Thread Number: 51814
Speed Queen TL HE washer EXPLAINED |
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Post# 742042   3/15/2014 at 08:10 (3,667 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 742048 , Reply# 2   3/15/2014 at 08:46 (3,667 days old) by Imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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It appears the HE cycle is about electricity savings. Perhaps the least of our worries here (US) with the cost of heating water and the water/sewer bills of today. |
Post# 742154 , Reply# 3   3/15/2014 at 14:10 (3,666 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 742191 , Reply# 4   3/15/2014 at 17:37 (3,666 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 742194 , Reply# 5   3/15/2014 at 17:39 (3,666 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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yeah....that lid size is from the Raytheon type machines.....
I expected the HE cycle to also offer the saturated sprays during the spin without a deep fill rinse.... but the rest seems OK for the most part....somewhat along the lines of a one-speed machine on Gentle, intermittent agitate and soak.... at least you get a choice to use at your discretion....Regular or HE |
Post# 742225 , Reply# 6   3/15/2014 at 19:33 (3,666 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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Ah, so this machine has a motherboard somewhere. I wonder how long the electronics will last. Only time will tell. I sure hate to see SQ move away from mechanical controls. That was one of the features that kept it "old school". Does the "normal" position fill the tub up all the way? |
Post# 742227 , Reply# 7   3/15/2014 at 19:47 (3,666 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 742333 , Reply# 10   3/16/2014 at 10:13 (3,666 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)   |   | |
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I use one of these model machines daily at my work place. The man explaining was wrong when he says the HE cycle carries on as normal after the wash and soak period. It does NOT do a deep rinse but as Yogitunes expected it does do a series of long spray rinses before carrying on for the final spin. Although the water pressure is strong it still does not adequately rinse large loads at all and because there is no cool down period after the wash, the long process of constant spinning can set creases into some clothes. At work we never use the cycle apart from occasionally using it as a prewash on the kitchen linens or on other heavily soiled items. We always follow up with a regular cycle.
Our machine suffered the fate of other machines where there was a grease/oil residue on the tub when sold to us. We never got this off properly and as such the tub in ours looks awful, not shiny at all. It never leaves a residue on any clothes but would have looked nicer. We have many comments from casual staff that our washer 'needs scrubbing out'. All in all though this machine really is fantastic when used on the regular setting, its a thorough and quick cycle but the workload it receives is no trouble at all for it. And believe me it has to deal with some hard core soiling (I work in a care home for the disabled). I can't see it dying anytime soon :-) |
Post# 742426 , Reply# 11   3/16/2014 at 16:03 (3,665 days old) by alineber ()   |   | |
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Count me as a real man too brother! Could not have said it better. :) |
Post# 742428 , Reply# 12   3/16/2014 at 16:21 (3,665 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 742466 , Reply# 13   3/16/2014 at 17:30 (3,665 days old) by washman (o)   |   | |
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It was a slam dunk and I chose all three! And got 'em too! :) |
Post# 742490 , Reply# 14   3/16/2014 at 18:38 (3,665 days old) by Imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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Malcolm, Well said. |
Post# 742494 , Reply# 15   3/16/2014 at 18:58 (3,665 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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