Speed Queen Dryers

[paulg]

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.

 

[jcturbot]

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

 

[glomain]

size

23 wide by 18 1/4 high

 

[jcturbot]

Thanks glomain.

Anyone have a Stackable Speed Queen that could do the same and measure the door of the Dryer.

Jeff

 

[combo52]

Stackable SQ dryer door

Is exactly the same door.

 

[stljrs]

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.

 

[helicaldrive]

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.

 

[norgeway]

I like

The 80s Hotpoint I'm using now, it works just fine.

 

[jcturbot]

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

 

[combo52]

13 1/4" Tall ? you couldn't even easily load clothing through a door that short, I just measured the door on a new SQ FL Stack on our showroom and the door on a ten YO SQ stack dryer and they are both 18 1/4" high.

 

John L.

 

[jcturbot]

Thanks for the info John, that's what I wanted to hear.

A gentleman had a SQ Dryer Door for sale on ebay and it measured out at 13 1/4" height....not sure what it fit.

Jeff

 

[stljrs]

We have seen the hiccup where you put it back in because it's not quite dry and it cycles through very quickly and still not dry. At that point we just used a timed dry cycle. But it's only happened once and I think the load was very small so perhaps not enough volume in there to trigger the sensor.

Overall it works quite well and it actually is nice having the lint trap in the front. Keeps from getting lint all over the top of the dryer like with the top style on Whirlpool.

 

[speedqueen]

"getting lint all over the top"

That's the one thing that annoys me about my 29" Whirlpool.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

KM/WP Dryer

Our old Kenmore 80 series dryer was pretty good. It had the lint filter at the top, which was convenient to empty the lint during the cycle. It never seemed to get hot though. I do miss the soft heat system and the ability to empty the lint during the cycle. However, the new Duet dryer drys far more evenly and gets things up to temperature. This is an issue though. I find that I can't use the normal cycle to dry as it slightly over dries and uses far too high of heat ~150F. The Casual cycle is my to go to, however it under dries using the more dry setting. I, too, have never been overly impressed with a KM/WP dryer. Oh, and how could I forget the ubiquitous dryer thump. They all have it! Although I do not feel that any other company makes a dryer that I would be any more happy with except Miele which I have never used.

 

[gansky1]

Whirlpool Dryer Lint Mess

On the later WP dryers, pull the screen and clean it over the hole while the machine is running, the blower will suck all the dust back into the machine and out the vent. No mess.

 

[dylanmitchell]

SQ Dryer is nothing special and moisture sensor is worthless

SQ dryer is a quality piece, has a strong blower, easy to clean lint filter, and lets you fine-tune dry cycles with the manual settings which you'll be doing because the moisture sensor is worthless. SQ dryers are nothing special and sensor dry leaves clothes wet or overcooks them so I do 60 minutes on low heat for most loads. If anything is still wet like towels I'll take out the delicate stuff then run on high temp for 30 minutes or so. Sturdy stuff or stuff I don't care about like rags goes in for 60 minutes on high temp and it drys the hell out of it. Either from using the manual setting or just being an energy hog the SQ dryer is burning through more gas. And love the exhaust sound you can hear outside through the dryer exhaust vent this thing roars with power and blows like hell kind of awesome.

Mine is a 2017 ADGE9RGS and I see no reason to buy any SQ product made after 2017.

 

[speedqueen]

Greg(gansky1)

Mine is a 1965, the first time I used it, having previously had a late 2000s model I pulled out the screen while running and got a face full of lint dust. Although I think it actually produces less lint overall, I think it has to do with lacking the true vanes on the drum and having the indents instead. The same washer was being used for both.