Speed Queen?

[mickeyd]

Patrick or Eddy

I see from the line-up and the switch setting that you're not using the suds-return, but would you be so kind as to tell how Speed Queen does it with a solid tub? Does the water enter the outer tub first, or is it channeled right up from the pump to a spigot over the inner tub? Thank you.

 

 

That is one Beautiful Washing Machine, with a nice leather head rest as you curl up for a nice washer nap.

 

[pdub]

Questions

Tom,

Martin gives an accurate description of how it works. When you turn it on you get a quiet aerated timed fill. The motor comes on when the timer advances into wash with no loud bang. There is a brief overflow at the end of the wash cycle, then the timer pauses the machine before it goes into spin. The rinse cycle uses the overflow feature but only in the last portion (like 1 or 2 minutes) before it pauses to final spin. I prefer the Frigidaire solid tubs overflow rinses as they overflow through the entire rinse cycle and seem to remove all suds more effectively.

Mike,

You know the suds return hose is not hooked up to the machine so I can't tell you exactly how it flows back into the tub. Just assuming from the positions of the switch that when you push the switch to save, it pumps the water out of the long necked suds return hose into the special laundry tub for saving and then when you push it to return, it sucks it back through and pumps it back into the tub. The dispose setting for the switch pumps all water out through the shorter neck hose into the open drain side of the laundry sink. This is my theory but I will have to find a return hose with the long neck to test it out. I know the suds pump runs when you activate it by switch.

Patrick

 

[vintagekenmore]

the author deleted the post. Go figure!!

 

[pdub]

Bud-

Here is a close up of the controls for you!

 

[combo52]

SQ Suds-Saver

Mike like all Solid Tub washers with this feature a  separate pump [ almost always electric ] pumped the returning suds water directly back into the wash tub.

 

The reversing motor SQs were cheaper to build but not nearly as durable.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thank you, Martin & Pat. What a disappointment that the overflow is shortened. Actually, the old SQs would float the suds off the top of the wash water before spinning because the overflow period was so long and unlike the Frigidaire, the water currents did not prevent the suds from going overboard; they just floated away. To me, a Speed Queen without the solenoid bangs would be like a day without sunshine. I wonder what would happen if you tried to keep that little finned spheroid part of the fluid drive from turning: would it break the machine or break your hand?

 

[qualin]

Thank you very much, pdub!

Nice machine.

 

[yogitunes]

I love how SQ changed a few words around.....

PermPress was known as Durable Press

for some models, Normal wash action was called "BRISK"

most time fill models had an EXFill on the Normal cycle, but not on the other cycles.....

and have only seen one with 3 cycles, Normal, Durable Press, and Soak(not part of the Normal cycle, but its own section).....

Thanks for the close up.....

 

[mickeyd]

Hello Pat & John

Sounds a lot like the Frigidaire. So if you were to lift up the rim skirt, there would be another inlet. And the return operates in conjunction with the fill portion of the wash cycle, 4 minutes, with a smaller, slower pump and no agitation. Always wondered, glad to know. Thank you.

 

[philr]

Here's the matching dryer for that washer. 

 

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-laveuse-sech...se/1219186695?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[stricklybojack]

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'The Ladies Man' special edition SQ.
Second only to the fake wood clad Whirlpools for demented (in a good way) design.