New Speed Queen Models Coming Soon!

[gelaundry4ever]

Jerome, you sound like me!
LOL!

That's fine with me. Look at all of the reviews. Consumers are livid! I don't blame any of them! Washers that leave clothes dirty.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

People just don't know any better, and in large part because they just don't understand. But to me the worst part is that despite the lack of technical understanding people give early breakdowns a pass. The majority are not demanding 30+ year longevity under daily use with a no strings attached 10 year warranty. Speed Queen continues to be an upper end niche market instead of an average player as it was 40 years ago. The Speed Queen washers of today, particularly the classic clean while deemed the creme de le creme of our time were actually average to mediocre when compared to the Whirlpool Belt Drives, Maytag Dependable cares and Frigidaire thumpers of yesterday. Modern manufacturers like Whirlpool, GE and Frigidaire could produce washing machines of such robust quality and performance they could put Alliance to shame renegading it to the WCI of today.

I'd love to walk into a modern appliance store and see Alliances's current design used in BOL intro washers intended for rental properties and cost conscious customers while Whirlpool, GE and Frigidaire would have designs on the floor that would make Maytag of the 1970s blush. They have the technology to build front load and top load washers that could last 60 years as a norm. It is possible without violating the laws of physics.

And those who do just don't care. They think all washers and dryers are the same. They want touch screens. Need I say more?

 

[Chetlaham]

And those who do just don't care. They think all washers and dryers are the same. They want touch screens. Need I say more?

I'll never understand it. I feel nothing beats a simple push/pull knob with a few simple cycle options.

 

[johnb300m]

What are you even on about? Touchscreens? Only the upper trim appliances have touchscreens. Most models have touch pads and knobs still. Even though they are electronic now. Most people are not demanding touchscreens. If anything, most people want touchscreens to go away or get smaller, especially in automotive. Companies will start to respond to that soon.

You guys need to go outside and touch grass.

 

[pierreandreply4]

the tr7 6 model is already on the speedqueen website i wish they would bring back electrical mecanical timers and lower the price not everyone use or needs fancy cycle sure handwash cycle is useful but not all wents to wait 1 hour for cycle to complete

 

[DADoES]

There's a TR5006 and a TR3006 with the delayed lid-locking, so it's not necessary to choose the top-of-the-line TR7 to get that update. The 003 versions presumably are discontinued and will become unavailable when stock runs out.

Signed: Goofy Glenn

 

[mrstickball]

the tr7 6 model is already on the speedqueen website i wish they would bring back electrical mecanical timers and lower the price not everyone use or needs fancy cycle sure handwash cycle is useful but not all wents to wait 1 hour for cycle to complete

The features you mentioned are in direct opposition to each other. Mechanical timers are far more expensive than control boards. Those would increase the price, not lower 'em.

 

[phillymatt53]

The features you mentioned are in direct opposition to each other. Mechanical timers are far more expensive than control boards. Those would increase the price, not lower 'em.

Since the fact that mechanical timers have been known to last for decades without failures, it makes sense that the initial added cost involved would tend to please customers by insuring long-term reliability.

On the other hand, electronic control boards are more prone to failures, things like aging capacitors, resistors going out of tolerance, and relay contacts pitting, solder connections failing, means that questional durability, along with an expensive visit from a service tech is not something a customer wants to worry about.

You said yourself that the older-designs of refrigerators are more worthy than the new expensive ones.
And those older fridges didn't use electronics in them.
So your post #67 above sounds contradictory.

 

[johnb300m]

Since the fact that mechanical timers have been known to last for decades without failures, it makes sense that the initial added cost involved would tend to please customers by insuring long-term reliability.

On the other hand, electronic control boards are more prone to failures, things like aging capacitors, resistors going out of tolerance, and relay contacts pitting, solder connections failing, means that questional durability, along with an expensive visit from a service tech is not something a customer wants to worry about.

You said yourself that the older-designs of refrigerators are more worthy than the new expensive ones.
And those older fridges didn't use electronics in them.
So your post #67 above sounds contradictory.

It’s not about pleasing consumers. It’s about making a sale. Pleasing shareholders. And get in just enough sales to make “line go up.”