?

The equivalent Europe Cert that is similar to NSF would be which one yea?

Yup it's more expensive, no app based monitoring, filter access is from the bottom of machine instead of front like LG.

The manual adjustment water tap is ok, but it cannot be rotated 180 degrees left / right unlike LG (meaning can't go flat against the wall, for smaller foot print).

Has UV sterilisation at output similar to LG.

After comparison and looking at overall cost of all these machines, I decided to get LG. Initially was looking at Intrix as well, but LG at just RM2/day for Hot/Cold/Ambient is a win. I'm monitoring our electricity usage, and there's no significant jump after installing the LG purifier since early this month ( on my image pls view month of Sept, overall reduction maybe due to less opening of the fridge as well)

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Benefit with LG is, you get the replacement filters once its exhausted.

That is what i was informed

Interestingly it says compressor free, not sure how the cooling technology is like

Also, intact seems new in the market? I didn't included it in my initial comparison due to cost, and generally didn't find any other purifier that can go flat against the wall like LG.

Ok I got confirmation, if under Self Service plan, if the usage is more than 10l/day and filters exhausted within 6 months; technician will need to be dispatched for checking and customer have to pay RM 70 labour charge (inclusive of filter change and checking)

If using the technician care package, then no additional charges.

Yup personally even with Aquaphor filter before this, we don't use it for rinsing purpose.

Cooking yes, my average usage is about 7l to 10l for a 5 person household, will see how it holds up.

I nearly bought an Intrix, its famous among Thermomix users.

My reservations on Intrix is:

i) It is tankless only for ambient water
ii) Hot Water is using tank, 2.6l
iii) Promo mentions energy savings, but unsure what it is measured against
iv) No Hot Water and Filter cost is pricey, RM580 /year
v) Concern on electricity and water leakage on the machine at under sink area.

If you are looking at Intrix I suggest that you also consider another under sink filter, Wells water purifier it comes with cold water + hot water and ambient water; the faucet is very cute looking with selectable temperature. Intrix I believe you need to preset below the kitchen counter.

Eventually went with LG as it is compact and go against the wall on the counter top (17mm depth only), and reasonable to own at RM 50/month for Hot (selectable 85DegC / 75DegC and 40 DegC) / ambient and cold water.

If hot water is not requirement, why not go with Aquaphor under sink bro? Can look for @hestati

Another issue with Intrix is that the faucet is custom made for Intrix. And you know how often we use our kitchen faucet, I'm not sure how is the warranty or replacement fee for this faucet will be.

Its worth taking note of all these cost when deciding.

This post has been edited by dayalan86: Oct 1 2023, 11:25 AM

You can try post it at Garage sale or Carousell.

Its good time to get LG. The latest promo at RM50/month is worth it.

Below is comparison chart of LG puricare vs Other type of Tankless machine for ease of comparison