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Thread Number: 62977
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
New awn432sp Speed queen washer |
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| Post# 855405 , Reply# 1 12/6/2015 at 19:13 (3,063 days old) by washman (o) | ||
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Congrats you made a wise choice. | ||
| Post# 855408 , Reply# 2 12/6/2015 at 19:17 (3,063 days old) by mamapinky (blairsville pa) | ||
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Congrats..I also have the AWN432 going on 4 months old. .LOVE it..Cheryl | ||
Post# 855421 , Reply# 3 12/6/2015 at 20:18 (3,063 days old) by wayupnorth  (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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If I HAD to replace my 1984 Maytag it would be with that model Speed Queen. Some of the early 80's Maytag models had a bad motor pulley that made a loud rat a tat during agitation and spin. Its a $28 part and it will just hum like new. Thanks to AW, I learned what was wrong and was able to get it fixed easily.
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| Post# 855426 , Reply# 4 12/6/2015 at 20:47 (3,063 days old) by rtg3 () | ||
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It does remind me of my 1984 Maytag. Only a belt and hose in 34 years. I can only hope this new Speed Queen last as long. | ||
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Post# 855455 , Reply# 5 12/7/2015 at 00:04 (3,063 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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"I can only hope this new Speed Queen last as long." I don't mean to take the wind out of your sails, but I think the probability for that is rather low. Your Maytag was built like a tank and has a porcelain enameled top to keep it looking as good as it performs. Your plain painted Speed Queen was built to provide an old school washing system, but any comparison to a 34 year old Maytag stops there.
Depending on how much use it gets, you may find yourself faced with belt replacement on your Speed Queen more like once every 34 months. If you find that hard to believe, remove the front panel sometime and behold the black residue.
We had an Amana (a Speed Queen AWN432 clone) for nine years. It was on its third belt when we got rid of it, and for most of the time we had it, there were only two adults in the household so it had a fairly easy life. Alliance has made some improvements to the Speed Queen's mechanical components, but it doesn't take a lot of searching on this site to find complaints about how these machines still have a tendency to chew up belts -- and those belts are nowhere near as easy to remove and replace as on a Maytag like yours. Oh, the irony.
All of that having been said and given today's options, a Speed Queen is as close as you can get to that old Maytag of yours, so in that regard you could not have done any better. | ||
| Post# 855497 , Reply# 8 12/7/2015 at 03:48 (3,063 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Similarly...
I purchased an Amana set in 1997 which is currently in use at my Aunt's house. At nearly 20 years old, it has never had a belt change. I would expect that if there was a belt consuming issue, the coin-op world wouldn't be what it is for the Speed Queen brand. Instead, I would say that there is a problem with OEM replacement belts not up to the task. So, in the event that a belt is required in your future, be sure you replace it with a genuine part.
Malcolm | ||
| Post# 855501 , Reply# 9 12/7/2015 at 05:45 (3,063 days old) by fordiesel69 (PA) | ||
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Does anyone know what the newer mechanical models offer that the AWN412 did not? What all was improved? | ||
| Post# 855534 , Reply# 11 12/7/2015 at 10:51 (3,063 days old) by rtg3 () | ||
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There is nothing amazing about it. When my wife and I seen it for the first time it reminded us of our old Maytag in looks only. Nothing else about it is the same. That's all I met. | ||
| Post# 855538 , Reply# 12 12/7/2015 at 11:19 (3,063 days old) by mamapinky (blairsville pa) | ||
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Rtg...nothing wrong with comparing the SQ to the old Maytag..I think I understood you. The SQ is designed to be as close to the old skool washers as you can find. Hope it gives you many years of clean clothes. This is the perfect washer for someone that wants new but old at the same time....Cheryl | ||
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