My first Kleenmaid badged SQ had the black control panel
and was the first SQ model available in Oz for domestic use. I had the basic single speed model with only cold rinse option and spin drain.
The drain pump on my current model, which was purchased in 2007, is situated to the right of the motor and not underneath, as it is shown in the above picture.
It is a two speed washer and offers a warm rinse option.
I've tried to take photo close-ups of the controls with my cellular, but the images are too blurry.
The temperature options are the traditional hot/cold, hot/warm, warm/cold, warm/warm, cold/cold.
The water level selector has five set points, but I have selected water levels between these settings. So it operates just like any other infinite water level control.
There is a separate options dial that allows for a pre-wash, extra rinse, drip dry and superwash, which can be deactivated by setting the dial to off.
The cycle selector starts with the regular cycle at 12 o'clock, which gives a maximum 15 minutes wash. After that comes the extra rinse, perma. press cycle, delicate/woolens cycle and at 9 o'clock soak/prewash and spin.
The superwash option allows the machine to automatically continue from the start of the soak/prewash drain and spin into the full regular wash and stops after completing the extra rinse. Using this option the machine deep fills four times and one can put liquid detergent into the conditioner dispenser to allow the entire process to complete without supervision.
Another thing that I've noticed with the warm rinse option, it will only deliver a warm spray rinse with the perma. press and delicates/woolens cycles. The regular cycle does the warm deep rinse, but the spray rinse is cold.
I don't mind that this machine does the spray rinse after the deep rinse. Results have been excellent. The only thing that puzzles me about this washer, it will spin for four or five seconds, stop for two or three seconds and do that twice, before it goes into full extraction. Anyone have any ideas what's up with that?
