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CBS Segment Video For some reason, CBS has not posted this segment on their website along with every other segment for today's show. I saw it live, and it was nicely done. One of the most interesting things to me that Bill did not cover was the fact that interest in vintage machines grows...

Recent Speed Queen Gents, Has anyone purchased a Speed Queen since 2009 and compared it to an older one? I downloaded the manual for the new SQ top loaders, and scattered throughout the manual (whenever it refers to water level) is this phrase: NOTE: Starting January 2009, the...

Light Bulb over my head... Again, thanks gents! EverythingGold and WhirlyKenmore78 piqued my interest with the suggestions that a new Speed Queen could fit the bill. Frankly, I was not aware that ANYONE today made a washer of the cleaning power and quality of 30 years ago. Price (within...

More thanks! Folks, Thanks for the continued input... This is very helpful! We actually have a rescue dog (half Dachshund, half German Shepherd, below) that figures into this equation. Given the posts from Yogi and Pierre, I now see that there actually is a washer that can handle the dog...

Thanks! (Keep those cards and letters coming!) Thanks for the answers so far... Roscoe, our current machine is an almost-new Kenmore HE front loader... The issues are that each load takes twice as long and clothes must be washed in one-third size loads to get clean. So compared to our...

Hello, guys... I am new to the forum, but probably qualify for the club... After all, my daily CARS are 1932, 1988, and 1997! We are sick of our newer high-end energy-efficient washer and will be happy to revert to an automatic washer that really CLEANS from another (less regulated) era. The...