yes - they are absolutely HUMONGOUS

Tall? YES!

Deep? YES!

Heavy? YES!

Dryers requiring water hookups? YES!

I had a little Euro set for years and then in come the front loading LGs... Holy crap.

I bought a larger w/d than my previous. My laundry room is only 5ft wide. Not only do they fit but there seems to be a little bit more room :o Both washers were top load. Maybe they are a smidge deeper

When I sold appliances I would ask about where the washer and dryer was going to make sure that no issues would occur during delivery as a result of the new appliance being larger. Maytag/Whirlpool dryers are 29” wide, but are not as shallow depth wise as the dimensions given because they don’t have a recessed area at the back for the dryer vent. The gE dryers, while dimensionally deeper, actually would take less total space because of the indented space for the dryer duct to curve. And front load appliances are very deep.

I went a little larger due to water restrictions in newer washers. Not sure it actually helped but it sounded good at the time :) Also went with a washer that advertises "use all the water you want" (deep fill/rinse) and I still sometimes have to trick it into thinking I have more clothes in there than I do. Now I walk by the laundry room waiting waiting and waiting till I have enough laundry to make a decent size load in a 5.2 cu ft washer. There is only the two of us.

Yes, you're all seeing the same thing! As I said, I hadn't looked at washer/dryers in almost two decades -- that's not something I consider lots of fun -- and I was surprised.

But the take-away is, don't plan a minimal-sized laundry room. You don't want to find yourself unable to fit machines in.

Much of the washer-buying public has been led to believe they need a machine to handle a king-size comforter, and the ability to wash everything in their closet in a single load. Washer manufacturers have obliged.

We have had a similar problem with refrigerators. We had to replace a cabinet over the refrigerator because we couldn’t find on to fit in the same space that the previous one did.

"I went a little larger due to water restrictions in newer washers. Not sure it actually helped but it sounded good at the time :)"

Yeah - it seems counter-intuitive, but more water does not make for a better or more efficient wash......that's why front loaders that wash differently are able to do as good (or better) job with less water. And why shampoos advise to 'later, rinse, repeat' - because 2 washes each with less water does better than 1 wash with more water.

I’ve been thinking about possibly replacing my 15 year old front load LG for a larger capacity. Although we’re only a 2 person household, we have a dog and we wash comforters and bedspreads fairly often. My current king size bedspread does not fit in my washer, so I’ve taken it to a launderette to wash.

So...last week my dog got skunked. If you’ve ever had that happen (this is the third time for us, different dogs) you know you need to wash and rewash (lather rinse and repeat) multiple times. Because of Covid, I don’t think it’s a wise idea to go into a launderette at his time and I might have to throw the whole bedspread out, Febreeze doesn’t cut it.

Are there any large capacity front load washers which have adjustable water levels for smaller washes, other than those little drawers which some have?

I'm not aware of any frontloaders on the market that have a specific water level control (low, med, high, etc.). Some cycles, such as Delicate and Bulky Items, are usually programmed for a higher fill but that's not under the user's control other than by selecting those cycles. Some brands such as Miele offer a Water Plus option but that's still not the same a separate adjustable control with multiple levels.

Blubird, all front loaders automatically adjust water level to load size. that said, some cycles are designed to use more water because of the fabric they are designed to clean. Examples are delicate and hand wash cycles. Bulky items also use more water. In the U.S., the "normal" cycle is mandated to use the least amount of water. Your current LG washer als did all the same things I've described.

Washers and dryers generally come in two sizes; one has the old dimensions and the other is larger.