Thread Number: 2317
New Speed Queen Front Loader Features a Heater |
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Post# 69497   6/6/2005 at 23:34 (6,869 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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This was over on THS. It seems SQ has redesigned some of their "Commercial HomeStyle" washers and now offer a front loader with both rear and front controls with a water heater. SQ claims the heater will boost hot water to 140F. See manual below: Launderess CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK |
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Post# 69614 , Reply# 1   6/8/2005 at 19:20 (6,867 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69615 , Reply# 2   6/8/2005 at 19:22 (6,867 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69673 , Reply# 5   6/9/2005 at 09:32 (6,867 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69736 , Reply# 6   6/9/2005 at 21:01 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69738 , Reply# 7   6/9/2005 at 21:10 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69739 , Reply# 8   6/9/2005 at 21:12 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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I tawt I saw a puddy tat! I did, I did taw a puddy tat. I'da know I may be losing my touch. These look alike to me. CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK |
Post# 69741 , Reply# 9   6/9/2005 at 21:24 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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From the web: Incidentally, a horse is capable of generating about 5 horsepower (as long as you don't ask it to do so for very long) Actually, it's trivial to convert horsepower to watts; it's got one of the best mnemonics I know: In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue Divide the sonofagun by 2 For the number of watts in a horsepower (=746) Jordin Kare |
Post# 69743 , Reply# 10   6/9/2005 at 21:33 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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120volts x 15 amps = 1,800 watts (Available) (80%? nah.. let's not this time. LOL LOL LOL ) 746 watts per hp x .75hp = 550 watts. 1,800 watts total available less: 550 watts motor = 1,250 available for heater. 1,250 watts x 4.3 BTU/w = 5,375 BTU. 1f 60,000 Btu heats 60 gallons of water and 50,000 Btu heats 50 gallons of water and 40,000 Btu heats 40 gallons of water in a typical US storage-type hot water heater, then 5,000 Btu can heat 5 gallons of water (20 litres) HMMM this may actually work! Casue IMHO 5 gal is about a F/L water fill (Std. bucket of water is 2 gallons) |
Post# 69745 , Reply# 11   6/9/2005 at 21:43 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69749 , Reply# 12   6/9/2005 at 21:50 (6,866 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 69750 , Reply# 13   6/9/2005 at 22:44 (6,866 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 69769 , Reply# 15   6/10/2005 at 06:14 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 69770 , Reply# 16   6/10/2005 at 06:20 (6,866 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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heater cycling Larger wattage heater that would be on only during pauses-- Kinda like on the GE POS DW with a "Hot Start" option where the machine fills and heats its water while idle/silent (not recirculting water). This is a genius way o boos performance at no extra mfg cost and keepingthe machine silent as long as possible. Perhaps the method Bob /Appnut describes above could be used as a prelude to a regular action cycle. Even better make the above a prewash (then spin) and get into a wash with fresh detergent! |
Post# 72018 , Reply# 19   7/1/2005 at 18:03 (6,844 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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Amana ended up with Maytag, Speed Queen went to Alliance Laundry Systems |
Post# 73952 , Reply# 22   7/17/2005 at 08:59 (6,829 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 74025 , Reply# 24   7/17/2005 at 19:38 (6,828 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Are one fo the chief turn offs for the SQ front loaders. Lack of a pre-wash/soak cycle and other cycle limitations are other reasons why these units are not flying off sales floors despite their "commercial laundry" construction. Previous incarnations of SQ's "Homestyle" line features washers that had pre-wash/soak cycles and a more traditional control panel. For some reason when SQ re-entered the residential market it redesigned the units and we now see the results. Considering the price, SQ washers lack many of the features a Bosch "Nexxt" washer offers, and the Nexxt washers are pretty much up there in terms of build quality and have offer a heater that works in all cycles. Like others, one really likes the capacity and build quality of the SQ front loaders, but those short cycle times and lack of cycles are too huge a problem. One could stand there and manually reset cycles to attain the desired results, but whom always has that kind of time? SQ's rationale for short cycle times is that it prevents soil from being redeposited onto laundry. They further state that the strong washing action of their front loaders means cycle times do not need to be long. Have not used or even seen a home style unit but the laundromat SQ front loaders tend to really slap laundry around, especially when not overloaded. Finally SQ's have some unique features that probably enchance or at least try to compensate for short cycle times. For one even though these washers do have a pump, it will switch off every now and then during draining and let gravity take over. In theory this should lessen the chance of "suds-lock" and the drum having to slow down during spinning because it is choking on too much water/suds. IIRC the SQs also have a rinsing system where the tub fills while the pump is open a few times. Again this comes from commercial laundromat washers, and not certian if the homestyle line has it on all models. If SQ dropped the price down to around $800 I'd nab one, cycles be damned. But for $1300 or more, that is too dear for a very basic front loader. Launderess |