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Thread Number: 3762
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| Post# 90959 10/27/2005 at 19:36 (6,749 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin) | ||
Some time ago, I found Todd (Washerlover) a Speed Queen set at a local Goodwill. Months later he finally found the time to hook her up and see what she does. The only problem is when you add bleach to the dispenser, it all leaks onto the ground. But not a water leak in sight, and all kinds of interesting noises! Even the console light worked. Gotta love that overflow rinse! One of the parts on the inside had a date of 1966 on it. The matching dryer has yet to be tested.
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| Post# 90965 , Reply# 1 10/27/2005 at 20:05 (6,749 days old) by kenmore62 () | ||
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SPEED QUEEN KNOBS HIWHAT ARE ALL THE KNOBS FOR??NICE MACHINE 
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Post# 90966 , Reply# 2 10/27/2005 at 20:09 (6,749 days old) by jimmyb  (Texas Y’all) |
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WOW!! What a great find and hard to believe right here in Phoenix. I am sooooooo jealous! Hope you are enjoying them. Jim | ||
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Post# 90969 , Reply# 3 10/27/2005 at 20:14 (6,749 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 90975 , Reply# 4 10/27/2005 at 20:46 (6,749 days old) by thirtyater () | ||
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Love that big queen! | ||
| Post# 90979 , Reply# 5 10/27/2005 at 21:04 (6,749 days old) by bostonwash () | ||
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coffee SQ's Great find! water efficient too with that solid tub but how reliable is a timed fill? Do these machines have a restrictive water pressure regulator to compensate for different plumbing systems? looks great | ||
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Post# 91001 , Reply# 8 10/27/2005 at 22:50 (6,749 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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SQ also has the "Extra Fill" marking on the normal cycle for low-pressure situations. I remember accidentally hitting that spot once at my aunt's and panicking when the basket started overflowing -- didn't fully understand about solid-tub machines at that age ... although I should have because I knew it had the overflow rinse.
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| Post# 91010 , Reply# 9 10/27/2005 at 23:39 (6,749 days old) by spiralactivator () | ||
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I am speechless before this magnificent Queen! I've never seen one in coppertone before. And is that a metal agitator? | ||
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Post# 91026 , Reply# 11 10/28/2005 at 03:50 (6,749 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Super machines-Love the SS tank and the metal agitator.When did SQ switch to the plastic agitators? | ||
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Post# 91032 , Reply# 13 10/28/2005 at 06:40 (6,748 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 91039 , Reply# 14 10/28/2005 at 07:38 (6,748 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Beautiful machine! Very flexible controls with lots of options. No surprise really on the bleach dispenser troubles, they used a long tube to hold the bleach and probably on this model a tiny pump to push the bleach up to the fill flume where it was carried into the tub with the overflow wash. Bleach is very corrosive and tended to eat away the tube, the pump and the hoses so they leaked after a while - unfortunately, all over the floor! Great find, you will have a lot of fun with this washer. | ||
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Post# 91044 , Reply# 15 10/28/2005 at 08:38 (6,748 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 91086 , Reply# 16 10/28/2005 at 15:52 (6,748 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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What a gorgeous | ||
| Post# 91190 , Reply# 17 10/29/2005 at 04:09 (6,748 days old) by rchris () | ||
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Did the fabric softener dispenser not come with it? That would be a 1969 or 1970 model. My Mother had the matching dryer, which she got in '69. Be sure to post pics of the washer and dryer together. | ||
| Post# 91211 , Reply# 18 10/29/2005 at 10:04 (6,747 days old) by timborow (Georgia) | ||
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Relation Was the Speed Queen Company in any way related to the Filter Queen Vacuum Company? | ||
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Post# 91864 , Reply# 19 11/1/2005 at 21:10 (6,744 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Lovin' the Queen!
My thanks to Jay for taking pics & posting for me. I'm not very computer literate, especially when it comes to downloading stuff. Yeah, it's a great machine! I was curious about the year; was going to ask about the model number but so much rust over the years the model plate is gone. But found a date stamp on a solenoid that read 09/66. It must be about that old since it has the aluminum agitator. The fill connections leaked a bit but I managed to fix them and she runs like new! Can't wait to see if the matching dryer works, too. | ||
| Post# 94014 , Reply# 20 11/14/2005 at 21:28 (6,731 days old) by speedqueengkc () | ||
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Speed Queen washers My mom had the middle priced set, below this one, in coppertone. I would love to have it back. | ||
| Post# 94015 , Reply# 21 11/14/2005 at 21:32 (6,731 days old) by speedqueengkc () | ||
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fabric softner dispenser I have an extra fabric softner dispenser that I would gladly trade for a speed queen lint filter. | ||
| Post# 94041 , Reply# 22 11/15/2005 at 05:36 (6,730 days old) by cybrvanr () | ||
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That's a really attractive machine there! Looks like you shined it all up with some automotive wax. | ||
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Post# 94045 , Reply# 23 11/15/2005 at 06:29 (6,730 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 94245 , Reply# 24 11/16/2005 at 08:20 (6,729 days old) by jerseymike () | ||
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Nice Machine! I love the color and Speed Queens are among my all time favorite designs. Thanks for sharing. Mike | ||
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