New SQ washer

[combo52]

New SQ Commerical TL Washer

Hi Robert, I think you are going to enjoy this washer, but one correction, When this new SQ goes to spin it does NOT spin the floating stuff off the top but rather the lighter floating stuff goes down toward the agitator and then ALL the dirty water and lint is forced through the clean clothing.

This is why SQ has built neutral drain versions of your machine for more than a decade to sell in countries where clothes dryers are rarely used, they do this because of complaints about lint streaking on clothing.

Every US washer builder has had problems with spin drain perforated basket washers over the last 40+ years and all washers are now neutral drain largely because of this problem.

Neutral drain is not perfect as some dirt and scum does get caught in the clean clothing, but nowhere as badly as when the machine is trying to get rid of the dirty water as the clothing is pressed against the wash basket and the water is being forced through it.

The best system for getting the dirty water out is a FL washer where the clothing is tumbling as the water drains.

John L.

 

[rancherman]

Thanks John. I learned something today! Neutral Drain!! I assumed the 'crap' on top would fling outwards from centripetal force! What you say makes sense too.

The Filter Flo basket on GE built washers really had an advantage didn't they.. catching a fair amount of lints and such.

 

[yogitunes]

floating lint and scum....there was a reason overflow rinsing was so effective

the continuous addition of fresh water causing anything on top to overflow into the outter tub and flush down the drain...

as with anything, there are pros and cons to each.....

 

[combo52]

GE Filter-Flow Washers And Lint Collection

Actually they were one of the washers that had higher than average linting and often had complaints about lint streaking on clothing again because of the spin drain. GE did revise the hole pattern in the wash basket around the late 60s which helped somewhat.

Unfortunately the agitator mounted lint filter acted like a sifter and because of the movement much of the finer lint worked itself back through. GE FFs are often cited at being good at collecting pet hair, this is mainly because about the only thing this fast moving filter pan collects is longer pieces of lint and hair, LOL.

The best TL washers at removing and collecting lint and hair were the WP-KM Belt Drive machines with real back-flush self-cleaning lint filters, these machines set the standard for lint free washers for millions of US house holds.

The other machines that did the best job were the early FL washers and the combination washers, with the big holes in the tubs these were by far the best machines at removing and flushing away lint and grit.

John L.