I know this has been mentioned here but don't remember now whether or not the new SQ washers have dumbed down water temps? My sister is considering a new w/d. In the past Ive recommended SQ from the discussions here. Her 2000 something Maytag has the dumbed down temps which she has always hated. [this post was last edited: 8/4/2016-12:43]
New Speed Queen washer question
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mrb627
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Nope.
No dumbed down temperatures in the TL SQ.
Malcolm
No dumbed down temperatures in the TL SQ.
Malcolm
Except no hot on normal/eco on the timer or digital machine.
No dumbed down temps in the FL either:
Except for Normal/Eco.
WK78
Except for Normal/Eco.
WK78
which Maytag does she have......
would help if you could post a pic of the control panel....
there were several I had that offered "Energy Saving" button of some sort, and that alone dubbed down the temps, turning it off allowed for normal temps that came from the tap.....
if you look closely at this pic, on the far left is an example of that button....
starting with a low hot water temp doesn't help matters in any machine....
would help if you could post a pic of the control panel....
there were several I had that offered "Energy Saving" button of some sort, and that alone dubbed down the temps, turning it off allowed for normal temps that came from the tap.....
if you look closely at this pic, on the far left is an example of that button....
starting with a low hot water temp doesn't help matters in any machine....
Hers is newer than that. Im at her place now so I just looked at it. It's a 2008 "Legacy Series". And it's cheap IMO. The porcelain coating in the tub is so cheap and thin that it started coming off around the holes a few years back. It wasn't long before the tub started to rust around the holes. Definitely not the quality MT used to be known for.
So even with the new SQ if you select Normal the water is dumbed down. What do you have to select to get the temp water you want?
So even with the new SQ if you select Normal the water is dumbed down. What do you have to select to get the temp water you want?
The 'Heavy Duty' cycle takes the place of a traditional 'Normal' cycle. It doesn't reduce the hot water temp and it provides a traditional deep rinse on the new Speed Queens with the electronic control panel.
If I recall correctly, the Normal/Eco cycle on the new machines uses a slow spin after the wash and does a spray rinse rather than a deep rinse. And it reduces wash water temperatures. I can see the Normal/Eco cycle working fine for a load of poly-cotton blends like dress shirts, summer shorts, etc. Wouldn't want a spray rinse for something like a full load of bath towels, though.
If I recall correctly, the Normal/Eco cycle on the new machines uses a slow spin after the wash and does a spray rinse rather than a deep rinse. And it reduces wash water temperatures. I can see the Normal/Eco cycle working fine for a load of poly-cotton blends like dress shirts, summer shorts, etc. Wouldn't want a spray rinse for something like a full load of bath towels, though.
Thanks for the info. If I remember correctly it was last year that SQ went to electronic controls. Did the previous models with the manual controls have these lower temperature/reduced water features? I remember telling her to get a SQ set last year before they switched to electronic controls.
cehalstead
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manual/electronic controls
I just bought a Speed Queen TL AW432 that still has mechanical controls. The hot water temp is what your tank delivers and the warm is a 50/50 blend. The normal/eco cycle is all cold except for a brief spurt of whatever temp you choose. It comes at the end of the wash cycle. The heavy duty cycle is the cycle of choice.....temp you choose and a full deep rinse.
I just bought a Speed Queen TL AW432 that still has mechanical controls. The hot water temp is what your tank delivers and the warm is a 50/50 blend. The normal/eco cycle is all cold except for a brief spurt of whatever temp you choose. It comes at the end of the wash cycle. The heavy duty cycle is the cycle of choice.....temp you choose and a full deep rinse.
glomain
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does anyone know
why it does that spurt of water in the eco cycle,it doesnt make any sence
why it does that spurt of water in the eco cycle,it doesnt make any sence
Wash Water Temps In New SQ TL Washers
Except for the Normal-Eco cycle you get what ever your water heater puts on hot, On Warm you get a mixture of 30% from your hot water supply and 70% from your cold supply [ this 30-70 mix has been used for at least the last 1/2 dozen years on ALL SQ TL washers ]. Cold is always all cold.
On the NEC TL washers a tiny bit of hot or warm water is sprayed in at the start of wash fill and after that it is all COLD.
Full fill TL washers NEVER made any sense unless you used the water more than once, it simply takes way too much energy and detergent to get decent washing conditions. SQ should bring back Suds-Saver washers if they want to keep building these wasteful machines.
Except for the Normal-Eco cycle you get what ever your water heater puts on hot, On Warm you get a mixture of 30% from your hot water supply and 70% from your cold supply [ this 30-70 mix has been used for at least the last 1/2 dozen years on ALL SQ TL washers ]. Cold is always all cold.
On the NEC TL washers a tiny bit of hot or warm water is sprayed in at the start of wash fill and after that it is all COLD.
Full fill TL washers NEVER made any sense unless you used the water more than once, it simply takes way too much energy and detergent to get decent washing conditions. SQ should bring back Suds-Saver washers if they want to keep building these wasteful machines.
gusherb
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The TL SQ's are doing 50/50 for warm again since the new models.
