Speed Queen Washer Questions

[alr2903]

Lebron, that is a very good question. Marketing & service area? SQ has had many different parent companies something like Barton & Seeling, McGraw Edison, Raytheon, Goodman and Alliance. It is still amazing to me that SQ was excluded from the "home laundry" business for sometime because of a business deal. I can not remember all that went on with that. Some one here will remember. LOL, it was long before WP owned almost every brand name. alr

 

[brianl]

No Stainless Steel Tub

I was disappointed too at that. It definitely seems factory though. It looks to good to be home done.

On a different note, weird issue with pics. Took pics with iPhone, emailed them to myself so I could render with windows pc. Turned the photos upright as iPhone likes to turn them. Posted them and they seem fine and upright on windows pc. Go on my iPad, and the pics are stretched and sideways.

Any ideas?

 

[combo52]

1980s Speed Queen Washers

SQ has almost always made both porcelain coated tubs and SS tubs for both home and commercial machines, the porcelain tubs are not only smother when new but look better and normally hold up very well without wasting dwindling world supplies of nickle, chrome, and copper.

 

[yogitunes]

the tag alone tells all....a Raytheon company......not that its a bad thing, but these are the ones with potential belt and seal issues.....

when I got mine, the belts were worn, and the pump did not turn smoothly.....but knock on wood, no seal issues.....mine dates to the early 80's change over from solid tub to perforated....

it is hit or mis with the Stainless tubs.....mine is dark porcelain....

odd for me, I had a white speckled porcelain solid tub decades ago, same control panel as the one I have now, and side opening lid....

 

[dustin92]

According to this site, it appears to be built in september of 1990.

http://www.appliance411.com/service/date-code.php

 

[brianl]

Test Agitation:

 

[brianl]

Mechanicals In Motion:

 

[brianl]

First Load Of Laundry:

 

[brianl]

Recirculation Filter?

Not sure what the quick waterfall is every time I start the machine with a tub full of water. Anyone know what it is? The only thing there is the fill flume and the incoming water looks nothing like that when filling. Don't see any other hoses either. Pump has one hose in and one hose out. Am I missing something obvious?

 

[coldspot66]

Brian,

I think that is backwash from the pump. When you start the machine in agitation, the water in the pump backwashes ( pushes) into the bottom of the tub,then up to the top of the tub rim, whick I think is perforated. Does it also fill through the tub ring? It may not do it with less than a full tub of water. Just a thought.

 

[brianl]

You may be right about that

The fill flume is right above the filter ring right in the same place you see the water waterfall out. I didn't realize that the pump could have so much force as to backwash that far up and over the ring.

To that end, what's the point of a filter ring with no filtering mechanism, and could one modify the machine to make use of the filter?

 

[coldspot66]

There was a port on the top of the pump for filter models. I think they eliminated the recirculating filter and pump and used a static filter attached to the bottom of the tub. Yours may have the static filter mounted to the bottom of the inner tub. The pump for the recirc models had a port at the top of the filter with a hose directed at the filter ring. It would , supposedly spin off the lint during the spin cycle, thus they could call it self cleaning.

 

[yogitunes]

Fabric Softener Dispenser---optional

 

[yogitunes]

RimFlo filtering.....

I kinda get what your saying about the RimFlo filtering not funcional in yours, a four port pump and a few hoses and yours would be in action....otherwise, I would say you got RIMMED, and not in a good way!

 

[yogitunes]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell..........

who says you can't do a little altering, and add some major drama.....and to think, this could have been yours....

 

[mrb627]

Dispenser

I saw a NOS Speed Queen FS dispenser on eBay last week.

Malcolm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEED-QUEEN...747?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35be236e63

 

[rileyprime]

2015 Speed Queen TL agitator speed

I am looking into purchasing a 2015 top load Speed Queen. I see in the literature that it has a 2-speed motor. Is that 2 speed only for the spin cycle or does it apply to the wash cycles too, e.g, higher agitation for heavy duty and slower agitation for delicates?

 

[combo52]

2 Speed SQ Top Load Washers

All SQ TL Washers sold today for home use have two speed motors and both hi and low speed is available for agitation.

 

[rileyprime]

Agitator Speed Combos

Combo52 - Thank you for answering my question. I also wanted to tell people that I emailed Speed Queen technical and they emailed me back within the hour and not only told me about the fast and slow agitation but also sent me the manual which lists all agitator speed and time combinations for all cycles. It's not available on their website so when I figure out how to post it here I will do that so everyone can have that info. What great customer service from Speed Queen, no long phone calls to Bangladesh with useless customer service like LG. I actually got Customer Service with Speed Queen!! That did it, I'm going out this morning to buy my top-of-the-line top load and matching dryer.

 

[washman]

Welcome to the group

More and more are discovering the benefits of owning a Speed Queen.