Hey everyone I thought I would post a few pics of friends of ours brand new machines. here is the washer. A basic Speed Queen washer. 1 speed machine.
Speed Queen Washer and Dryer
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close up of panel
inside shot. Notice that there is detergent at the bottom. My friend was getting it ready for another load.
The dryer
not so basic dryer. Very fast drying times with this.
not so basic dryer. Very fast drying times with this.
Inside shot
the door
washer washing a load
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wash
toploader1984
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awesome set!! in fact i am getting the same set in a year or so! can u post some videos? that would be great! there arent many vids on youtube of the speed queen.
So far very impressed with the cleaning ability and water extraction with this washer. Rinsing is very thorough. No need for a 2nd deep rinse with this washer. The water comes into the washer as a waterfall. Right after the washer drains the wash water and before the washer revs up to full spin, the washer adds a 45 second waterfall of water to knock the suds down. Then it will rev up to pull the water thru the load. The deep rinse is clear. I wouldnt have believed it if I had not seen it myself. The washer is very quiet. The dryer equally quiet and very fast. The auto cycles surprises me at how effective it is and thats with just a thermostat...no electronic sensor.
andrewinorlando
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Does the washer fill to the top using the highest water level setting? Or have they reduced the highest fill level?
One thing I don't like about the latest models, even the TOL, there's no warm rinse option at all, all cold rinses.
queeny77
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did you buy the extra colored knobs?
Nope they didnt buy the colored knobs. I did mention it to them though. The max water level is below the top row of holes. I showed them how to add water by using the reset on the water level selector.
That agitator does a fantastic job at rollover. I forgot at just how well it does. No need for a dual action corkscrew here. To me its a hybrid of a Whirlpool Surgilator and a Maytag Powerfin. The curved vanes move the clothes to the bottom while the flex vanes push water thru the clothes. Very impressive.
That agitator does a fantastic job at rollover. I forgot at just how well it does. No need for a dual action corkscrew here. To me its a hybrid of a Whirlpool Surgilator and a Maytag Powerfin. The curved vanes move the clothes to the bottom while the flex vanes push water thru the clothes. Very impressive.
In case anyone is interested, the last TOL Speed Queen top-loader that has a warm water rinse is the AWS75NW. I wish our AWS76NW had one, but since we never use cold water for either washing or rinsing, we installed two Y-adapters (one at the hot water tap, and the other at the cold water inlet) and one extra hose segment.
The SQ top loaders do not have any kind of automatic temperature control (yay!), so it will give you whatever you give it for both hot and cold water.
The SQ top loaders do not have any kind of automatic temperature control (yay!), so it will give you whatever you give it for both hot and cold water.
Woo-hoo!
Jeff, you answered the $64,000 question for me--after using a DD Whirlpool that dumbs-down the hot temp (and realizing that I can defeat that by turning off the cold), I'm thrilled to hear that the SQ doesn't do that (and I loved the Amana I had in Missouri--well, at least until the brake was shot and the basket started to index all over the place ;-) ). I love a true, hot-water wash. (I'm not too depressed about the lack of warm rinses; I almost never use anything but cold, anyway, but then again, in California, that's not such an issue.)
With the Whirlpool, though, the trade-off was the few times I'd come in and notice the washer still sitting at the rinse, humming, because I'd forgotten to turn the cold water back on... :-
Jeff, you answered the $64,000 question for me--after using a DD Whirlpool that dumbs-down the hot temp (and realizing that I can defeat that by turning off the cold), I'm thrilled to hear that the SQ doesn't do that (and I loved the Amana I had in Missouri--well, at least until the brake was shot and the basket started to index all over the place ;-) ). I love a true, hot-water wash. (I'm not too depressed about the lack of warm rinses; I almost never use anything but cold, anyway, but then again, in California, that's not such an issue.)
With the Whirlpool, though, the trade-off was the few times I'd come in and notice the washer still sitting at the rinse, humming, because I'd forgotten to turn the cold water back on... :-
mrb627
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Energy Guide Label
I noticed that on the Energy Label, this machine is listed about mid-range. Wonder who the worst offender is?
MRB
I noticed that on the Energy Label, this machine is listed about mid-range. Wonder who the worst offender is?
MRB
> the trade-off was the few times I'd come in and notice the washer still sitting at the rinse, humming, because I'd forgotten to turn the cold water back on... :- <
Nate, we had a similar issue with the SQ. Before adding the splitters, we always had to wait until the first spin was done, then manually turn the dial to refill the tub with a wash cycle (being used as a rinse cycle, to force a warm water rinse). This was a royal pain, half the time we wouldn't catch it in time and the damned loads wound up being rinsed in cold water anyway. Finally we installed the extra plumbling and we haven't touched it since.
I understand some people prefer to save energy by using cold water, but cottons really do rinse much more thoroughly (and wrinkle much less) with warm water. Things like cotton dress shirts, dockers etc are ready to wear right out of the dryer.
Nate, we had a similar issue with the SQ. Before adding the splitters, we always had to wait until the first spin was done, then manually turn the dial to refill the tub with a wash cycle (being used as a rinse cycle, to force a warm water rinse). This was a royal pain, half the time we wouldn't catch it in time and the damned loads wound up being rinsed in cold water anyway. Finally we installed the extra plumbling and we haven't touched it since.
I understand some people prefer to save energy by using cold water, but cottons really do rinse much more thoroughly (and wrinkle much less) with warm water. Things like cotton dress shirts, dockers etc are ready to wear right out of the dryer.
Very Nice, I love the SS wash tub and dryer drum.If I do get a TL when my FL kicks it I think it will be a Speed Queen, If I had known they were still made for consumers to purchse in 2004I would have got a Fl SQ.My Kenmore is still under warranty untill 2011, I renewed the service, it has already paid for itslfe as I had the board fail and I broke the lock to get my clothes out. I can't help myself but to say Please have them change that vent hose,They are awful fire starters,They are actually made more of plastic than aluminum.The have a more riggid aluminum flex at the Depot for about 6 bucks. Sorry I said I couldnt help myself lol.
