# LE "Truesteam" Steam Washer & Steam Dryer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-truesteam-steam-washer-steam-dryer/443304>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-truesteam-steam-washer-steam-dryer/443304 "2008-03-30T19:44:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-truesteam-steam-washer-steam-dryer/443304/1 "2008-03-30T19:44:15Z")

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[The website](http://us.lge.com/laundry/truesteam_power.html) seems a little a vague on details. What exactly is this thing doing that’s so different? Does it need detergents or not?

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-truesteam-steam-washer-steam-dryer/443304/2 "2008-03-31T15:20:15Z")

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I’ve got an LG washer that has some sort of steam function in the washer. It’s intended as a clothing refresher and/or sanitizer, and the washer does need the usual detergent.