Newer Speed Queen Comercial Model Top Loaders

[mrb627]

Dispensers

I have never been a big fan of automatic dispensers in any machine.  They are all poor at staying clean and almost always require some type of routine cleaning program.  They are magnets for pink slime and mildew.  I try to use mine on my SQ as little as possible. 

 

I suppose the closest thing to the perfect dispenser I have found so far was on the GE Harmony machine.  I presume because the machine uses more water than a typical front loader, it cleans itself up better.

 

Michael - I would throw a new belt on the SQ and see if it improves the spin.  Was this one of the machines with the lowered hi water level?  Perhaps you raised it too much causing some spillover and edge rusting.  How old is this machine?  Out of warrantee?  If the machine leaks a bit because of the outer tub rust, you may be able to get it replaced.

 

 

Malcolm

 

 

[76speedqueen]

no full rinse?

I will take my old 1970's Speed Queen with Flotation Rinse anyday!

 

[danmantn]

What is a flotation rinse?

 

[nmassman44]

Flotation rinse light lit up anytime the washer SQ solid tub washer with that light would light up during the last minute or so of the wash cycle where the washer added water to overflow the washtub. This is how it got rid of lint and lighter than water soil. Then there was a pause and then the motor would reverse and spin the water up and over the top of the tub. Sediment was under the agitator and ejected out the tube. In the solid tub SQ washer I had growing up the tube was clogged. Never worked right and there was a sediment layer at the bottom of the tub. If we went to the beach then the sand stayed...had to vacuum that out more times than I care to admit.
The flotation rinse was also in the final rinse where it would fill while agitating the load for a couple of minutes.
Overall my experience with a SQ solid tub washer was the the first one lasted almost 10 years and the 2nd one 6 years. Keep in mind I did laundry for 7 people and the machine was running everyday. Washed well and rinsing was awesome. Spin dry was another story. The top of the load was well spun...the bottom not so much. The washer capacity was the "extra capacity" tub but when my parents bought the Maytag A510 to replace the SQ washer what a difference in capacity. The Maytag was huge!

 

[ingliscanada]

Isn't it ironic?

Once upon a time, SQ had one of the best rinses. The old ads claimed that the water was as clear as drinking water at the end of the cycle. Now this!!

Gary

 

[jetcone]

Not to fear Malcolm

Its on its way:  "Not to drag this way off topic, but if detergents were made even less sudsy, the issue of poor rinsing would fade away. Having to measure detergent with a teaspoon is ridiculous. "

Keep an eye out here  in the coming months!!

 

[DADoES]

 
I don't think sudsing per se is an indication of poor rinsing. A low- or non-sudsing detergent may just as well rinse poorly ... but there are no suds for a visual confirmation in it.