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What a great find; congratulations! 78 rpm, even. That makes them even cooler. You’ll have to let us know the details of Betty’s advice.

Mark— I detest repacking and shipping things back, so it would be great if British Essentials said “Keep it and we’ll send you three boxes of Bio.” I think that might be more likely to play out if it was only one box, but comping me three boxes would be a big bill to swallow for them. The funny...

Years ago, when I still had the 2002 Frigidaire front loader, I tried a small box of powdered UK (Unilever) Persil Bio and liked everything about it: cleaning power, scent, and best of all the super-clear rinses it produced. Think I ordered it from the Brit SuperStore, which I’m not sure exists...

Congratulations! While I don't have the stacked model, I really like my new SQ front-loader. Putting controls for both machines on the washer is a great feature. Glad you got the steam feature with your dryer. Mine does not have that. Hope you'll give us a full review after you've used them for...

Glad you were able to get a few spare parts from your street-finds, Launderess. Sounds like your vintage WP compact dryer is in good condition for its age, especially compared to the one you found on your walk.

Mark- SQ has tweaked the spins after the wash and first rinse. They spin fairly slowly, then gradually ramp up to a pretty fast spin--650 or higher, I'd say. I remember that the older versions' pulse spins were not very impressive. At any rate, the machine does a good job of spinning the water...

A quick update: The issue with the dryer turned out to be--as several of you mentioned--a blocked dryer vent in the wall. The SQ dealer replaced the black screen at the back of the drum with an unpainted galvanized one, but all the weird symptoms--a less than normal amount of lint in the tray...

Wow, thanks for sharing these with us! I pulled up the 1957 catalog to take a look at the Monarch wringer machines and it took two cups of coffee and about a half-hour for me to get there, as it was so much fun to see all the mid-century furnishings, cookware and small appliances that preceded...

Louis- Glad to see you're still posting vintage food ads! I control my Type II diabetes by eating no more than 20 total grams of carbs per day, but I can make a keto version of the Buttercup Biscuits in Reply #30 using sandwich buns made with egg white protein powder. I remember making quite a...

I used the Normal/Eco cycle on my 2017 9-Series top loader for small-to-medium sized loads and the spray rinse was adequate under those conditions. I tried using it on full capacity loads and I didn't think the water spray was aimed to hit the whole load when it was plastered against the tub top...

Mark- Wow! When I select a cycle and tap the arrows, all I get is a multi-beep error signal. UPDATE: Turns out you and the manual are correct—with this caveat: If you press Light Soil, you can arrow up by 1-minute increments. After pressing it four times, it automatically changes to Medium...

Mark- I’ve always thought the whole “sanitize with oxi” thing was kind of bogus, but apparently if you use a heavy dose of it and keep it tumbling long enough, it does do the trick. I’m a traditionalist when it comes to sanitizing, preferring to use standard Clorox bleach. I do want to try the...

Mark- No. The up/down arrows can’t be used to alter the basic cycle time. I think they only function to select soak time if you choose that option and the number of extra rinses if you choose that option.

Mark- Here’s some cycle information time for the SQ 7009. Most cycles move in 5-minute increments as you scroll through the soil levels. The exception to that occurs with the Normal cycle, which makes a big jump in wash tumble time going between Heavy and Max soil levels. I noticed the same...

Jerome- I used the Tide 10X pods for loads requiring the large or extra large water level settings with my former washer, a 2017 Speed Queen top-loader 9-Series. I used standard Tide pods for small to medium loads. I’m going to try a 10X pod in the new front-loader, but I think it will produce...

Barry- Couldn't agree more about using a top-notch detergent. I'm generally a Tide man, so liquid Tide Ultra Stain Release is my go-to. Also had good luck using Tide Ultra Oxi pods for small-to-medium loads in the SQ top-loader and the larger Tide 10X pods for large to extra large loads. Tried...

Helicaldrive- They certainly have changed! I thought that was the control panel for the top-loading 9-Series for a minute. Then I noticed there was no lid. Mark- I'll gladly check those wash times and post them.

Mark- That must be the previous iteration of the washer. It has the Sanitize With Oxi cycle, but not the Pet/Flea cycle, which is on the newest version (model 7009). I certainly like that price!

Mark- I generally prefer a rear control panel, too. The 1987 White-Westinghouse-made Frigidaire I owned had rear controls, as well as one of the early '90s Electrolux-made Frigidaires. They seem to be a thing of the past. The thing I like having again are the timed dispensers, even if I don't...

Mark- Here's a picture of the control panel from the user guide. I only see the Extra Rinse pad. You can add up to three extra rinses by hitting the up arrow.