Speed Queen Washing Machine - Export Model Differences

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Hi everyone. New to the Automatic Washer forums and this is my first post. I posted this over in Reddit on r/Appliances, but figured it would do better here.

Whilst researching Speed Queen washing machines to replace our ancient set, I noticed a few large differences between the American market and Australian market models. I'm in Australia and our Speed Queen market is quite small. They're well known in the commercial scene, but it is an otherwise obscure brand in the domestic market.

I decided upon the AWNA62 top load washing machine and matching natural gas dryer. Here's the spec sheet: AWNA62 Australia Specifications

My question, is this an Australia-only export model? Or is it available in the States? I can't seem to find any information on American forums.

These are the differences:

Wash temperature: Aus: hot, warm cold. US: cold, cool, warm, hot.

'Load size' selector (small, medium, and, large) instead of 'options' (off, extra rinse, extra rinse/pre-soak, and heavy soil)'. There is not automatic level sense.

No 'deep fill' option, just 'regular' and 'high efficiency'.

Cycle selection: Aus: 'off', 'normal', 'perm press', 'delicate', 'rinse & spin', and, 'spin only'.

Cycle selection: US: 'normal eco', 'perm press', 'heavy duty', 'bulky/sheet', 'spin', and, 'delicate'

I believe the biggest difference is mechanical. The Australian model has the 'classic clean' system; a belt-driven transmission and a separate, electric water pump. From what I have read, the TC series in the States doesn't have an electric water pump; it uses the one motor to drive the agitator in one direction then drive the pump in the opposite direction.

I would love to hear back for those whose can confirm these differences as well as people's experience with these machine.
 

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Wash temperature: Aus: hot, warm cold. US: cold, cool, warm, hot.

'Load size' selector (small, medium, and, large) instead of 'options' (off, extra rinse, extra rinse/pre-soak, and heavy soil)'. There is not automatic level sense.

No 'deep fill' option, just 'regular' and 'high efficiency'.

Cycle selection: Aus: 'off', 'normal', 'perm press', 'delicate', 'rinse & spin', and, 'spin only'.

Cycle selection: US: 'normal eco', 'perm press', 'heavy duty', 'bulky/sheet', 'spin', and, 'delicate'

I believe the biggest difference is mechanical. The Australian model has the 'classic clean' system; a belt-driven transmission and a separate, electric water pump. From what I have read, the TC series in the States doesn't have an electric water pump; it uses the one motor to drive the agitator in one direction then drive the pump in the opposite direction.

I would love to hear back for those whose can confirm these differences as well as people's experience with these machine.
Regards to temp choices, perhaps Aus is less restrictive than U.S. regulations? The Normal Eco cycle on the US model produces what is essentially cold or cool on all temp choices.

Regular presumably is equivalent to deep fill. The US TC5 model does not have automatic load size sensing. It has only two fixed fill levels for the various cycles. Regular level (without Deep Fill selected) is approx 1/2 to 2/3 depending on the cycle. Deep Fill adds 3 to 5 gallons more (on a 2019 info reference, the specifics may or may not have been modified since then).

The electric pump on the Aus model surely is to provide neutral drain vs. the US model which is spin-drain. There has long been debate on this board between the virtues of spin-drain vs. neutral drain. It has been noted that US spin-drain mechanical designs are typically modified to provide a neutral drain for the Aus market.
 
Yes that's an Australia-only export model, as designated by the A in the 4th position of the model number: AWNA62

Mechanically, it's the same as the TC model in the US with the exception of adding an electric drain pump to provide neutral drain. Neutral drain has been the preference in the Australian market for ~40 years because you guys don't use dryers as much, so lint deposits on clothes tends to be an issue with spin drain machines.

The cycle and load size differences are mainly to do with energy efficiency regulations in the two countries.

The water temperature option difference is mainly to do with climate. The "cool" option is for tempering the fill water to a "reasonable" temperature in climates where it comes in too cold to wash with in the winter. But you guys are a warm climate so don't really need that.
 
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