I dont know for sure but I love my samsung and I dont see it being hooked to the water supply as any problem. I love the steam washer and dryer its great when stuff gets wrinkled .

I wouldn't worry much about the vents getting clogged, but the Heater Element ...

What did people do before steam in the Dryer ??

How many clothes get wrinkled ?

Aren't most of them Permanent Press ?

We went with the Samsungs (338Âs which is the 4.0 capacity version of the 448Âs) and we absolutely love our machines. The performance to date is excellent and they are extremely quiet. The vibration reduction technology (ball bearing system) really works. We are really pleased with these machines.

Just be sure the installers do not turn your washer over to install the pedestal if you decide to buy pedestals. Samsung has finally wised up and they are telling their dealers to stop flipping the machines to install the pedestals as it causes damage. Nonetheless, installers are still flipping the machinesÂclaiming itÂs safe as long as the shipping bolts are in. Not true. Many malfunctions of machines after delivery are due to the machine being flipped.

Like all household appliances that use water, ff you have hard water, you will have to be concerned about mineral buildup for sure. Our water is hard (16 grains); so I donÂt bother with the steam function.

Also, the stream function in of itself is not worth the risk to my dryer. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the truth of the matter is the steam dryer is a bunch of hokie crap.

Clothing dried using the steam function does not look much different from clothing dried without steam. And itÂs not just SamsungÂitÂs all steam dryers. Nothing looks pressed/ironed because a dryer cannot produce the amount of steam necessary to get out the wrinkles for that pressed/ironed look. I still iron everything before I wear it.

The good news is my clothes are far less wrinkled than they were from that crappy Calypsos set I had before the Samsungs. The Calypsos twisted my clothes into knots and created wrinkles; the Samsungs never knot or twist up my clothes.

Most people would probably find their clothing out of the Samsung dryer acceptable for wearÂbut if you are looking for a wrinkle free look right out of the dryer--keep you iron hot.

Teh refresh cycle on the dryer does take out the wrinkles in clothing . Ive thrown a shirt in before work ext and it does work. It does not look ironed but it looks great.

So we chose the Samsung. Mainly because the steam dryer gets its water supply directly from the washer input, rather than me having to refill the chamber everytime the way the LG requires.