Speed Queen distributor here in Queensland all new showroom

[brisnat81]

Hi rapunzel

I agree on the options front. A cycle modifier knob for normal and short, plus a heater on off switch.

With the heater on, cold is 30degc warm is 40degc and hot is 60degc.

Then they've got enough functionality to get it up there feature wise in the non us markets to justify the enormous cost.

Emilio, I'm not sure about the internals. The neptunes have a transformer that runs them here. Perhaps the SQ is the same which is why they've not attempted localization even with the higher voltage. The TL machines are true 240v. I've never dug into a front loader though

I assume there are stil gas dryers but Leon might have a better idea than me.

 

[washer111]

The NSW Government is starting to raise my blood pressure about keeping water stored at 60º again.... I did raise that issue before, in a "rant" manner. If the government didn't mandate such hot temperatures, it would save quite a lot of energy, whether that be Gas or Electricity. Although I don't get why this mandate doesn't affect Heat-Pump units. The one's I've seen can only go as hot as 48º (120ºF)...

 

I would also be interested to see whether the SQ is truly 240v, or merely stepped down. That might explain in depth why we (don't) have the water heater... I assume some fancy relay setup to overcome that, if they persisted with the transformer.

 

[rockland1]

Speed Queen

Very nice presentation! Another QUALITY product made in WISCONSIN, USA!

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks!

How does the AWNA62 compare to the American design? The rim looks different. In the advertising literature it shows a direct drive pump, did they do away with the electric one?

 

Fascinating to see the foreign designs!  

 

[mrb627]

Perhaps...

Alliance is working on a resource saver model that will recirculate rinse water during low speed spinning. Which I would prefer to the partial drain system I have heard about.

Malcolm

 

[supersuds]

Thanks, Olav. I seem to remember a discussion of 1960s Australian toploaders with internal heaters that talked about limited availability of hot water in Australian homes, and when Leon mentioned a need for the new Speed Queens to have heaters, I added 2+2 and got 6!

 

[mielerod69]

Inner workings

Hi All,

here is the model on our shop floor with the front cut out to show the workings. The motor is assembled in Mexico and the AU version has an electric pump.

 

[Chetlaham]

Electric pump?

I have seen it before, but why does every single export machine have an electric pump? Is it a listing requirement outside of the US?

 

Also, anyone have a tech sheet wiring diagram, I wonder how the pump is configured with the machine, ie can the machine be advanced into spin drain.

 

[mayfan69]

Electric pumps....

This was discussed in this thread unless you missed it.....

 

 

 

 

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?50379

 

[combo52]

New Speed Queen Distributor

Great thread Leon, Hopefully the new distributor will do well, it looks like they invested some money in setting it up nicely.

I also love that vertical blue SQ sign, I put a call into our SQ sales rep to see if we can get one for our new showroom.

I am sure that electric drain pumps are not required outside the US Robert, but even in the US only SQ TLers and two WP DD stack machines still have a main motor driven water pump. It makes little sense to use over TEN TIMES more electricity to drain a washer 800 watts vs 80 watts, and best of all the separate drain pump not only makes belt changes a simple do-it-yourself operation on SQ TLers but should also make the belt last much longer as well.

I love the claim on the TL washers placard where it says Energy Efficient 1/2 HP motor, this is one the oldest tricks in the advertising world, take one of your worst features and call it an advantage, LOL. Conventional split-phase motors use 3-4 times more power to run a washing machine as the now more common 3 phase inverter style motors.

Fortunately SQ does not do this very often. These inflated and contrived claims are what really started to turn me off to Maytag in the early 1970s when I was working for them. I sat through many sales and service meetings listing to MT people telling us how the HOH dryer was the best dryer ever designed and built while all the while they had already planed on scrapping the whole design in favor of a more WP-SQ-GE-WH style dryer.

 

[washman]

I know what HOH stands for

Halo of Heat. No hot spots according to Maytag.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Speed Queen...

Looks like a grand time was had by all, ta for sharing the experience guys, all you need is your vintage washers and your wall panels on the other side of the room Leon!!

 

[jetcone]

Nice thread guys

Love seeing the Aussie versions of my machines! And that showroom is Boss, I don't know of one here stateside does anybody else?

 

 

Did you notice of the side panels in the Imperial pair were also SS? I saw a new set recently and they had gray painted steel now.

 

 

 

[mayfan69]

Side panels of Imperial pair

Hi Jon

I'm pretty sure the sides of the Imperial pair were stainless steel as well, i can't recall grey painted steel.

Nathan might be able to remember as well...

I was saying to Nathan i'd like to have an Imperial washer at least, but even at wholesale price, it would still be approx AU$3800.00.

Cheers
Leon

 

[jetcone]

HI Leon

$4K is what they cost about here as well. I'm surprised they aren't more due to shipping. Are they assembled in Oz? 

I remember my first trip over in '81 and finding american two door refrigerators were a very hot item on the Oz market. They were going for upwards of $10k when over here they were $2K. I couldn't believe it! 

I think you now build two door fridges don't you?

 

 

 

[mayfan69]

Imperial price....

Hey Jon

 

I didn't realise the price of the Imperial's was the close to those in the US....a bit surprised at that....they're not assembled here. Certainly there's more of a price disparity with the TL's: I managed to buy the TL at wholesale for AU$1550.00, where I understand the TL in the US is about US$750??

 

As for fridges: Australia no longer makes fridges at all: Electrolux recently closed the factory here and they're now imported from Thailand.

 

Cheers

Leon

 

 

 

[jetcone]

Ewuew

So sorry to hear no fridges made there, how odd! Everyone there needs refrigeration! I find that odd!!

 

 

 

[rapunzel]

It's not odd at all...

...we live in a Mary Poppins economy and China provides.

 

[washer111]

When I last checked several months ago, I thought F&P were still manufacturing (fridges) in Queensland... Perhaps things have changed since then?

The DD was made in Mexico, for anyone interested. Perhaps that explains their 80% non-failure rate...

 

Our Westinhouse Oven and Induction Cooktop were down in New South Wales or Queenland, and they are from 2011.

 

[rapunzel]

Didn't F&P close their Cleveland plant?

 

[washer111]

I thought it was still open - but they may very well have. Perhaps I should make a visit to a "BigBox" and see what I can see...

 

[mayfan69]

F& P

Nope, the F&P factory is closed....all imported from Thailand now.