I appreciate the comments. It's certainly a toss up. The Maytag is going back. It rattled from the start and now it's squeaking. The knob to start it is extremely cheap feeling. Plus the top slopes and the clothes slide off. Drying performance was actually good. Lowes has a great return policy. Our SQ wouldn't match regardless because we have last years washer. The store that sells them sells every one they can get. The top line has an unprecedented 7 year warranty. We're leaning to go in that direction.
Speed Queen Dryers
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There Is Nothing WRONG With SQ Dryers
They are rugged, fast, easy to service [ every functional part can be serviced-replaced without even moving the machine ], even a motor change only takes 15 minutes, try that on most newer dryers.
A new SQD will outlast 2-3 new LG, Samsung, GE or Electrolux dryers and the steel cabinets are strong enough to stand on.
Yes I do like the 29" WP built dryers but they are not what they used to be.
After selling and repairing SQ appliances for the last12 years I have not seen ONE single part that has been cheapened, every time I work on other brands of laundry appliances you see ways they are making them cheaper and cheaper and harder to service, going to heaven to me would be only having to work on SQ FL washers and their dryers.
John L.
They are rugged, fast, easy to service [ every functional part can be serviced-replaced without even moving the machine ], even a motor change only takes 15 minutes, try that on most newer dryers.
A new SQD will outlast 2-3 new LG, Samsung, GE or Electrolux dryers and the steel cabinets are strong enough to stand on.
Yes I do like the 29" WP built dryers but they are not what they used to be.
After selling and repairing SQ appliances for the last12 years I have not seen ONE single part that has been cheapened, every time I work on other brands of laundry appliances you see ways they are making them cheaper and cheaper and harder to service, going to heaven to me would be only having to work on SQ FL washers and their dryers.
John L.
FWIW
I have two SQ dryers, the 9 electronic series with 4 temps (no heat, delicate, regular, and heavy duty).
At first I thought hmmm this dryer takes longer than my Newton Iowa Maytags did. And it took a little while to figure out what temp and dryness setting to use to get the result I wanted.
But once I got the hang of it, I get the exact result I want every time.
Both dryers perform identically.
It never ever balls sheets up, which is a huge plus for me. Also it actually properly tumbles a single item or just a handful of socks. Not many dryers can do that!
The build quality is so nice. It’s very quiet and smooth. The steel drum and fins never get blue stains with new jeans, and there’s no chipping or scratching like painted drums. It’d probably dry faster if it had a larger lint screen design like Newton IA Maytags or WP.
I dunno. For fun I put a digital roasting thermometer in it, empty on heavy duty; it topped 170 degrees but the exhaust vent never felt really hot. It’s never gotten too hot on me. Maybe there’s a difference with the knob or 8 series. ? I never use heavy duty. It seems to overdry on heavy duty and towels come out rough (like they did with my Maytag). Regular seems like the right temp for everything and you get the dryness result stated on the buttons. Low is very low. I can’t envision it ever actually drying a load on the low heat setting. That’s not a problem for me. I like to use it for clothes like polo shirts and khaki pants which I just dry on low for 15 minutes to dewrinkle and then I hang them to dry.
It does a perfect job of drying loads of underwear and socks on regular temp,near dry. The laundry is dry enough to fold but not over dried, even socks although they’re thicker. I dunno. It seems to be very easy on clothes. I don’t have socks and elastic pooping out from being over dried on heat too high.
If I did dry clothes all the way I’d use regular temp and less dry so the seams would be slightly damp and it’d stop before shrinkage.
It suits me just fine. Other people (with different laundry practices or needs?) have voiced frustration, so I dunno.
My vents are relatively short and direct with rigid metal and the shutter type vent covers outside, FWIW.
I have two SQ dryers, the 9 electronic series with 4 temps (no heat, delicate, regular, and heavy duty).
At first I thought hmmm this dryer takes longer than my Newton Iowa Maytags did. And it took a little while to figure out what temp and dryness setting to use to get the result I wanted.
But once I got the hang of it, I get the exact result I want every time.
Both dryers perform identically.
It never ever balls sheets up, which is a huge plus for me. Also it actually properly tumbles a single item or just a handful of socks. Not many dryers can do that!
The build quality is so nice. It’s very quiet and smooth. The steel drum and fins never get blue stains with new jeans, and there’s no chipping or scratching like painted drums. It’d probably dry faster if it had a larger lint screen design like Newton IA Maytags or WP.
I dunno. For fun I put a digital roasting thermometer in it, empty on heavy duty; it topped 170 degrees but the exhaust vent never felt really hot. It’s never gotten too hot on me. Maybe there’s a difference with the knob or 8 series. ? I never use heavy duty. It seems to overdry on heavy duty and towels come out rough (like they did with my Maytag). Regular seems like the right temp for everything and you get the dryness result stated on the buttons. Low is very low. I can’t envision it ever actually drying a load on the low heat setting. That’s not a problem for me. I like to use it for clothes like polo shirts and khaki pants which I just dry on low for 15 minutes to dewrinkle and then I hang them to dry.
It does a perfect job of drying loads of underwear and socks on regular temp,near dry. The laundry is dry enough to fold but not over dried, even socks although they’re thicker. I dunno. It seems to be very easy on clothes. I don’t have socks and elastic pooping out from being over dried on heat too high.
If I did dry clothes all the way I’d use regular temp and less dry so the seams would be slightly damp and it’d stop before shrinkage.
It suits me just fine. Other people (with different laundry practices or needs?) have voiced frustration, so I dunno.
My vents are relatively short and direct with rigid metal and the shutter type vent covers outside, FWIW.
Duh
Forgot to say: mine are gas.
Forgot to say: mine are gas.
So the dealer actually had a new in box of last year's model that will match which is what we are getting. It should also come with the piece that keeps socks from falling into the lint trap. This year's model does not, you have to buy it extra. I hope my Electric performs as well as the Gas dryer described by HelicalDrive and we'll be quite happy.
New SQ Dryer
I am sure you will be happy with this dryer, there is almost no difference between the performance behind full sized vented gas and electric dryers.
The main difference is cost of operation, you save enough to pay back the cost of the dryer if you use natural gas and the gas dryer causes only about 1/3 of the damage to the environment in terms of carbon dioxide production.
The little lint filter guard is a mixed blessing, I find it easier to just scoop the lint out of the filter before you drag your dry clothes out of the dryer so they don't fall in the lint [ As a dealer I am glad SQ eliminated it ]
John L.
I am sure you will be happy with this dryer, there is almost no difference between the performance behind full sized vented gas and electric dryers.
The main difference is cost of operation, you save enough to pay back the cost of the dryer if you use natural gas and the gas dryer causes only about 1/3 of the damage to the environment in terms of carbon dioxide production.
The little lint filter guard is a mixed blessing, I find it easier to just scoop the lint out of the filter before you drag your dry clothes out of the dryer so they don't fall in the lint [ As a dealer I am glad SQ eliminated it ]
John L.
Hope it works
out and that you will be happy with your new SQ dryer!
out and that you will be happy with your new SQ dryer!
Power supply In The US and most other countries as well
Basically all solar, wind and hydro energy produced is used at all times, there are very few times if any when a particular power grid is being completely supplies by these renewable sources, hopefully some day they will be.
But today when ever you turn on any real power draw they make up the difference by burning more NG, oil or coal, and even if they are using NG to run that electric dryer they have to burn 2-3 times as much gas compared just burning the NG in the gas dryer.
They do not turn turn up production of the sun or wind etc when you turn on your dryer.
John L.
Basically all solar, wind and hydro energy produced is used at all times, there are very few times if any when a particular power grid is being completely supplies by these renewable sources, hopefully some day they will be.
But today when ever you turn on any real power draw they make up the difference by burning more NG, oil or coal, and even if they are using NG to run that electric dryer they have to burn 2-3 times as much gas compared just burning the NG in the gas dryer.
They do not turn turn up production of the sun or wind etc when you turn on your dryer.
John L.
spinmon
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SQ fine
Our SQ electric dryer is almost 6 years old and performs well. It does seem hotter at times than our '96 KM '90',but overall the SQ does a good job.
DO watch for build-up on the heat inlet grill. I guess it's burnt liquid softener. Ours gets sharp carbon-like crusts on it that can't be good on clothes. I've replaced the grill once and try to keep it scraped clean now. The 'carbon' is mostly on the lower rows of holes in the grill.
SQ should CONCAVE this grill like WP/KM so the laundry isn't so constantly contacting it. As is,a minimalist design on an otherwise very good machine.
Our SQ electric dryer is almost 6 years old and performs well. It does seem hotter at times than our '96 KM '90',but overall the SQ does a good job.
DO watch for build-up on the heat inlet grill. I guess it's burnt liquid softener. Ours gets sharp carbon-like crusts on it that can't be good on clothes. I've replaced the grill once and try to keep it scraped clean now. The 'carbon' is mostly on the lower rows of holes in the grill.
SQ should CONCAVE this grill like WP/KM so the laundry isn't so constantly contacting it. As is,a minimalist design on an otherwise very good machine.
I've got the 2005 pair
We bought the SQ top-loader and matching dryer in 2005.
They've both been terrific. Dryer is basic, but it dries our clothes exactly as we set it. More dry, less dry.. whatever. No clothing damage.
Occasionally it starts to squeak. We do a LOT of laundry so when necessary I put in new rollers and glides and do standard maintenance to quiet it back down. However, in all the years of ownership it has never failed to dry properly.
The TL washer has been a workhorse. It only needed repair once, just about at the ten year mark. The transmission failed. SQ covered the part under warranty, I paid labor. Very pleased with the reliability.
We bought the SQ top-loader and matching dryer in 2005.
They've both been terrific. Dryer is basic, but it dries our clothes exactly as we set it. More dry, less dry.. whatever. No clothing damage.
Occasionally it starts to squeak. We do a LOT of laundry so when necessary I put in new rollers and glides and do standard maintenance to quiet it back down. However, in all the years of ownership it has never failed to dry properly.
The TL washer has been a workhorse. It only needed repair once, just about at the ten year mark. The transmission failed. SQ covered the part under warranty, I paid labor. Very pleased with the reliability.
jcturbot
Active member
Can those of you with a Speed Queen Dryer do me a favor and give me a measurement of the Dryer Door, both width and height.
Thanks,
Jeff
Thanks,
Jeff
glomain
Well-known member
size
23 wide by 18 1/4 high
23 wide by 18 1/4 high
jcturbot
Active member
Thanks glomain.
Anyone have a Stackable Speed Queen that could do the same and measure the door of the Dryer.
Jeff
Anyone have a Stackable Speed Queen that could do the same and measure the door of the Dryer.
Jeff
Stackable SQ dryer door
Is exactly the same door.
Is exactly the same door.
So we took the advice in one response and started with Regular Cycle (Medium Heat)and Near Dry. The loads come out soft and dry. The dryer cools down at the end of the cycle. It doesn't seem to take much if any longer than the Maytag. It doesn't seem excessively hot, at least not on Medium. It's definitely smooth and relatively quiet. We have the 9 series model. At this point, I am so glad we returned the Maytag and spent a little more for this SQ.
Forgot to say
It defaults to Eco Dry and I leave it on that.
For lightweight items I’d select Permanent Press to avoid overdrying. If you just play around with selecting cycles, without starting it, you’ll note that Perm Press Near Dry states a shorter dry time than Regular ND or Heavy Duty ND The stated drying time at the start is supposed to be the average time the last 7 loads on that cycle/settings took. Even so it seems to use a combo of the sensor plus some computerized pre-calculation of how long it intends to run for the load based upon loads in the past. If you first dry a heavy bulky load on Regular Near Dry, say two cotton blankets you infrequently dry, and that take a long time, then next a more lightweight load on the same, say a load of very old towels that dry fast, it will overdry the next lighter load that time — even though ordinarily it doesn’t. Now I know people are going to say that makes no sense, but I swear that happens.
I just remembered the instruction manual says to use Heavy Duty for blankets — probably to avoid the scenario I just described. Next time I’m going to use Heavy Duty for blankets but change the default high heat down to medium.
The only other thing it does that’s weird— when I dried two cotton blankets that were new and very linty, the automatic cycle went off after the stated time at the beginning, let’s just say 58 minutes, but they were still wet because the lint trap got completely full very soon into the cycle. So I took out the lint and started the same cycle over from the beginning. When I started it, it said 58 minutes but the time counted down extremely fast, and it claimed they were dry and shut off again within 15 minutes. As if it had a mind of its own and decided: nope, did that load already, I told you it was dry the first time, I’m telling you again it’s dry, and I’m done!
It’s not a perfect dryer but it’s still very nice and it rarely acts weird. You will soon get the hang of how to set it to get the result you want for particular loads.
It defaults to Eco Dry and I leave it on that.
For lightweight items I’d select Permanent Press to avoid overdrying. If you just play around with selecting cycles, without starting it, you’ll note that Perm Press Near Dry states a shorter dry time than Regular ND or Heavy Duty ND The stated drying time at the start is supposed to be the average time the last 7 loads on that cycle/settings took. Even so it seems to use a combo of the sensor plus some computerized pre-calculation of how long it intends to run for the load based upon loads in the past. If you first dry a heavy bulky load on Regular Near Dry, say two cotton blankets you infrequently dry, and that take a long time, then next a more lightweight load on the same, say a load of very old towels that dry fast, it will overdry the next lighter load that time — even though ordinarily it doesn’t. Now I know people are going to say that makes no sense, but I swear that happens.
I just remembered the instruction manual says to use Heavy Duty for blankets — probably to avoid the scenario I just described. Next time I’m going to use Heavy Duty for blankets but change the default high heat down to medium.
The only other thing it does that’s weird— when I dried two cotton blankets that were new and very linty, the automatic cycle went off after the stated time at the beginning, let’s just say 58 minutes, but they were still wet because the lint trap got completely full very soon into the cycle. So I took out the lint and started the same cycle over from the beginning. When I started it, it said 58 minutes but the time counted down extremely fast, and it claimed they were dry and shut off again within 15 minutes. As if it had a mind of its own and decided: nope, did that load already, I told you it was dry the first time, I’m telling you again it’s dry, and I’m done!
It’s not a perfect dryer but it’s still very nice and it rarely acts weird. You will soon get the hang of how to set it to get the result you want for particular loads.
norgeway
Well-known member
I like
The 80s Hotpoint I'm using now, it works just fine.
The 80s Hotpoint I'm using now, it works just fine.
jcturbot
Active member
combo52,
You sure about the door being the same?
From what I am hearing they are both the same width at 23 1/4" but the height is different.
The regular Dryers door is 18 1/4" but the Stack door is 13 1/4" height.
Jeff
You sure about the door being the same?
From what I am hearing they are both the same width at 23 1/4" but the height is different.
The regular Dryers door is 18 1/4" but the Stack door is 13 1/4" height.
Jeff
