Speed Queen?

[goatfarmer]

Never saw this one.

http://columbus.craigslist.org/app/2884178974.html

 

[appliguy]

yup

its Speed Queen

 

[jetcone]

Is that a Solid tub?

and is that "plush" vinyl I see on the backsplash??

 

[mixfinder]

Upholstered Queen.

Patrick has this machine in Portland. If I remember correctly it came from Eddy in Canada. What were the designers at Speed Queen thinking and what target market were they trying to reach?

 

[goatfarmer]

Yeah, I was wondering about that "vinyl" too.....

 

[combo52]

Solid Tub Speed Queen

That is the very rare SQ with the safety padded dash, hope someone gets it.

 

[ingliscanada]

1970's

That's a 70's model, I can tell by the white agitator.

Gary

 

[akronman]

solid tub

woukd this be a solid tub model?

 

[tomturbomatic]

WOW! That sure has lasted a long time. Maybe it was made to evoke luxury like executive suites with padded leather walls. Or, maybe they got their idea from the padded vinyl toilet seats of the time.

 

[firedome]

Black vinyl...

Or maybe black leather? Could it be the ultra rare Speed Queen De Sade Edition??

 

[mrb627]

Grab Her

I wouldn't hesitate.

Grab that QUEEN!

Malcolm

 

[eddy1210]

I took that picture

Hmm, that was MY Speed Queen!  I took that photo (note my box of Arctic Power in the background)  It now resides with Patrick in Portland.  

 

[tomturbomatic]

So Eddy

Is she a Canadian model? She's very shmart looking.

 

[eddy1210]

It is a Canadian model, Tom, a reversing motor.  I still have that blue laundry basket you see sitting on the Viking washer next to it.

 

[yogitunes]

well my question is, is it one of our members selling it?, or did they steal the pic from Eddy1210......

we already had someone taking a video from Youtube to use in their AD...making one think thats the machine their getting, and not even asking permission to use such video....not to mention getting upset when the member contacted them...

 

[goatfarmer]

Seller is in the Columbus OH area.

 

[pdub]

It is my washer!

Yes, this is the washer I acquired fron Eddy.

I can assure you that this machine is right here in Portland, Oregon.

It's possible the seller was too lazy to take their own pics and found one like it on the web to use. Who knows for sure but as always, BUYER BEWARE.

This is a stainless steel solid tub machine with the reversing motor (no solenoids). If the machine the seller has is identical then it's a great machine but you'll have to see it in person to find out I guess. Can't wait to hear who contacts the seller and what they find out.

Patrick

 

[pdub]

Just to clarify...

Even though the picture is of the machine I have,

1. I am not the seller in Ohio.

2. My machine is not for sale.

Here is a shot of the tub and agitator.

 

[pdub]

shot of the English/French lid instructions.

 

[pdub]

final pic

Speed Queen model#:AD13

I think it is a 1971 model.

Here is the overflow rinse in progress.

 

[swestoyz]

Patrick -- not to break from the thread topic, but what does the switch/button do at the top of the console? Suds return?

Ben

 

[jetcone]

Love those Solid tub

SQ'S!! Never played with a reversing motor, I think I'd miss the solenoids for sure.

 

[pdub]

Ben-

Yes, it's a suds saver switch.

 

[firedome]

"My machine is not for sale"

Everything is for sale, it's just a matter of determining the price!

 

[pdub]

Yes Roger-

I just know how people have a habit of not reading the posts and looking at the pictures only. Then when they get to the bottom they think I'm the seller since I posted the pictures. Crazy, huh?

You are right though, there is always a dollar amount for most everything!

Patrick

 

[combo52]

SQ Solid Tub Washers

Residential models all went to a reversing motor by 1971 or slightly earlier, all SQ TLers have had reversing motors ever since.

 

[qualin]

Could you take a close up photo of the controls on the control panel if it's not asking too much?

Thanks!

Love the padded dash... I've always had a soft spot in my heart for these machines, having spent so much time around the commercial versions of these machines at the local laundromat.

I would love to see and hear of these in person...

 

[eddy1210]

the real thing

This is the original photo I took of it.

 

[tomturbomatic]

My experience is only with the solenoid SQs so I would like to ask if when you start this machine, does the motor come on so it immediately starts the gurgling and snorting noises? If the motor does start at the beginning of the fill, is there the distinctive crashing noise of a giant solenoid slamming when the agitation begins?

My main experience with SQs was laundromat machines and they just always seemed like crude pieces of heavy equipment. The only SQ I saw in residential service belonged to a customer on my first paper route who had a pair of them in her kitchen. They were so old that they had the big medallion like a belly button on the front of the cabinet. Her husband worked for a furniture company and when they decided to get a washer & dryer, that's what the place sold so that's what they bought. It's hard to imagine having that noise in the kitchen, but I guess she did not do laundry at mealtimes.

 

[yogitunes]

in a non-solenoid machine...it used a reversing motor to control wash and spin....the motor did not run while filling, instead of solenoids to engage, they used a helix unit on the agitation pulley to engage the agitator, when reversed the linkage released the agitator, and then spin began, still a fluid drive, but remained neutral during washing direction, when the motor reversed, this caused the fluid drive to engage, and ramp up to full speed.....the only drawback is it had to pause between reversing, where the solenoids shifted into gears from one to the next without stopping.......

and odd enough, it pumped out water during wash and spin, no matter what direction the motor was going...