Thread Number: 28377
got my brand new Speed Queen top-loading washer today! 		[Down to Last]

automaticwasher.org's exclusive eBay Watch:
scroll >>> for more items --- [As an eBay Partner, eBay may compensate automaticwasher.org if you make a purchase using any link to eBay on this page]
Post# 433980   5/8/2010 at 17:44 (5,095 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        

I finally got that brand new Speed Queen top-loading AWN412 washer for my new building today! A few questions; why was it when I first pumped out the water on the Spin cycle, the washer made a popping sound each time the tub shook before it come up to speed-it only did this once, it hasn't done it any more since. I stuck a thick folded up piece of paper into the lid switch mechanism, as was instructed to do on this web site-will that void the warranty? Is there supposed to be a soak period on the Handwash/Delicate cycle in between Normal and Light increments on the timer?




Post# 433986 , Reply# 1   5/8/2010 at 19:15 (5,095 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Did you "prime" the pump? My Speed Queen stated that you need to add at least 1 quart of water to the wash basket before the first use. I have no idea if that would make a difference...just a thought. Of course, get it good and level, etc.

Mine did not make the sounds that you mentioned, or shake. I have never read any 'conditions of warranty/reasons for void' in the SQ documentation...I would read it again to make sure.

As far as the cycle settings, I don't know of any 'soak' feature...it will pause for about 20 seconds before draining to allow sedement to settle to the bottom of the wash basket.

I hope that helps...congrats on your new washer...and welcome to the Speed Queen club. :) Don't be suprised if you find yourself washing everything in the house and enjoying all those old school sounds and classic agitator action! :)



This post was last edited 05/08/2010 at 21:07
Post# 433989 , Reply# 2   5/8/2010 at 19:22 (5,095 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Hmmmm...perhaps the 'soak' is the intermittent action of the agitator? My SQ 542 uses intermittent agitation on those cycles. I'll have to check the cycle chart for you in you are interested.

Oh, and you will probably here an occassional metallic 'chirping sound' during agitation--that's the all metal transmission.

Post# 434061 , Reply# 3   5/9/2010 at 07:28 (5,095 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS)        

queeny77's profile picture
the popping sound was the shipping strap that broke.its supposed to do that only on the very first spin,also you have a one speed machine so on delicate the washer will pause and then agitate,that would explain the soak.

Post# 434170 , Reply# 4   5/9/2010 at 18:29 (5,094 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
it was more like a knocking sound

 Correction: I remember when I first run a little water in it for the first time, advanced it to Spin, it wasn't a popping sound, it was a knocking sound, each time the tub shook, before it come up to speed-also, the plastic lid hinge inserts, the lid rubs against the left insert, making some resistance just before the lid is fully opened-is it supposed to do that? My washer is not a single speed, it is a two-speed AWN412-and it does have the intermittent agitation on the gentle cycle.

Post# 434178 , Reply# 5   5/9/2010 at 19:12 (5,094 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS)        

queeny77's profile picture
the lid is supposed to do that to keep the lid from falling closed so easy when its in the open posision

Post# 434412 , Reply# 6   5/10/2010 at 17:12 (5,093 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
unlocking tub

 Something else I was curious about-on my Mom's 1987 Raytheon-built Speed Queen washer when she first got it, there was a note in it that said the tub was in the locked position-to turn it counter-clockwise until it turns freely. Are the new Alliance-built units the same way-will it damage the unit if you don't do this procedure before you use it for the first time?

Post# 434416 , Reply# 7   5/10/2010 at 17:22 (5,093 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)        

No, do you have a copy of your installation instuctions, and use & care guide? These books are very helping in awnsering most of your questions, like someone once told me, it's a washing machine, your gonna hear noise. I guess he was right I own the same machines as DanMan. Good Luck.
Mike

Post# 434563 , Reply# 8   5/11/2010 at 06:17 (5,093 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS)        

queeny77's profile picture
no you dont have to turn them by hand anymore

Post# 434708 , Reply# 9   5/11/2010 at 19:10 (5,092 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
I didn't fill and advance to spin. I filled with a bucket of water, then ran a complete cycle. Have you heard any of the noises since?

Post# 434750 , Reply# 10   5/11/2010 at 22:31 (5,092 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
noises

 I haven't heard the knocking noise since then, but it is starting to make a slight noise like metal rubbing against styrofoam tapping and it does it when the tub gains speed-and it seems to stop when it's at the full 710 RPM. I noticed when I shift the tub around, it also makes that styrofoam rubbing noise.

Post# 434926 , Reply# 11   5/12/2010 at 18:36 (5,091 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Move the tub around...like pushing it by hand? There is a piece of styrofoam on the left side of the tub that keeps it from making a noise when heavily loaded or off balance. Search my pics in the post "Pictures of a naked Speed Queen" for a view of the styrofoam.

Post# 435426 , Reply# 12   5/15/2010 at 07:31 (5,089 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Did you also install the rubber 'caps' on the feet? (pic in your owner's manual) There are hard rubber caps that go on the feet that keep the washer from vibrating...they work extremely well...might want to make sure that the installers installed them...an easily overlooked thing.

Post# 436265 , Reply# 13   5/19/2010 at 17:13 (5,084 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
stains on a few articles of clothing

 I tend to pour liquid detergent directly on the clothes before I start the washer filling with water-will this leave stain blotches on clothes-I was actually scared there for a while that the transmission was getting grease onto the clothes! But there was no traces of transmission grease anywhere in the tub, and no grease ring in the tub, or a greasy feel to the tub-maybe just imagining things! It wasn't widespread stains, just on two or three articles of clothing-will liquid detergent do this?

Post# 436285 , Reply# 14   5/19/2010 at 19:02 (5,084 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Possibly. Speed Queen recommends to add detergent first, then clothes and immediately start filling the tub (from lid instructions). Personally I never pour directly on clothes.

Post# 436286 , Reply# 15   5/19/2010 at 19:03 (5,084 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Might also be fab softener...be sure you are diluting!

Post# 436331 , Reply# 16   5/20/2010 at 00:03 (5,084 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
transmission grease

 If it was the transmission leaking grease onto the clothes, what would the stains look like when you took the clothes out of the dryer + what's the difference between a transmission grease stain and a liquid detergent stain on the clothes?



This post was last edited 05/20/2010 at 00:41
Post# 436505 , Reply# 17   5/20/2010 at 19:23 (5,083 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
Is anybody there?

 Is anybody there?

Post# 436521 , Reply# 18   5/20/2010 at 21:08 (5,083 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
Usually same color as the fab softener.

Post# 436578 , Reply# 19   5/21/2010 at 02:10 (5,083 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
my new Speed Queen washer sounds

 My new Speed Queen washer sounds like an older helical-drive, long stroke Maytag washer with that classic Maytag-like groan in the transmission.

Post# 437051 , Reply# 20   5/23/2010 at 21:42 (5,080 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

I always let our washer fill and start agitating before I add the detergent. This way the clothes are nice and wet when the detergent hits them.

Post# 437056 , Reply# 21   5/23/2010 at 21:58 (5,080 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
old skool..

 the new speed queens might be the last "old skool"T/L washers
left after the DDS go out of production.
I have two 1984 speed queens and other than the motor and pump
mounting,the new ones appear to retain much of the 1981 design
including the transmission and outer tub-nearly 30yrs old!

Post# 437057 , Reply# 22   5/23/2010 at 22:00 (5,080 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

danmantn's profile picture
If it ain't broke...

Post# 437110 , Reply# 23   5/24/2010 at 03:54 (5,080 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
it wasn't transmission grease

 We found out it wasn't transmission grease or detergent stain, it was either WD-40 or food grease stain on an article of clothing-and I've run it since, not a trace of transmission grease ANYWHERE in the washer or clothes!

Post# 439173 , Reply# 24   6/2/2010 at 16:43 (5,070 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        

pierreandreply4's profile picture
congratulation on getting your new washer

Post# 439881 , Reply# 25   6/6/2010 at 01:45 (5,067 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
almost got off-balance a few days ago

 I was washing a load of towels in it a few days ago, medium water level, and on the final spin-drain, the tub shook bigger and bigger-almost to the point of banging against the sides of the cabinet, I shut it off, and sure enough, the load wasn't truely on both sides of the tub-I redistributed the load, and re-started the washer, and it spun as usual.


Forum Index:       Other Forums:                      


Comes to the Rescue!

The Discuss-o-Mat has stopped, buzzer is sounding!!!
If you would like to reply to this thread please log-in...

Discuss-O-MAT Log-In



New Members Click Here To Sign Up.



                     

automaticwasher.org home
Discuss-o-Mat Forums
Vintage Brochures, Service and Owners Manuals
Fun Vintage Washer Ephemera
See It Wash!
Video Downloads
 Audio Downloads
Picture of the Day
Patent of the Day
Photos of our Collections
The Old Aberdeen Farm
Vintage Service Manuals 		Vintage washer/dryer/dishwasher to sell?
Technical/service questions?
Looking for Parts?
Website related questions?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
Our Privacy Policy