TC5000wn Inaccurate Reveiws / Price

[ladd]

Water temps tested on "ECO" and "Heavy Duty" and were identical in both settings:

Water Heater Setting = 120°

Hot = 118°
Warm = 85°
Cool = 85°
Cold = 60°

I was quite surprised that there was NO difference between Warm and Cool temps. I repeated this twice to see if I had made and error, but nope, both the same.

 

[frigilux]

Interesting that they’ve allowed a full selection of wash temps on the Normal/Eco cycle. Wish mine did that! It’s a minor thing to return to the washer and switch to the Normal cycle after it has filled with true warm or hot on the Heavy Duty cycle, but it would be nice to have been given the choice on my Series 9.

Cool water setting: Mine fills partly with true warm, then finishes the fill with some cold, so there is a difference between warm and cool.

The only things I’d miss compared to the new TC5000 are—first and foremost—a water level selector, and to a lesser degree, the soil level selector. It makes no sense to me not to allow for a small or medium load size. I wash a fair number of those.

 

[dylanmitchell]

$1,029.00 at Aztec Appliance San Diego

Interesting if minimum advertised is $1,039 they're $10 under. For about a thousand buck it's a good washer but no value proposition compared to what 2017 units sold for. Marked up it makes even less sense to buy.

https://www.aztecappliance.com/product/speed-queen-32-cu-ft-white-top-load-washer-tc5000wn-281130

 

[ladd]

>Cool water setting: Mine fills partly with true warm, then finishes the fill with
>some cold, so there is a difference between warm and cool.

Good point. When testing the water temperatures, I only measured the temps for a few seconds. So if, as you say, there was a possibility that an entire fill might have two different temps going in, I would not have noticed that.

I'll try to remember when doing laundry on Sunday to monitor temps for full fill of Cool and Warm.

 

[spinmon]

Compared to the plastic guts/coat hanger suspension Maytag 575,the SQ is worth the $1039,maybe not much more. (Glad I got my '12 AWN 542 for about $800.)
Possibly an exaggeration,I think my TOY '61- '64 Wolverine washers (crank or battery op) had more metal in the drive units than the new 'Tags possess.

Maytag's Tub/agitator and overall action look good. I just really doubt it will take any where near the use and abuse the SQs seem built for.

 

[combo52]

Reply #24

Hi William, you are right on the money, while the MT is a decent performer the SQ will easily last twice as long if not longer making the $1000 price a barge in the long run, just think by the time the MT craps out in 6 years decent washers may all cost over $1,500.00.

 

The new MT& WP top load washers are like GE TL washers since 1995, they can work pretty well but they are basically throw-away machines.

 

John L.

 

[ladd]

FWIW:

I had to do a warm wash today and it fully filled with 85° warm water. I will test the "cool" temps tomorrow to see if starts at warm and finishes with cool or cold.

 

[eurekastar]

I purchased the Maytag Commercial model early last year.  After two warranty repairs, I moved it out into the garage to collect dust.  I then purchased a Speed Queen home style commercial unit and converted it to a Series 9 model by switching out the control panel.  That conversion cost me about what the TC5000 now costs. 

 

When the Maytag broke down, the dealer hauled to his store for repair both times.  When it started having issues a third time, I decided to scrap it.  To me, it was a waste of money.

 

I also realized that I missed having a water level control and greater control over cycle times.

 

I've been very satisfied with my Speed Queen conversion because it is a solid machine and allows for greater flexibility. 

 

[ladd]

> Cool water setting: Mine fills partly with true warm, then finishes the fill with
> some cold, so there is a difference between warm and cool.

You are correct sir!

Just started up a "cool water" wash and that is exactly what happens. About the first 20% of the fill was warm (85°); the other 80% was cold water (60°).