Speed Queen LWN432SP115TW01, yet another question

[kalanikaau1]

In watching a YouTube video showing the operation of this machine, the author had affixed blue painters tape on the top of the agitator to show the arc of travel of the agitator, it was nearly 180 degrees.
During the course of agitation the initial index mark of agitation would move counterclockwise, would this movement indicate some slippage in the brake unit?
Would excessive movement of the initial index point indicate worn brake pads?
The machine appeared to be brand new.
Please pardon my ignorance on this subject, as the operation of this machine intrigues me.

 

[william8]

Indexing

Mine indexes a small amount, maybe an inch at most. It's just over three weeks old and done 8 or 9 loads so far. I have read the indexing will stop as the tub brakes wear in. So they are probably not worn in yet.

 

[william8]

BTW, I have the TC5003WN, slightly different machine, but I believe the tub and drive mechanism are the same.

 

[kalanikaau1]

TC5003WN

My brother just yesterday lucked upon an incredible deal on a used TC5 on FB Marketplace, he paid just $300 for it.
According to the serial number, it is a 2021 model year washer, the seller had it at a rental property, it was used very infrequently, according to the seller.
Another tenant just moved in and wanted to use their own machine, so out came the SQ.
Why in the world anyone would source such an outstanding (and expensive) washing machine for use at a rental is beyond me...

[this post was last edited: 6/10/2024-01:07]

 

[repairguy]

I’ve seen deals like that. People are unaware of what they have so lucky you. A couple of months ago I bought a 2021 matching dryer to that washer for $100. They said it took too long to dry. They obviously had a vent problem and there was nothing wrong with the dryer. Cleaned it out and it works great on a 3 foot rigid vent.

 

[qsd-dan]

"Why in the world anyone would buy such outstanding (and expensive) washing machine for use at a rental is beyond me..."

Reduced complaints and service calls.

 

[kalanikaau1]

Reduced complaints and service calls

Very true and spot on!
According to my brother he asked the seller why he would source such a superior appliance at a rental.
The landlord said that he was tired of POS Whirlpool and GE top loaders failing on his tenants at the most inopportune occasions, usually when he was out of town (he's a commercial airlines pilot) and decided to invest in a Speed Queen.
My brother further asked him why did not use it for his own personal use, he said that his wife refused to go near a top load washer since a Samsung top loader they once owned exploded, since then she insists on using a front load machine only.
Poor gal evidently was traumatized by the "Samsuck"...

 

[combo52]

I found a Three year old TC five on the recycle trailer

About a month ago, the thing is still under warranty and there was nothing wrong with it at all.

I can only guess that somebody moved into the house with it and decided it was crude and old-fashioned and got something more modern. Probably a front load washer.

It’s too bad they didn’t donate it to somebody like Habitat for Humanity or sell it cheaply, but we’ve sold over 1000 Speed Queen top load washers in the past 15 years and we’re starting to see some of them come back when the older couples that bought them move on from the house and the new younger people come in and don’t want these old washers.

The TC five is a great machine. But I would never have one in my own laundry room. I’d much rather have the front load Speed Queen or any other front load for that matter. It’s just superior for getting clothing clean and uses a fraction of water and energy.

John

 

[kalanikaau1]

About a month ago

Call me old fashioned, but I've never owned a front load washer ever.
I suppose the American buying public is so accustomed to a top load machine, no doubt this harkens back to the days of wringer models, I'm a baby boomer so it's what I am accustomed to.
I have used front loaders in the past, such as vacation rentals and laundromats and did find their washing performance superior to a top loader, there's no doubt that they conserve H2O and are much gentler on fabrics.
However my 95 year old Mother still insists on doing the family laundry, for her to stoop down to operate the machine would be difficult for her, even if it was mounted atop a pedestal. She still insists on using a bluing agent when washing whites, Amazon still markets the "Mrs Stewart's" line of the product. Indeed, up until 5 years ago she insisted on starching and ironing our bed linen!
Ditto for my Father, who went to Heaven 12 years ago, I got rid of a 2 year old KitchenAid side by side fridge and replaced it with a KitchenAid french door unit because he had a difficult time retrieving items in the bottom sections of the side by side.
Here in Hawaii, as I'm sure it is elsewhere, we have tremendous respect for our elders, the Hawaiian word for them is "kupuna", a group of which I am now considered to be in...lol

 

[combo52]

Hi Jeff, that’s a good reason to Have that washer?

I had a similar situation with my mother when she was in her mid-80s, she had a 1982 whirlpool top load washer and I noticed she was using warm rinses and I said mom why are you wasting all that hot water each time you run a cycle on a warm rinse, you use enough hot water to run a full load of dishes in your dishwasher.

She explained that living in Minnesota in the winter, the clothing came out of the washer so cold that it hurt her hands because of her arthritis to pull the clothing out and put them in the dryer. I told her that was the only good reason I ever heard for a warm rinse and I told her she should keep using warm water, if it’s more comfortable for her.

She lived to be about 95, although my youngest brother Who lived with her started doing the laundry soon after so it was no longer an issue. Then they went back to the more efficient and better cold rinsing.

John

 

[kalanikaau1]

Obviously John

your parents raised you correctly to show concern for you elderly Mother, you are to be commended!
I vacation yearly with close friends in Alaska each summer for salmon fishing, their water, drawn from a well maintains a temperature 38 degrees year round, for satisfactory laundering they use warm water for both the wash and rinse cycles in their front load Maytag, they've advised me to do the same
The hot water system in their home consists of (2) 120 gallon hot water tanks, with one of the tanks operating as a backup, so I can identify with your Mother handling laundry rinsed in cold (tap) water and how it would affect her arthritis.
My home features both solar hot water heating as well as a photovoltaic energy generation, a no-brainer for Hawaii, because of an abundant supply of hot water we use warm water for both the wash and rinse cycles in our vintage Maytag top loader.
Alas, the Speed Queen I am currently refurbishing uses cold water for the rinse cycle exclusively, however my tap water is significantly warmer than 38 degrees!