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Thread Number: 67646
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
New SQ vs relatively new SQ? |
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Post# 903715 10/20/2016 at 14:02 (2,738 days old) by Volvoguy87  (Cincinnati, OH) |
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I am curious to learn more about Speed Queen's front loaders and how they have changed in recent years.
There was a TOL model called the Imperial a few years ago. It has a stainless steel cabinet, and a row of knobs across the top front. It has a 300 G-Force spin at 1,000 RPM. The new stainless steel cabinet TOL washer has a digital touchpad instead of knobs and a 400 G-Force 1,200 RPM spin. The new one also lists a larger capacity. Are the differences between one versus the other really significant? I might get one or the other and am leaning very strongly toward the older model because I REALLY like the controls. I just want to make certain the older one with its smaller rated capacity and weaker spin cycle would still be a fantastic machine to have for washing queen-size bed linens and jeans. What do you think? Dave This post was last edited 10/20/2016 at 15:10 | ||
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| Post# 903784 , Reply# 3 10/21/2016 at 05:45 (2,737 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Imperial Set | ||
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Post# 903802 , Reply# 4 10/21/2016 at 08:20 (2,737 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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It will be on concrete.
I intend to use my fleet of vintage washers for most laundry, and only use the Speed Queen on large items like queen size linens, bath mats, and on things which could cause more rapid wear of vintage equipment, such as jeans (with their rivets and metal zippers).
I'd love the performance of the new machine, but I am no fan of touchpad controls. I have poor eyesight, and a nice big knob, like the ones on the Imperial, is a thousand times easier for me to use. I also like front loaders to have front controls and be able to rest on a stand. Bending down low to unload wet laundry is not my idea of fun! My laundry cave is in a few rooms in my basement on concrete, so no wood floors to bounce. Dave | ||
| Post# 903902 , Reply# 6 10/22/2016 at 12:22 (2,736 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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You can get the new design SQ FL with knobs rather than a touch pad, the AFN50RSP113TW01. It has a 3 year warranty and fewer wash options, but it is otherwise the same machine. We have it and love it.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO stricklybojack's LINK 
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Post# 903905 , Reply# 7 10/22/2016 at 12:49 (2,736 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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IIRC early SQ washing took hits for their tendency to vibrate (weren't very happy on anything besides a solid concrete floor or similar), and the short cycles with no way of customizing. They basically were what they were; laundromat/OPL washers slightly redesigned for domestic use.
Being as this may could kick myself for not nabbing one of the units with "boosted hot" water for the short time they were on the market. | ||
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