Squeed Queen TC5/DC5 Discontinued?

[blockeight88]

Apparently it's not showing up on Speed Queen's website in many different areas. Still shows in mine, but can't help to wonder if they're phasing it out? Maybe a new model is on the horizon? The TR Series still is available.

 

[appnut]

I'm still seeing them on the web site under top load washers.

 

[DADoES]

 
Can someone in-the-know explain the details of how "commercial cooldown technology" differs from the non-commercial type? 

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[blockeight88]

Reply #1

Try another zip code. Maybe there is a supply and demand issue. I'm not sure. Just curious if anyone has heard anything official?

 

[ryner1988]

I see the TC5 is still available at several locations here in Indianapolis. Nothing on their site either about discontinuation.

 

[bradfordwhite]

Holy ScHmIT !

They better deliver and install and redo my bathroom for that price.

...maybe trim the hedge on the side of the house on the way out.

It's basically a white-on-white.

https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/SQWADRE50031.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=SQWADRE50031&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIla60ztnW-QIVDyitBh1T9w2YEAQYASABEgLnr_D_BwE

 

[combo52]

Speed Queen TC-5 Are Very Much Still Available

And is still the top selling washer from SQ [ for home use ]

 

I do wish they would push their FL machine more, but is a very expensive machine to produce and they can sell all they make in the commercial side of their business.

 

$2500 for a pair of new SQs is cheaper than the price of a pair of MT 606s in 1977 and they have a far better warranty will last longer with fewer repairs and best of all do a better job cleaning and drying a larger load of clothing and using less energy and water.

 

That said I would not buy ANY Top Load washer built today except under special circumstances. 

 

John L.

 

[maytag85]

“$2500 for a pair of new Speed Queen’s is cheaper than the price of a pair of Maytag A606s in 1977 and they have a far better warranty will last longer with fewer repairs and best of all do a better job cleaning and drying a larger load of clothing and using less energy and water”

A beg to differ since Speed Queen’s tend to go through belts fairly quickly and the seals and bearings have a tendency to go out as well.

I don’t buy that Speed Queen’s wash or rinse better since the first spin is slow which doesn’t spin out enough of the soapy water which leads to suds in the rinse and to add insult to injury, there’s no spray rinse on the final spin which will result in itchy clothes since all the detergent wasn’t rinsed out. Yes, the older Maytags didn’t have a spray rinse on the final spin but had a solid 1 minute spray rinse on the spin first on the fast spin which rinsed things out better.

I don’t buy that Speed Queen’s using less water and energy since Speed Queen’s as mentioned aren’t known for rinsing out all that well despite using the proper amount of detergent and such.

I also don’t buy that Speed Queen’s dryers do a better job drying since it’s either damp dry or extra crispy with those dryers. A late 70’s Maytag dryer would dry better since the SOH design was well thought out and basically paved the way for all 27” front filter dryers sold today.

A new Speed Queen set might use slightly less energy than a older Maytag set but is not that much of a big difference since they both have a similar set up with similarly powerful motors and both dryer designs use 5600 watts of power so there’s no that much of a difference to be honest.

 

[kenc]

Other than repeating hearsay, what's your actual knowledge of the following statement?

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A beg to differ since Speed Queen’s tend to go through belts fairly quickly and the seals and bearings have a tendency to go out as well.

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I had a SQ Toploader for 8 years and it did not need belts, seals or bearings. The new owner is happily using it on the same belts/seals and bearings.

I currently have a 7 year old SQ FL that has the all original parts too.

So, I am curious what "fairly quickly" means, and this "tendency"?

 

[maytag85]

Reply #8

You are probably lucky but I suggest going onto Lorain Furniture’s YouTube channel and you’ll see him disassemble a not too old of a Speed Queen washer that had a bad bearing and seal.

 

[combo52]

Speed Queen durability

Hi Sean, Speed Queen is proven to be the most durable washing machine for home used for sale in the United States for over a decade now.

 

Our service company works in an area as an authorized service or for Speed Queen in an area that has over 50,000 of these top load washers were talking about in use. We probably use three or four belts a year maintaining these machines we still replace far more main drive belts on old Maytag‘s the second most replaced one is Frigidaire WCI Bilt top load washers.

 

Just because a video has been made showing bearing and seal replacement and Speed Queen top load washer does not mean they’re having trouble with them.

 

We’ve been doing factory service for over 10 years on Speed Queen yes we’ve replaced transmissions and bearings and seals probably in five or six Speed Queen‘s by now, we’ve had no major problems with front loaders at all by the way. But the fact that a few machines have failed does not mean they’re having trouble with them.

 

We Know that the failure rate in warranty of Speed Queen laundry appliances is probably 1/2 to 1/3 of what it was on Maytag and whirlpool‘s back in the 70s and 80s we only do a few warranty calls a month and it’s usually for some unusual situation most often it’s not even a product problem at all but more of a installation problem etc.

 

Sean I saw your recent post on social media you complain of having no friends and no one to hang out with when you constantly make things up and lie and make things up to suit your liking you’re not going to have friends.

 

I have tried reaching out to you and also talked with people who have met you, but because you have made up your mind about everything without regard to the facts there is little point talking to you, you do the same thing with politics.

 

Stay in touch, John L.

 

 

 

 

[pierreandreply4]

must be the year where they change models

usaly by september they replace the models with newer models it do not mean the model is disontinued maybe you should take the time to read the description on the website just because you see a lower price it only means there selling the older models to make room for the newer ones

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Combo 52

At what point did speed queen go from Multispeed Multidirection motors to motors with a variable frequency drive? Just curious, As my local attended laundromat has both a speed queen front loader with variable frequency drive and one with a multi speed motor

Sorry for getting off topic

 

[windrivers]

Warranty Failure Rate

John L. said "We Know that the failure rate in warranty of Speed Queen laundry appliances is probably 1/2 to 1/3 of what it was on Maytag and whirlpool‘s back in the 70s and 80s".

How long were the warranties on Maytags and Whirlpools in the 70s and 80s?

Did they have longer warranties back then and back them better because they built them better (sorry AMC)? I assume John is comparing similar warranty periods.

While I believe I would trust Lorraine Furniture if I was to buy a new appliance, I have the idea he's not entirely unbiased and disinterested when it comes to Speed Queen, even if he has good reason.

 

[combo52]

Laundry appliance warranties in the late 70s

Whirlpool gave you one year parts and labor from the factory, Maytag gave you one year parts and labor in a second year on parts only for the entire machine.

Maytag would not pay labor even if the thing was 30 days old the dealer was stuck handling all the labor work for Maytag, as an independent dealer we gave the customer two years of free labor on a Maytag washer or dryer.

Quality control was not nearly as good in the 70s as it got in the later 80s and beyond today things come out of the factory in nearly perfect condition even the cheap brands have very few warranty problems caused by poor assembly or poor quality parts.

John L

 

[windrivers]

Laundry appliance warranties in the late 70s

Thanks John,

So MT/WP had more warranty issues during their one, or two at the most, year warranty period in the 70/80s compared to Speed Queen's 3, 5, 7, or whatever warranty period today? That makes SQ even more impressive than I thought (or the older MT/WPs less impressive). Though admittedly I have little direct knowledge of the older machines.

You are most likely right about higher quality control despite overall inferior parts, I would think that methods of manufacture and consistency has improved. I guess the dealer markup had to fairly high to make up for out-of-pocket service calls, which goes along with what you say about the relative high price of Maytags in the seventies.

Despite the warranty periods, consumers probably had a certain expectation of durability.

 

[DADoES]

 
IIRC, Whirlpool had 5-years on the transmission for a period of time, whatever period was it.

 

[kenc]

Wow, really?

So based on one video from a disgruntled ex speedqueen dealer (he was treated badly IMO) you use terms like "fairly quickly" and "tendency".

It shows you have absolutely no information whatsoever to back up the statements you made. I guess these days, your post would be called "fake news".

 

[48bencix]

2001 Maytag and 2017 Speed Queen

In 2001 I purchased a new Maytag Pair from the local Maytag dealer. I loved those machines. This was an orbital Maytag washer. Soon after that I joined this group and kind of bragged about my set. I was informed that the seal on these washers was not that reliable and sure enough failed in 7 years. I did have the dealer repair it and then in 2017 the agitator shaft rose up out of the transmission. Seems a clip was not there. So I bought the Speed Queen pair from a local dealer. I like a matching set because the laundry area is in the Kitchen. I do love this set and contrary to some posts, the dryer is excellent, I use auto dry settings. I hope the seal is not like the Maytag but will repair it if it fails. I do not plan on getting another set, probably every. As it is 5 years old, I am supposed to service the set, I should check the belt. Everything still operates as new.