New owner of a 2015 Speed Queen TL washer!

[stchuck]

Just ordered the front loader and matching dryer

The unfortunate part is I wont take delivery for quite a while (May 23rd) as they are going into a home that we don't yet live in but will close on in early May.

 

[rapunzel]

Does the pre-wash use intermittent soaks and agitation?

 

[mtn1584]

From one SQ owner to another CONGRATS!!!!

1. I cannot believe how high the factory set water level is!!!! AMAZING
2. Love the new fill flume!
3. I noticed the tub did NOT index, being brand new!!!
4. I WANT ONE AND I WANT ONE NOW!!!!
5. BEST OF LUCK

Sincerely,
Mike

 

[gusherb]

Mike

I was personally so relieved to find that this machine has a high water level from the factory, and a good thing too because the pressure switch is not adjustable!

That new fill flume is supposed to aid in the spray rinse I guess, it does appear to be far more effective then the old waterfall at that.

I'm surprised at how little it indexes! It may also be cuz It's had 10 loads run through it already, but it didn't index a whole lot from the beginning.

I've wanted a SQ for 8 years now, being able to put that desire to rest has made me so happy.

 

[paulinroyton]

Gusherb

Hi Gusherb.

Congratulations on buying your new Speed Queen top loader. She looks beautiful and a sold machine. I have always had a fascination with American top loaders and recently I bought one from a house clearance. The machine was brand new, still had shipping brackets in place. My other half re arrange the laundry room so it would fit, we converted the garage into a laundry room and gym.

Prior to buying my LG washers I nearly bought a Speed Queen top loader. In the UK they are commercial machines used for hotels , guest houses.

More videos please.

Regards.

Paul

 

[mwb]

While I'm a big fan of Speed Queen, they really missed the mark with their "spray rinse" design. As it appears that the tub leans to the right, the spray from the fill flume never comes into contact with the clothes, only the bottom of the tub. I'm thinking a redesign is in order. The flume should be directly mounted to the tub as opposed to the cabinet.

 

[logixx]

Absolutely. It really looks like the spray would only hit the bottom of the tub and maybe half way up the tub. The spray would be okay if the machine did a neutral drain with the clothes laying on the bottom of the tub before spinning. I would have liked to see the load go through a deep rinse to see whether there were still suds left.

 

[henene4]

Could you start the cycle on Heavy Duty for example to just fill the tub and then switch to Normal Eco to get the rinse sequence? This would give you the option to fiddle around with the rinsing sequence of the Normal Eco cycle with pretty much any load.

 

[DADoES]

Shower Rinsing

 
F&P's shower rinse option is much more effective.  The fill flume nozzle has perforations which aim the spray in various directions, some of which are toward the basket and top of the clothes pack.  Rotation drops to 25 RPM during saturation sprays so the load is thoroughly soaked.  The volume of water and number of saturations varies per the load size.  I ran a large load of jeans a couple weeks ago using the shower rinse option, there were three saturation spray periods.

 

[gusherb]

While starting a load I tried to change it from Heavy Duty to Normal Eco while it was still filling and it wouldn't let me. They expect you to have the detergent and load in before even thinking about turning the machine on, and then just walking away from it. The only thing it would let me change during the wash portion of the cycle is turning on the extra rinse option.

One thing I do like is you don't have to start a cycle and let it run through for it to remember your settings, you can set it, walk away and go to turn it on later and those settings will still be there. (good if you wanna leave it a certain way for someone else who may not know WTH they're doing)

I agree, the new fill flume design doesn't do that great a job at the spray rinse. I actually think the old design was better, because while it was spinning the water would wrap around the agitator and hit all the clothes from top to bottom as large droplets.

I honestly don't think Alliance designed the NE option for anything but to satisfy DOE regulations and figure that only novices will use it, the kind that wouldn't notice the poor effectiveness anyway. (and they assume that those people wouldn't buy a SQ in the first place) I'm guessing.

 

[frigilux]

I had a Frigidaire Immersion Care washer and the spray rinses looked far more effective.

SQ should switch to a neutral drain, spin the tub very slowly during the spray, ramp it up to around 150 rpm to draw the water out of the clothes, then repeat.

The spin-drain, with the clothes already plastered to the side of the tub during the spray rinses, is the problem.

 

[brastemp]

Fail Speed Queen project

The rinse spray of Speed Queen is very inefficient. My LG Waveforce is also very efficient to rinse the clothes with spray. I can not stop seeing a lazy work on the project this rinse in SQ, I feel that this brand wants to be eternally antiquated conservatives for consumers who like to spend a river of water to wash a single load of laundry.

 

[combo52]

Spin Rinse Systems In Top Load Washers

I will reserve judgement on SQs new spin rinse system till I have more experience with it, but as I have said before it is a shame WP tied up the patents on the recirculated spin rinse system they used on their Resource Saver TL washers they made in the late 90s. The RS rinse system was by far the most effective rinsing I have ever seen in  TL washer, I would say it was nearly as effective as TWO DEEP RINSES while only using about 1/4 of the water of TDRs. F&Ps spray rinse is also fairly effective but does not adjust for load size like WPs rinse system and wastes more water.

 

Eugene you are correct that SQ should go to Neutral Drain, they also need larger [ and more ] holes in the bottom of heir tub in TL washers. Because of the lack of holes in the basket even if the spray rinse missises the clothing on the sides of the tub the water will mostly spin up through the clothing anyway, possible problem is the sediment in the bottom of the wash basket will also wash up and be deposited in the clean laundry.

 

PS Scott, you are going to love your new SQ Front Load Washer, there is no better, more durable washer built for home use, the SQ FL washer is the real deal, it is literately the last washer most Americans will need if you are over 35 or 40 years old.

 

[gusherb]

So I'm looking to eventually get the matching Speed Queen dryer, the only way to vent out of the closet is down through the floor with the dryer in a bottom-center venting configuration. Our Raytheon Amana dryer had the knockout in the cabinet for this and was configured that way, do the new SQ's still have that configuration option?

And if i decide instead to get a Kenmore/Whirlpool dryer with the lint filter on the top (I love the drying results from those, a good bit better then the SQ IMO) are they configurable for bottom-center venting too?

 

[murando531]

I love F&P's spray rinses, and I was disappointed to learn that the Oasis doesn't perform the same way, at least not in the recent models. The F&P's have that beautiful spray pattern from the flume, and a few jets even hit the top rim of the tub to rinse down any residue, I assume. What I think makes it effective are the quick spins it does between the sprays. The Bravos will drizzle water, which isn't as broad reaching, for a few seconds, then simply drain for a few secs, and repeat. Then it will proceed to the deeper fill if selected.

With the default "water save spray rinse" it will use the recirculator, but not for very long. I would only trust it with very lightly soiled loads anyway, because I'd need to use the minimal amount of detergent for the spray rinse to be effective.

 

[washer111]

Slowing down for a spin rinse is not something I'm a fan of.
Our previous Simpson TL did this, as well as a very slow initial spin after pumping out, and pumping at a standstill for several minutes. It would slow down (slowly, without use of any tub brake), spray the water, which usually landed in the bottom of the tub, not on the clothes (unless you stopped and redistributed them), then faff around for another couple of minutes trying to get back into the spin routine.

The last 3-4 rinses it actually powered up very quickly, and made a nice sound. But the first 3-4 were "tedious," to say the least.

We ended up just defaulting to a single deep rinse, instead of the 7-sprays programme it had. The deep rinse was far more effective, even if it did use more water.

 

[mrb627]

Normal ECO

In my mind, this program is for lightly soiled cotton garment that may simply need a freshening up rather than a full blown wash and rinse. Using an HE detergent in this cycle is going to seriously dilute it down from the start. Not leaving much to be rinsed out in the end.

Still, I am also curious as to what a second rinse added to this program would reveal in sudsiness. It might also be interesting to run a cycle at each load setting to see if the spray sessions vary in any way. Also interesting to note, the first spray rinse is included as part of the end of the wash phase. It isn't until the first spin pause that we advance into the rinse session.

Additionally, in warmer climates, the ECO wash temp would be warmer than in Northern Wintery conditions.

Malcolm

 

[combo52]

Whirlpools resource saver spin rinse system

On whirlpool system they used six recirculated spray rinses all at the highest spin speed.

It is always hard to test rinsing effectiveness but I know you could use a cup of liquid chlorine bleach and could smell nothing at the end of the cycle so I think it was pretty effective,definitely more effective than one deep rinse that's for sure.

 

[stchuck]

I am hoping the front load set is the last one I ever need

I have gone through quite a few sets of front load washers, the best so far being an Electrolux set but there are facets of those machines that I am less than impressed with. I do like that you can choose to add extra water. My only concern the new set ( and not speed queen in general but any manufacturer) is that they will use such little water. I miss the good ol' days when water would slosh around in a front load machine.

Since I am quite a bit past 35 or 40, with a little luck these will take me through until I can no longer remember how to actually use them

 

[mrb627]

Spray - Rinse

I have watched the Normal-ECO video a few times now. I think that if they modified the fill flume and put it back on the tub ring/splash guard. Maybe two ports and the 10 and 2 o'clock positions spraying in a fan pattern it might be better.

It would also not bother me to have the aerated fill back either

Malcolm