ORDER PLACED!!! NEW SQ FL SET!

[combo52]

New SQ Pair For The Newly Weds

And when you consider that these could last over 50 years they may be the perfect purchase for a new couple.

 

Every day I am asked many times by customers what is the best new washer and I always answer a Speed Queen Front Load Washer first and work down from there to a SQ TL, WP built FL and even the higher end WP built TL machines, but NOTHING really can compare in overall life expectancy, easy to repair and great performance to these SQ FL washers.

 

Congratulations

 

John L.

 

[combo52]

New SQ Pair For The Newly Weds

And when you consider that these could last over 50 years they may be the perfect purchase for a new couple.

 

Every day I am asked many times by customers what is the best new washer and I always answer a Speed Queen Front Load Washer first and work down from there to a SQ TL, WP built FL and even the higher end WP built TL machines, but NOTHING really can compare in overall life expectancy, easy to repair and great performance to these SQ FL washers.

 

Congratulations

 

John L.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Dumb Question

Is there a reason you would consider a SQ FL washer to be a level above the SQ TL washer in terms of longevity? Just wondering. I agree with your list as far as WP being next after SQ (excluding Miele). My Duet just turned 11 years old this month.

 

[mtn1584]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BEST OF LUCK to everyone with their new Speed Queen washers and dryers!!!
LOVE THE FRONT LOADER AND TOP LOADER!!!
I would have a hard time choosing as well!!!

Mike

 

[launderess]

You can go to SQ/Alliance Website

Where they offer a calculator to base the predicted lifespan of washer and compare with the previous unit.

For the record while SQ front loaders are very well built, the more loads you do per week or day will affect the lifespan. When I entered "four" loads per day as a test SQ came back that their current FL would only last between 5-10 years, IIRC.

Now do not know what SQ means by these predicted lifespans. That is does it mean the units will need major repairs that may exceed the cost of a new unit? In the commercial laundry world washers are rebuilt all the time with things such as bearings replaced as needed.

 

[combo52]

Not A Dumb Question

Hi Mark, Commercial Quality FL Washers have always had a much longer life span than commercial versions of TL washers. A FL washer is just plain a lot simpler [ less than 1/4 the number of parts to wear out ] than an old school machine like a SQ or for that matter an OLD WP BD, A GE FF, or even a DC MT TLer.

 

It is also a whole lot easier to fix a SQ FL washer, even a bearing job is far easier to do than just a main seal and top bearing on a SQ TL Washer

 

I am also basing my claim on SQs own statements of longevity, when we trained on SQ Laundry appliances about 8 years ago the SQ trainers said that their FL machines had a design life of around 25,000 loads, SQ claims around 10,500 for their TL washers. [ And Miele claims around 10,000 for their washers, but you better have a separate bank account if you expect to keep a Miele washer running much past ten years to pay for parts and repairs ]

 

Overall in my appliance experiences over the last 50 years I have never seen a better built automatic washer built for home use and or one that would likely last longer than a current SQ FL washer.......... I can't even think of a wringer washer that would likely last as long.

 

John L.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

SQ longevity:

I have run the numbers and a 25,000 load machine should last me a WHOPPING 48 YEARS DOING 10 LOADS PER WEEK! I will be buying a new washer when I am 85 years old according to Alliance.
If this was a coin metered version in a commercial laundromat doing21 loads per week it should STILL LAST 23 YEARS!
I AM FLOORED by the quality of this machine. I KNOW I made the right decision.
WK78

 

[launderess]

Yeabut

In a commercial/laundromat that washer should be doing more than 21 loads per day. *LOL*

Cycle times on the SQ washers at our local are between 30 and 32 minutes. Place opens at 7AM and last wash is at 730PM. In a perfect world for any laundromat business their machines will turn at a steady constant clip. Otherwise the guy has machines that cost him money (and may be still if they are on credit) but not bringing in revenue.

A take on European washers: http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation...interactive-diagram/in-depth-washing-machines