New SQ Agitator

[lorainfurniture]

I got some videos

I took delivery of the new “9” series washer, and watched it through a load or 2. I haven’t ran enough loads to form an opinion yet.

It is really quiet.
It uses plenty of water even on auto load sensing. (Haven’t ran eco cycle yet).

Hopefully I’ll get a video edited and uploaded tomorrow

 

[gelaundry4ever]

new speed queen

I can't wait to see the videos! I'd like for you to put the machine through its paces! I'd like to see you wash a full load of colors on the heavy duty setting with heavy soil setting. I'd recommend you use a premium HE laundry detergent and matching fabric softener for a real life test. I can't wait!

 

[Chetlaham]

Said it before I'll say it again: I'll wait for the final results.

Video being taken down: Sigh. I find that appliance information is often more hard to get then motor vehicle, tax, and infrastructure information. Its ridiculous in my eyes but oh well.

 

[johnrk]

Lorainfurniture-

I wish your business the best with these new machines. There's certainly plenty of hot air circulating around here, mine included, but we don't have money on the line.

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks Loraine!

 

[combo52]

The New SQ TL Washers

Will be a good machine for many consumers and will solve many of the complaints we get on the current SQ top load washers.

 

Good points

 

It is quet

 

It will solve the linting comlants

 

It will solve the clothing damage complaints

 

It will solve the vibration and occasional walking complaints we get

 

Speed Queen probably has a winner for most homeowners, BUT this is nothing like any real agitator washer that anyone hear has ever used and I think you are very likley to be VERY disappointed if you like watching washing machines turn over loads of clothing. This new SQ TL washer is going to make any HE Impeller washer built in the last 15 years look great by comparison when you watch it.

 

I have watched over an hour of SQ prepared videos of this washer working and it is actually more fun to watch paint dry than watching this thing try to turn over a load of laundry.

 

 

The bad part is it can not and will not wash really dirty large loads clean like the current washer does, this is just plain common sense when you watch it work as I have.

 

Remember FD built a TL washer like this a few years ago that disappeared from the market after barely a year of production, and we posted pictures of really dirty towels that we washed in it and it did a miserable job of cleaning uniformity.

 

When we get one of these new SQ washers we will do a SXS comparison and post results, as always if anyone wants to visit they can help run the tests and help post the results.

 

John L.

 

[Chetlaham]

Do you really need to turn over clothes to get them clean though? The vids I saw posted here (albeit short) did show clothing being sucked in and down the agitator.

 

[combo52]

Yes when washing a heavily loaded machine you need turn over to clean clothing uniformly

 

[appnut]

Like I said elsewhere, reminded me of a Norge Timeline washing.

 

[duttyb11]

Its obvious.....

I feel like they could have done this differently if they had wanted to. They could have made the agitator move back and forth using more energy efficient mechanics much like Fisher and Paykel top loading washers. Even at 1hp it doesn't seem to be enough muscle to really move the tub back and forth quickly enough. I get the long smooth strokes part, but god its weak. I feel badly for the sellers of this machine in the respect that when they sell it to people, people arn't stupid and if stains arn't coming out they are goig to raise all kinds of stink and I hope they give it to alliance big time if this product doesn't do what its done for years on end. People can get mad at me for prejuding all they want, but combo52 tells me all i need to know. I love the look of this new appliance and its quiet operation, but if you notice they sales people in the training videos arn't very enthousiastic about selling it either. I can't wrap my mind around that Alliance would make an inferior product, but when you hear from people who have seen it in action for extended periods of time say that any impeller washer made in the last 10 years makes it look bad by comparison you know this thing has a problem. Time will tell, but i wouldn't be suprised if alliance makes big changes to this product in a few years time.