Thread Number: 66597
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New Speed Queen washer question |
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Post# 892493   8/4/2016 at 10:43 (2,813 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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I know this has been mentioned here but don't remember now whether or not the new SQ washers have dumbed down water temps? My sister is considering a new w/d. In the past Ive recommended SQ from the discussions here. Her 2000 something Maytag has the dumbed down temps which she has always hated.
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Post# 892508 , Reply# 1   8/4/2016 at 12:25 (2,813 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 892530 , Reply# 2   8/4/2016 at 16:31 (2,813 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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Post# 892534 , Reply# 3   8/4/2016 at 16:52 (2,813 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 892542 , Reply# 4   8/4/2016 at 17:51 (2,813 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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which Maytag does she have......
would help if you could post a pic of the control panel.... there were several I had that offered "Energy Saving" button of some sort, and that alone dubbed down the temps, turning it off allowed for normal temps that came from the tap..... if you look closely at this pic, on the far left is an example of that button.... starting with a low hot water temp doesn't help matters in any machine....
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Post# 892557 , Reply# 5   8/4/2016 at 19:41 (2,813 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Hers is newer than that. Im at her place now so I just looked at it. It's a 2008 "Legacy Series". And it's cheap IMO. The porcelain coating in the tub is so cheap and thin that it started coming off around the holes a few years back. It wasn't long before the tub started to rust around the holes. Definitely not the quality MT used to be known for.
So even with the new SQ if you select Normal the water is dumbed down. What do you have to select to get the temp water you want? |
Post# 892608 , Reply# 6   8/5/2016 at 09:35 (2,812 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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The 'Heavy Duty' cycle takes the place of a traditional 'Normal' cycle. It doesn't reduce the hot water temp and it provides a traditional deep rinse on the new Speed Queens with the electronic control panel.
If I recall correctly, the Normal/Eco cycle on the new machines uses a slow spin after the wash and does a spray rinse rather than a deep rinse. And it reduces wash water temperatures. I can see the Normal/Eco cycle working fine for a load of poly-cotton blends like dress shirts, summer shorts, etc. Wouldn't want a spray rinse for something like a full load of bath towels, though. |
Post# 892623 , Reply# 7   8/5/2016 at 10:55 (2,812 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 893001 , Reply# 9   8/8/2016 at 09:19 (2,809 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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Post# 893059 , Reply# 10   8/8/2016 at 19:32 (2,809 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Except for the Normal-Eco cycle you get what ever your water heater puts on hot, On Warm you get a mixture of 30% from your hot water supply and 70% from your cold supply [ this 30-70 mix has been used for at least the last 1/2 dozen years on ALL SQ TL washers ]. Cold is always all cold.
On the NEC TL washers a tiny bit of hot or warm water is sprayed in at the start of wash fill and after that it is all COLD.
Full fill TL washers NEVER made any sense unless you used the water more than once, it simply takes way too much energy and detergent to get decent washing conditions. SQ should bring back Suds-Saver washers if they want to keep building these wasteful machines. |