2015 Speed Queens with Electronic Controls

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At least with those options it'll be better than the dial based electronic controls that give you no flexibility over the cycle.

If you can pick a soil level and add other options it should be nice and flexible.

I think the controls look awesome, I assume its the same control computer as the commercial machines, they've just added a home based touchpad.
 
Their high-end commercial/vended top-loader has touchpad electronic controls. I'm assuming if they can stand up to commercial use they should be very reliable in a home setting. Wonder if you'll still be able to open the console to adjust the water level so it fills to the top of the tub?

I'd like to see the panel up close to find out what cycles and options are available.
 
Heresy!

Just plain heresy!

No more click clack of the knob. No more slight buzzing at it motorvates through the cycle.

I can only HOPE that they use better quality boards than what everybody else uses.

Glad I got my old school machine when I did!
 
Thank Heavens

Looks like SQ have put their thinking caps on and made sure people have customisation options so you don't waste time washing clothes that aren't dirty, or can add on more washing time if needed.

These machines certainly are worth buying, if they are deployed across all their relevant home/domestic markets. I know I'd buy one of these - they offer the same, if not more functionality than the traditional models we all know and love.

Again, just so relieved they have made a really competitive offering for their new machines, instead of "handicapping" themselves with a "one-cycle-fit-all" style of mentality they've taken with the FL's and some TL's in Australia.

*Round of Applause for SQ, Please!*
 
Very nice indeed!

These look great! I like them a lot.

 

It would be great to see a close up of the control panel to see the cycles and options provided. As Nathan said, certainly a step up from what we in Australia currently have where you have no control over the cycles with the electro-mechanical timer.

 

I would love to see these on sale in Australia, but I suspect the price might be too high for the Oz market, but we'll see.

 

If not, I'd certainly consider getting a set out from the US!

 

 
 
Tour Date

I noticed that the tour date says October 2013. How did they ever manage to keep this under wraps so long? Seems like they listened to the market and modified accordingly. Even down to a Q on the console. Wonder if there is a possible heater option in the FL offering...

Malcolm
 
It won't be the end of the world if the maximum water level isn't adjustable on the 2015 machines. The maximum capacity load would be a little smaller, but it wouldn't be a deal-breaker.

Malcolm, I'm with you: Put an internal water heater back in the front-loaders, Speed Queen! And while you're at it, give them the same cycle flexibility the forthcoming electronic top-loaders appear to have.

Let us know what you hear back from SQ, Ben.
 
Wonder if there is a possible heater option in the FL offeri

They lost me as a possible customer when they did away with that feature to meet more stringent EPA standards.  I wasn't going to have another FLer without a heater.  I can't understand why they had to ditch this feature given most every other brand offers some models with heaters.  No dumbed down temperatures because of heaters in front loaders.   And true hot and true warm water temperatures are some of the main reasons why front loaders yield major stain removal results without having to inspect and treat every garment going into a load.  Which I always had to do with top loaders.  Saves me a bunch of time tending to BobLoads of laundry. 

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Loss of Heater

I don't think the heater was lost due to EPA standards. I think it was a logistics reaction to their market place at the time. I would wager that 99% of their FL sales are contracts to institutions and government whom are less than interested in having the heater, I guess.

However, times are changing and the market for SQ is shifting to a greater domestic demand. Here's to hoping the response exceeds expectations...

Malcolm
 
I love the looks of the new generation of Speed Queens! They are beautiful and rugged looking!
I agree with Bob and others that there needs to be a heater and more selective use of the front loader options. I could not live without a "Sanitary" selection. I use it at least 2 times a month on my Die Hard and Trusty HE3T. I use it with towels and hand towels. Could not do without it.
I just don't understand their logic on this.
B
 
I love the looks of the new generation of Speed Queens! They are beautiful and rugged looking!
I agree with Bob and others that there needs to be a heater and more selective use of the front loader options. I could not live without a "Sanitary" selection. I use it at least 2 times a month on my Die Hard and Trusty HE3T. I use it with towels and hand towels. Could not do without it.
I just don't understand their logic on this.
B
 
I'm surprised again and again...

I mean, everybody loves SQ because they were reliable. And now, they change the line up, and SQ is talked bad by some.
They use electronic controls in the commercial laundry as well, so I think these controls will just be as good in terms of longlivety as the timers.
And I doubt they'll change a lot about the normal cycles. They would shoot themselves in the knee, so to speak. They are known for the full fills at line temperature. And that is the main reason someone buys them. This and the ease of use, which, to be honest, would not decrease at all as this panel just looks as easy and clean as I could imagine. And if they use the same quality of boards as in the commercial line up, I think they will be even better than the „old" series.
 
I love the look of the controls. I've always had an admiration of the way a control panel looks with only keypads, no knobs. It just looks clean and sleek, no matter the age of the machine. My grandma's old Lady Kenmore with the electronic panel is still by far my favorite, followed by the KitchenAid Superba Selectra washers from the early 90's. I just wish the reliability of the control boards they put in today would be as excellent as they were back then.

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Fear of what's to come...

Electronic control does not mean the machine will have computer programing and motherboard that are expensive to replace and are the cause of so many failures in todays machines. I think a lot of people matches the 2. If you flick on a light by pushing an electronic button instead of a switch... you have electronic control. Hope this is what Alliance is doing... A button that activates a simple circuit.
 
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