Speed Queen Washer Question

[petek]

I can't remember seeing the Heubsch name (Canadian version) of these for sale anywhere. Which gets me to wondering why they are just called Speed Queen here as well. But my guess is that in all this corporate breakups blah blah that someone else, not Alliance, might still own the SQ name rights in Canada and just hasn't used it.

 

[vintagesearch]

i thought speed queens were only for laundromats OBVIOUSLY i am wrong had no idea they sold them as domestic models wow.

 

[angus]

alr - while they do look like the dreaded Amana set I had, they are built by completely different companies. As I remember, when Raytheon sold Amana, it was Alliance that ended up with Speed Queen commercial and Goodman Industries that got Amana - Maytag ultimately purchased them from Goodman only two or three years later. You and I probably got Goodman machines.

Laundress, I too feel SQ has a terrible distribution system and one that allows for some very wide pricing swings. I too have the AWS75 model and at the few independents in my area, I was quoted prices of $799, $699, $679, $649. One also went as far as to tell me that unless I purchased from him, he would not repair the unit should it be needed.

I ended up at Siebert's Royal Green Appliances in White Plains for $549. They couldn't have been nicer. And they had a few models on the floor to see.

 

[launderess]

You can find SQ laundry appliances on fleaBay (surprise, surprise)from various dealers. There are several up now from an appliance dealer in New Jersey.

Honestly think SQ really does not really want to go toe to toe with the big guns, despite all their PR about the legendary SQ line returning to the domestic market. To be fair, perhaps they do not want to play the sort of games vendors have to play to sell at the big stores like Best Buy or Home Depot.

Again, while SQ's front loaders may leave something to be desired, their top loaders are streets ahead of what else is being offered. Using the logic that unhappy customers complain the loudest, it just could be non-laundry buffs, those that want appliances that do their jobs and get on with their day, love the machines but don't sit around crowing from the house tops.

L.

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[rp2813]

Bosch & Paul, your stories are great and I just wish I could say the same for my Raytheon-made Amanas. I do like the dryer's "automatic wrinkle-out" setting and it really does work, but this morning I had to close the door from the kitchen to the garage because of the racket the dryer made and I didn't want to wake up my partner, who was sleeping--past the kitchen, past the living room and down the hall . . .

 

[alr2903]

Easyspindrier they are a NICE set.

No disrespect meant to you or your purchase, I wish you the very best with them. My Amana had the center seal leaking, it went to the curb after almost 7 years to the day of purchase. The repair cost was estimated by members here at approx $350. which i was inclined to agree with. Although noisy, it washed very well. We just do not have a lot of repair people right now in our post katrina community.so opted to get a frigidaire to get by with. of course it was less than the estimated cost of repair for the Amana. Just too many things to deal with at one time. Wish U the best of luck with that shiney New SQ. alr2903

 

[washerman8]

Answer For Mrsalvo...

The rinse cycle last about 2 minutes. Not very long but very effective. The TOL models have the Extra Rinse Option. I have model ASW52 which has the Extra Rinse option. I love my machine.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Have to say, if I had to buy a new set, I would no doubt go with Speed Queen. I think they are as close to good old Maytag quality as one can get nowdays. With the energy use regulations tightening again, I wonder if SQ will discontinue the top loaders soon?
Bobby in Boston

 

[rolltideroll]

I think the old Speed Queen Marathon dryers were cool. I took one as a tradein/haul off from a lady a year ago. It would run for 20-30 minutes and then shut down. Just long enough to dry an average load. After sitting for 20 minutes, you could run it another 20 mins then another shut down. 20 on/20 off I called it when I sold it to guy that was on a tight budget ($20.00). He was a single guy who only washed work clothes nightly and had small loads to do only. I see him from time to time and he says it's still 20/20 a year later. But he likes it, says it has paid for itself many times over in washateria bills. If I remember correctly on this machine, the motor was pulling too many amps but a year later seems to me it should have been scrap yard bound by now. When he bought it, I said " heck, the pig tail runs 13.00 itself, so you just got you a dryer for $7.00!" haha.

 

[rolltideroll]

And if all else fails, the scrap yards are paying $3.00 per hundred pounds on old washers and dryers and $1.25 per pound on old insulated wire. Go do the math. haha.