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Thread Number: 38165
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| Post# 566690 1/3/2012 at 14:47 (4,490 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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| Post# 566693 , Reply# 1 1/3/2012 at 15:07 (4,490 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
I'm not sure about how they were rated back then. I've only used the coin-op versions of that era and I was never pleased with how they cleaned. They do still make home models and from the few people who have used them on here, they've all given Speed Queen very high praise for reliability and washing ability of the new machines. I also have used only coin op versions of the newer Speed Queens and was very happy with the washing ability, that was, until they modified them to use less water and completely skip the first spin.
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Post# 566717 , Reply# 2 1/3/2012 at 16:59 (4,490 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy  (Oak Park, MI) |
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Criticizing the Queen!
What I found CR critical of was SQ washers that they tested having a "timed fill", whereas just about every SQ that I have seen (and mostly on this board) has had a Water Level knob...
My HOW TO BUY MAJOR HOME APPLIANCES book probably criticized Speed Queen enough (citing "how a buyer wonders how he ended up w/ a Speed Queen instead of a Maytag washer he set out to buy") that he cites that "Only Hotpoint uses a timed fill", when discussing manual water level controls in the 'How to Buy a Washer Chapter' (unless either my book, or the appliances studied that likely to have been manufactured at that particular time, are just out of date)... -- Dave | ||
| Post# 566746 , Reply# 3 1/3/2012 at 18:37 (4,490 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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SQ reliability i've never had an operating solid tub,but the 1980 and older SQs are basicly 1950s washers with complex mechanism so i'd recon the later ones are more reliable-both my '84 "marathons"have been reliable,but they are "rotation"machines:pretty light usage. | ||
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Post# 566822 , Reply# 4 1/3/2012 at 23:13 (4,489 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA) |
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The problem with the laundromat versions of the SQ's, were too short of a wash cycle, and with that tiny straight finned agitator, they had very pathetic turnover.
I lived in a apartment complex that had coin-op solid tub. they rinsed very well,however unless you loaded them very light, they struggled to turn over heavy fabrics, such as jeans and towels. Love the new ones however. David | ||
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