The Speed Queen Has Arrived!

[hoover3060]

Hi Guys.

Picked up the commercial Speed Queen last night.

Its Fabulous! I love it!

Reading the instruction book last night I found you can set the water level but ajusting a cam which is in the control panel.
Now behave boys but it said you can have 10 inches or 11 or 13 inches! Well of course I chose 13 inches as if you are going to choose then go for the 13 incher.

I have attached various photos for everyone.

I have also done a short vid of the machine washing.

Mark

 

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Amazingly NOT a stainless steel tub!

 

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[mattywashboy]

fantastic mark!
glad it wasn't as grubby as it looked on the photos
i'm around if u want to skype
matt

 

[lederstiefel1]

agi and tub look like ours in the basement at home - only the rest is a bit different!

Ralf

 

[peterh770]

"Push to Start"... Then I bet there is no difference in the cycle times, sequences and motor speeds when different water temps are selected...

 

[aquarius1984]

wow!

Great pics and great machine. i love how it swamps the Liberator! Hows the agi at cleaning? I always worry with them straight ones they dont get good rollover like a Spiralator - maybe its the Hotpoint in me LOL! have fun playing, got a washer in the Villa we are staying in so will be sure to get some pics of that if I get chance to play. Dunno whether to expect a TL or an Automatic. Suprises Suprises! Just praying its not a cold wash machine like they have in Brazil. Its too close for my liking so could very well be! Catch ya later x Rob

 

[liberator1509]

Great machine

Hey Mark

Thrilled you got the SQ! It looks to be in great shape too - I love the retro temp knob (I'm sure my gran's 1950s SQ wringer had the exact same knobs on it...) and the minimalist straight vane SQ agitators, and the roll-over looks very good too.

Questions - is it one of the models that fills all the way round the tub from the balance ring, or just through a inlet near the centre of the lid? Does it have the usual SQ double hook drain hose?

David

 

[funguy10]

You know that modern Speed Queen washers like that one are made by some company called Continental Girbau.

 

[brettsomers]

question for the US experts: Does the agitation in this model seem a little faster than the US machines?

i love the full water level. many laundry operators have theirs set to less than full, from what ive seen.

 

[sparkcymru]

Congrats Mark thats a nice looking machine u've picked up.It also looks like it weighs like a tank lol. Love the Hotpoint next to it too with those lovely buttons and progress indicator that whizzes back at the end, oh the memories.

Steve

 

[peterh770]

Continental Girbau sources its toploaders from Alliance. They are the same machine.

Most laundry operators leave the water level of the washers at the factory preset of 11 inches.

That looks like the normal agitation speed to me. It appears faster because of the agitator fins flying by...

 

[funguy10]

So your saying that Continental Girbau is made by a company called Alliance?

 

[peterh770]

Nope... Continental Girbau is it's own company. They are based in Spain, and their offices here are in Wisconsin and Florida. Overseas, they are simply "Girbau". In the USA, they are "Continental". They do not make topload washers and they do not make any dryers.

Continental Girbau gets their topload washer from Alliance and puts their own name on them. Alliance is the makers of SQ, Huebsch, Unimac, Cissell and Ipso (amongst other industrial brands -- kinda like Whirlpool snatching up brands and other competitors).

Continental Girbau dryers are from Dexter.

 

[funguy10]

And are El Cheapo too. They don't even have automatic drying!

 

[hoover3060]

Hi Guys

Peter -

You are correct. This is the basic model so basically all that you can change is the water temperature. The timer has only the one function so all the wash/rinse/spin times are the same. I actually like it this way and it dosen't bother me in the slightest.I really enjoy using it.

Rob -

The agi is great at cleaning, in fact I am more impressed with the cleaning than I thought I would be. It cleans excellently. The rollover is great also. I was also more impressed with it than I thought I would be. The load thats pictured was old duvet covers and towels which I took along when picking it up to use in the car to line the boot and to cover the machine with. They were not the cleanest to begin with as they had been on the garage floor and used to clean up things in the garage. Well they came up brilliantly. I was really impressed!

Dave -

It is one of the models that fills round the top of the tub in a circle. Its great. And yes it also has the double hook drain hose.

Brett -

I also was quite surprised at the agi speed. I have read on here a few times I believe that the Speed Queens have a slow graceful stroke so was expecting that. For me though the speed is perfect. Not too fast or slow.

Steve - Thanks mate for the comments. It does dwarf the Liberator more than I thought it would and it makes it seem so small.

Basically this machine has gone far beyond my expectations and I think its fab. I really enjoy using it and am very impressed with all aspects of it.

I have now bypassed the lid switch. This was actually so much easier than I thought it would be. The switch is located in the control panel so simple to do. I will do some vids soon now it can be used with the lid open.

Mark

 

[laundryshark]

Speed Queen Sounds

Sounds similar to the commercial units available in our apartment building, which is about three years old. Thanks for sharing.--Laundry Shark

 

[chestermikeuk]

Nice One!!

HI Mark, Speed Queen`s looking good in the new Laundry Room, how long is a warm wash?? is it louder than the Hotpoint TL??

Mike

 

[hoover3060]

Thanks Mike

All cycle times are the same no matter what temp you select. Wash time is 10 minutes. Whole cycle takes about 35 minutes (Including fills).

Sound wise Its louder than the Hotpoint but its more of a "commercial" sound if that makes sense.

Im in process of loading vids onto you tube so will do a new thread once they are uploaded.

Mark

 

[peterh770]

Mark,

Glad you like your machine! How long is the rinse on this guy?

I don't know if they still do this, but SQ used to make 2 different mechanical timers for these machines. One has a shorter wash cycle for use in coin laundries where time is at a premium, and the other is longer for OPL and route machines, which it appears that you have, since the total cycle time is over 30 mins with fills.

 

[lavamat_jon]

Mark, sorry it's a bit late in replying I've been very busy to keep up with posts on this site but I saw your videos on youtube and have to say congratulations for gaining such an impressive machine! I've always been curious about these, used them on holiday but they were the type with the push button lid release that wouldn't even let you open the machines in the wash. So it's nice to see the wash action! I particularly liked the spin drains, very rare I understand to be seen on a modern toploader!

All you need now is a matching stainless steel washer extractor

Jon