And the dryer follows

A few days after our washer arrived, the dryer made an appearance. They were supposed to arrive at the same time but a day or two after we ordered our set fro Home Depot, we got a call from LG HQ to say that we had accidentally ordered a mis-matched set. Clicking through from thewirecutter (might as well support them by clicking through) was for the LG 7.4 cu feet dryer with steam, ENERGY STAR with an Energy Star rating. The trim around the door is light silver. 

The washing machine had darker trim, making this other LG 7.4 cu feet dryer with steam dryer, which cost $50 more, a better match.

D had a split second on the phone to decide what to do, and went with the closer match so they would look better beside each other. Unfortunately, we didn't realize the new one is not ENERGY STAR rated and therefore not eligible for a rebate, costing even more in real cost than the extra $50 (and also presumably using more energy). After reading the manual (which is the same for both), it is missing a button that turns on a more energy-saving drying. Otherwise they literally are identical, so I have no idea why they bother selling both models at all (and why ours was more expensive just for darker trim).

Anyway, that switch meant the dryer delivery was delayed so that's why it made its grand appearance a few days later. When they installed it, D did a quick sweep up the dryer vent as far as he could reach with a duster (but just to the first bend and without the whole snake contraption). The install took about 2 minutes. Here they are together.

Nothing much to say about it. The drum has a light (which, for some reason, photographs very strangely even though to the eye, the white balance for both lights is about the same). I haven't played with any of the steam settings yet, so basically the only thing to say about it is "yup, it dries."