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Speed Queen temperature question |
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Post# 584976 , Reply# 1   3/25/2012 at 12:58 (4,385 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Well I can chime in on this one, you would be correct in saying that a warm wash in the winter would produce more of a cold wash than anything else. You could alleviate this by washing a load of whites first in hot, but even then you may run into problems. As far as SQ models with the heater, I'm sure you could still purchase a new or slightly used unit somwhere.
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Post# 584998 , Reply# 3   3/25/2012 at 14:26 (4,385 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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In a FL washer you should be washing 90% of your laundry in hot water anyway. On my 7 year old SQ FL washer I don't think I have ever used anything but the hot setting. Using the cooler temperatures in FL washers for the wash cycle in one of the main reasons for getting a build up around the main seal and having the bearings fail as your current washer has done, so I would be thinking about doing something different with your new machine so you don't repeat history. |
Post# 585009 , Reply# 4   3/25/2012 at 15:25 (4,385 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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me i mostly wash in warm or cold water as i never use the hot water temp if i do use hot water its mostly for bedsheets and depending on where the water heater is located and where in your home the washer is located if its far from the water heater the water may enter cold at first like for me in my case i have a whirlpool duet washer thats located on the second floor in my home with the water heater in the basement the water when i first start my water tends to enter cold as it takes a long time for the hot water to go up the pipes.
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Post# 585372 , Reply# 7   3/27/2012 at 20:32 (4,383 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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If price were no object, I would look into the Miele or the Asko machines. Asko machines are not quite as expensive as the Miele machines. The quality may not be up to Miele standards. But quality is all relative if the price is unrealistic for your situation.
That being said, I have the Speed Queen FL machine without the built in heater. While I initially thought I would regret not having it. I have learned that the idea that you simply must have it is nonsense. For instance, if I am hellbent on having a true hot wash, I simply load the clothing, set the control for hot and start the machine. Once the machine has filled with water, switch it to SPIN ONLY and pump that water away. Then return to my cycle and start the fill and boom, I have a hot wash. Plus, the water that flushed the system was a short cool pre-rinse for the clothes. I don't think you can go wrong with a Speed Queen of any type. Malcolm |
Post# 585377 , Reply# 8   3/27/2012 at 20:53 (4,383 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Is about the best machine out there if you want good performance and a durable machine that has a potential life expectancy of over 30 years. Malcolm said it best if cost is no object consider a Miele or Asko and I will add in Bosch, as all washers will break down and require repair or replacement and you will differently pay for a Miele, Asko or Bosch more than once, Think Mercedes Benz, BMW and Audi. |
Post# 585585 , Reply# 13   3/28/2012 at 19:54 (4,382 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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I had a similar "problem" with wash temps when using the on-premise Speed Queen front loaders at a dorm. The cold water was so much more powerful that hardly any hot water would make it into the washer - it was like 80% cold in the mix. What I did was to first set the cycle to warm and let it fill for a minute or so and then change the cycle to hot. The commercial models would only let you change the temp during the initial fill, don't know about the home models. For a truly hot wash, I also ran a pre-wash like Malcom. Not really what I consider an automatic washer but better than nothing.
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Post# 586060 , Reply# 16   3/31/2012 at 08:40 (4,379 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The hoses that come with new machines should last at least 20-30 years if not abused by excessive abrasion, water pressure and hot water temperatures. The manufactures are only suggesting that you replace them every 5 years so they can say I TOLD YOU SO if anything ever goes wrong.
That said if your machine is installed in an area where a burst hose would be a real disaster, you may want to get some premium high pressure hoses. Skip the ones that Home Depot and others sell that have a surge shut off feature built into the inlet end of the hoses. We have seen nothing but problems with these shutting down for no reason, and I have made a few thousand dollars by now running service calls on washers, DWs and ice-makers that suddenly stop working only to find that the STUPID hose was the problem. I replace it with a regular hose and send the customer back to HD for a refund, some customers have also gotten a refund for the service call cost.
The built in surge cut-off feature could only work if the hose was chopped in two by a malachite as a small leak up to and even above the flow rate [ 2-6 gallons of water per minute ] of the machine filling will not normally trigger a shut down of water flow. |
Post# 586170 , Reply# 18   3/31/2012 at 20:18 (4,379 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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What I wanted to say is that the first fill was the only time I could change the temp. Once the fill finished, the cycle was locked in. This was only important to me since I always ran a pre-wash on the commercial Speed Queens to get a longer wash.
For a really hot wash (close to 140F), I would let the washer fill with some cold water for the pre-wash to avoid setting in stains and the switch over to hot for the rest of the pre-wash and wash fill. For a warm wash, I let the machine fill almost entirely with cold water for the pre-wash and then hot for the main wash. The trick was to switch over to hot water *just* before the end of the pre-wash fill. If I missed that moment and the fill ended before I could switch over, the entire wash cycle would have been just cold water. Yeah, there is worse that babysitting a washer for its initial fill. But I'm just spoiled, I guess, by living over here and being able to set my Whirlpool Duet to 68, 86, 104, 140 or 203F and let the heating element do the rest. :) Alex |
Post# 588253 , Reply# 21   4/9/2012 at 21:36 (4,370 days old) by qualin (Canada)   |   | |
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If you find out, let us know! I believe the salesperson did tell me that there was a moisture sensor in the dryers, but I could be misinformed. |
Post# 588327 , Reply# 22   4/10/2012 at 07:02 (4,370 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 588736 , Reply# 25   4/12/2012 at 08:50 (4,367 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 588760 , Reply# 26   4/12/2012 at 11:47 (4,367 days old) by teknikleespekng ()   |   | |
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Thanks Malcolm! :) |