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Thread Number: 21738
Speed Queen TL the same as "bad" Amanas? |
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| Post# 342050 , Reply# 2 4/13/2009 at 10:51 (5,485 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Yup.
That was my SAV-515DEWW Amanatag I had while I lived in Savannah. It never leaked, but it did have a weak tub brake, hence the squeak as it indexed. It also had major suspension problems on spin. I replaced it with a Maytag A208 which is now owned by Classiccaprice in Hampton, VA. The A208 was better in every way except for capacity, but I can live with that. How did that washer ever get to market? Dave | ||
| Post# 342099 , Reply# 3 4/13/2009 at 14:25 (5,485 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 342116 , Reply# 4 4/13/2009 at 16:13 (5,485 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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No it's an Amanatag, not a Speed Queen. | ||
| Post# 342172 , Reply# 5 4/13/2009 at 23:27 (5,485 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
the sound that you are hearing are the tub brakes that have worn the brake pad grease off,yes the new speed queens will do that after awhile,as for the motors going out on them within 5 years,the motors and water shield on top of the motor remain the same so it will probably happen.and as for the tub seals i am keeping my fingers crossed because my speed queen is over a basement apt on wood floors.
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| Post# 342174 , Reply# 6 4/13/2009 at 23:35 (5,485 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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For some reason I was under the impression that the Speed Queens of today (built by Alliance Laundry) are of a better design than they were when Raytheon had them. Can anybody clarify this? | ||
| Post# 342180 , Reply# 7 4/14/2009 at 00:03 (5,485 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
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but actually amana was getting bad in 1997 when raytheon got sold to goodman and they started making all these changes,like bigger lid opening,different tub ring,control panel went to plain white instead of green dotted panel,knobs were different,an easy acces panel was put in front,and an oval"stainless" emblem was put on the control panel. i have had my share of amana problems over the years because i was always drawn to them.once i bought a leaking amana touchmatic electronic control washer and dryer from craigslist,and it ended up needing a hub and seal kit that was over $100 just for the parts,and it also needed a bearing because it sounded like a dump truck on spin.but luckily i found someone who could put the parts in for cheap,as for that washer and dryer they are still running at a coworkers house.
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| Post# 342314 , Reply# 8 4/14/2009 at 17:20 (5,484 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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Today's Speed Queens ARE the good ones-and are the BEST TLs today. | ||
| Post# 342348 , Reply# 9 4/14/2009 at 20:04 (5,484 days old) by surgilator_68 (Maryland) | ||
Before they were even bought by Maytag they were having seal, hub and bearing issues. After Maytag bought the Amana line, Alliance reworked the outer tub to have more of a slope away from the center and redesigned the center seal. Since then just about all seal/hub/bearing issues are gone from the Alliance built units.
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| Post# 342401 , Reply# 10 4/14/2009 at 23:31 (5,484 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Thanks for the information everyone! Andrew S. | ||
| Post# 342570 , Reply# 12 4/15/2009 at 19:09 (5,483 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Michael, that is great to hear. At least one company still makes a quality top loader... Andrew S. | ||
Post# 343286 , Reply# 14 4/18/2009 at 09:37 (5,480 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 343288 , Reply# 15 4/18/2009 at 09:39 (5,480 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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oops! | ||
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