New Speed Queen washers and dryers!

[laundrynut]

a teaspoon here...

a half teaspoon there... a 1/4 cup white vinegar. It's a cooking class, don't you know.

Didn't the term "sour" evolve out of the word "sourcide?"

 

[sudsman]

Sour

sour = nuturalizer. Got the term Sour as many of the older laundry managers soured the load to taste.If the final rinse water had a sour taste then there was enough sour in the load. Usually a finger was dipped in the rinse water and actually tasted. I have never done it that way but have known many older LMs. that always did. Two that I worked under years ago did.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Capacities

Thanks for the info Guys & Laundress
From what I deduce then is the 3.3 cu. ft. should be about equeal capacity to my current TL machine. Guess I would still have to take the king-size comforter to the laundry and use their big-honking-machines. If it weren't $4.00 a pop, I could sit and watch that triple loader all day.

I was looking but didn't see anything on the website. Does the SQ FL have an internal heater? And I know someone asked, but I don't remember seeing the answer; Is the door reversable? My laundry has the washer on the left.

 

[everythingold]

Yes, SQ offers a FL with a heat boost. matt

 

[iheartmaytag]

I just contacted the SQ dealer in our area, Lytton's Appliance. He told me that the doors are not reversable, but that you can order a left hinge or a right hinge when you order. He said that they don't stock the FL machines because they are also a Whirl-crap dealer and that some people will buy the space ship styled machine over the plain Jane workhorse most of the time. Also the Whirl's are priced less, and most people look at the price tag and perceive price/value without considering the workmanship.

He said that 99% of old Maytag owners are attracted to the SQ because they like the quality. He said the machines for home are, like what was said in an earlier post from someone else, the same machines as in a Laundromat without the coin slot.

Cost? He said that it would be around $2,000.

 

[laundrynut]

The SQ FL with heat boost

is available only on the FL with the rear controls, if I'm not mistaken. Was checking that out while shopping for my SQ.

Don't forget that when you're talking about cu/ft on a TL, you have to take into consideration the big honking agitator.

iheartmaytag:
I hope the $2000 isn't for just the washer, because my stack set came to just a little over $2000.

 

[favorit]

I still can't get used to see ..

...a Zanussi washer with a Westinghouse badge

Here in IT the White-Westinghouse badge is used by Smeg for BOL, non-design appliances.

 

[favorit]

LCB : which bath is better ??

here in EU LCB is dispensed in a separate bath (usually 1st or 2nd rinse).
If i'm not misunderstood, US household machines add it in the main bath along with the detergent. If that were true, doesn't LCB & detergent "cancel" each other ??

 

[ronhic]

In Australia....

...Westinghouse is a part of the Electrolux group and from a white goods perspective they are mid-range machines...or they were until Electrolux stopped importing rebadges machines as Westinghouse.

Effectively, we had Simpson as basic machines, Westinghouse as Mid-range and Electrolux as top of range when talking about Fridges, washers and dryers.

For cooking, you can add Chef between Simpson and Westinghouse..

The washing machine pictured has an amazing amount of versitility compared to some.

 

[mysteryclock]

Lefty or righty?

Really, you can order a left-hinge door for the washer? I had no idea -- I don't their web site is clear on that either. I take it the dryer doors are reversible?

 

[iheartmaytag]

Dryer doors are reversable per website

I am still doubting the salesman, but he told me you could order the washer doors left or right hinge, but they were not user reversable. I stopped by the laundromat last night and all the machines there are right hinged. Me thinks the salesman was goofy.

 

[laundrynut]

LCB

is not supposed to be used with enzyme detergents in the same bath, as it will cancel the affects of the enzymes. I understand that oxy bleach is OK with enzymes.

 

[yogitunes]

BIG QUESTION....

do these have enough water use per fill up for good washing results....or can we tweek them?

I hate my frigidaire, there's just not enough water and you can't even make adjustments.....just wondering!