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I was at Young’s Appliances in Glen Ellyn this week and they still have several 2017 SQ models available. I like being able to select your water level.
 
OOOH

I wasn't aware that they carried them, that's almost in my backyard. Now the dilemma is whether to try one more of the Maytag's with the hope that this experience was a fluke or tell them to keep it and go back to speed queen.

Thanks so much for letting me know.
 
New Maytag Commercial Heavy Duty Washer ?

Hi Scott, Sorry you are having problems with your new MT TL washer, It does sound like it should be serviced or possibility replaced.

 

Keep in mind this is not a new design machine in any way, WP has been building several Commercial Heavy Duty versions of this VMW washer since 2010, this Maytag does not employ any new technology.

 

John L.
 
Manufacturing defects

Such sporadic faults like you described often are related to some bad connection somewhere, or to cracked solderjoints on some PCB.

Such faults often are related to transport or production errors, especially after only a few weeks of use.

Having it replaced might change your mind about the machine, but still are a huge annoyance.
 
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Well at least you CAN have the machine replaced to help restore lost faith in the device.
With SQ that is not possible. You WILL have to work through any and all defects no matter how numerous and concerning, think repeated burning smell from crap electronics, and live on with a washer you will never trust not to leave you hanging at the worst possible time...all the while paying a premium price for "durability" as the final insult to injury.
 
regardless of brand

I think we are all battling the same thing these days.... for the most part the quality we were used to from past experiences with appliances no longer exists.

Stepped up to a Miele front loader at a previous home and it wasn't what I expected either. I think it was the 4648 or something with a 48 in it... it was their larger units geared for the US market. Had a door that would never align right, they came out twice to try to repair it, had it flash error messages frequently and it wouldn't hesitate when spinning, it would go right into it but wow it sounded like a helicopter landing.. it was in the basement on a cement floor and I was still sure at times I could feel the whole house vibrating.

On a side note I have a Miele dishwasher and refrigerator/freezer columns that are three years old and so far no complaints.
 
Yeah - I decided a long time ago the higher-end didn't mean higher quality.  Just more bling and stuff to go wrong, either out-of-the-box or later down the line.

 

It wouldn't surprise me if the $299 Amana that Whirlpool sells has the highest initial quality just because there are so many of them coming off the line.
 
The swap occurs on 03/31. I also purchased the matching dryer which is very quiet and seems to do an excellent job. I am going to attempt to disconnect the end of cycle buzzer. Its the only thing about the dryer that drives me wild. It performs much better than the speed queen dryer that I had previously.
 
I have had both a speed queen front loader (2015) and their top loader (2011) and in my opinion only this commercial style Maytag turns the loads over better. It really moves the clothes. I am hoping the swap on the 31st solves all of the issues because in general I really like this washer. Just this weekend I put in a load that when dry, filled the washer to the rim and I thought "no way" but I will try. I couldn't fit that many clothes into the SQ front loader. I knew the clothes would compress when wet but still thought it would struggle. I came back to it while agitating and it turned the load over with no problem at all and I was shocked. Everything came out great. Its not a perfect rinser but the SQ top loader wasn't either. I think the trick is to dial back the soap a little. Although it doesn't spin nearly as fast as the front loader I am not dissatisfied with the end result. Cycle times in the dryer have by no means doubled I would estimate maybe 15-20% longer than with the SQ front loader, but I also had a different dryer so maybe apples to oranges, not sure.
 
exchanged the washer today

Lets hope this new one does what it is supposed to. I am giving this machine one more try. Ran one load (that's all the clothes I have to wash) and it was fine. For whatever reason it spins quieter than the other one...

It really is quite good at washing, I am keeping my fingers crossed. I have 30 days to exchange it if it doesn't seem to perform as intended.

Scott
 
I would have no idea what to replace this with at this time.

Scott,

You can still buy the regular Speed Queen top loader or get a Fisher & Paykel. For a top loader F&P is a very good choice still.
 
Thanks for the update.  Keep us posted.

 

This is a pricey machine, especially given how cheap used DDs are going for, but if somebody wants a new machine it's good to be able to recommend one with confidence.
 
Update

So far so good, I did a few loads of laundry tonight. There is some logic built into the washer regarding rinsing... Using the "mixed" cycle, I have noticed that sometimes the washer will launch into a final spin after the rinse and sometimes it will do some spray rinses after the main deep rinse where it spins slowly and applies the water. I have noticed three spray rinses and today it did four before launching into the final spin. I am still trying to determine how much soap to use and I will admit I used too much this load. I have also noticed that on the "Normal" cycle which is a decreased main wash fill followed by spray rinses the machine added a deep rinse along with the spray rinses on a blanket that was retaining soap.

I don't see a pattern here other than it alters what it is supposed to do based on some type of information gathered somehow.

I really thought at first that the machine was going bonkers but I don't think so, I think its doing what it thinks it needs to.

Definitely something I didn't expect to happen. I wish someone else who owns the machine would chime in and tell us if theirs performs the same.

That's my update for now... I hope you all have a good Thursday evening.
 
I don't know how much interest there is in this washer anymore but so far so good. No complaints at all with the second washer. It does exactly what it is supposed to do, clean the clothes, and quite well.

If there are any questions I will be happy to try to answer them.

I'm ready for the weekend, thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. WooHoo. Maybe we will have a weekend without snow, finally. I was beginning to think it was too much to ask for winter to go away in this suburb of Chicago.
 

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