Speed Queen Front Load Washers and Dryers

[repair-man]

50 years at 10 loads a week

That's a 25,000 load life cycle. That is the life cycle of a commercial hard mount washer. I was told by the Alliance rep that the Horizon FL has a 10K life cycle like the TL. Note that I say "told" I have not seen this in writing. The national avg laundromat washer is cycled 4 times daily so the hard mount machines on avg see 25k loads in 20 years. 10k loads at about 7-8 years. I my experience that is about how long I see them last. The Horizon FL was developed to offer laundry owners a lower cost FL options to replace worn out TL. At $1800 for the FL and $1000 for the TL the FL will pay for itself in 8 years. A hard mount double loader cost close to $5000.

 

[combo52]

SQ Front Load Washers

When we were in training with SQ their reps are the ones that said they could last 25,000 loads, 10,000 loads sounds about right for their very good TL washers.

I currently have a 6 YO SQ FL pair that we took out of the Jefferson Hotel in Washington DC, this washer and electric dryer washed and dried almost 35,000 loads in a period of around 5 years [ they estimated about 20 loads per day] with very few problems, and they are still in great shape and we are reselling them.

 

[whirlcool]

Do these machines only do spray rinses or will they do a deep rinse too?

 

[mark_wpduet]

Malcolm

I remember when you posted pics and vids when you got those SQ's a long time ago, but I thought I remembered reading you sold them because you like to try new appliances every couple of yrs or something.

I do wish they had a heater and a few more options, but other than than, I love them.

 

[mrb627]

Never sold

I never went through with selling them. They sat in the garage while I had the Miele's in use. I moved them back inside to verify operation before selling them and realized how much I preferred them to the Miele's. So the Miele's got sold instead.

A heater would be nice, but the reality is you can certainly get by without it.

Malcolm

Combo, would love a pic of the set you are planning to sell...