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Thread Number: 69687
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Opinions on this vintage Speed Queen set? |
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| Post# 926049 3/10/2017 at 16:21 (2,603 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland) | ||
Hi all,
I have an opportunity to buy this vintage Speed Queen set. I love the color! Avocado green would be a nice contrast to the salmon pink walls of our laundry room. Right now we have a coppertone Maytag set that's good, but has a lot of surface wear. We know we'll have to replace it someday, but I don't want to make the big switch unless I find something that it worth it and will last. Wondering if anyone has had any experience with these models and what they think of them... | ||
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Post# 926050 , Reply# 1 3/10/2017 at 16:27 (2,603 days old) by Gyrafoam  (Wytheville, VA) |
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SNATCH THEM UP!!! You will likely never have this opportunity again. I had a washer similar to that one. It resides with Yogitunes now. Great machine. | ||
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Post# 926052 , Reply# 2 3/10/2017 at 16:41 (2,603 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 926064 , Reply# 3 3/10/2017 at 18:10 (2,602 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 926067 , Reply# 4 3/10/2017 at 18:14 (2,602 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 926086 , Reply# 5 3/10/2017 at 18:53 (2,602 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Late 60s early 70s SQs Very cool pair, but unless they are almost unused and in perfect condition they will not make good daily drivers, it is much easier to keep MTs, WPs' KMs and GE FF washers running because these companies keep there designs from this period in production longer and because there are far more parts for these other brands still out there.
That said you or someone needs to grab this cool pair. | ||
| Post# 926108 , Reply# 6 3/10/2017 at 21:18 (2,602 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland) | ||
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Yes, combo52, they DO seem to be in beautiful shape! Not a mar or a scratch or a ding on the surfaces at all ... the dryer door opens with a very satisfying smooth feeling, as if it's brand new ... the controls all look nice ...
BUT what we need is a daily driver. Our late 60's Maytag set has worked perfect for that, it's just dinged and scratched and may not last forever ... so we're really in a bind here wondering what to do -- we don't really have room for an extra set anywhere. (Hubby dreams of building a big shed with power and plumbing and water lines for a collection of washers and dryers and appliances and vacuums, but that's not happening anytime soon!) But this set is so beautiful! We're going back to the house sale tomorrow to look at it again. Maybe we can buy some time and figure something out. The sale ends tomorrow and the people want it out! | ||
| Post# 926136 , Reply# 7 3/10/2017 at 23:22 (2,602 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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woah... if you don't buy those,someone else here needs to rescue these! As combo52 says,this set might not be the best DD set for someone who is not a washer "gearhead" | ||
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Post# 926138 , Reply# 8 3/10/2017 at 23:42 (2,602 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Hmmm | ||
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Post# 926188 , Reply# 11 3/11/2017 at 06:47 (2,602 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 926216 , Reply# 12 3/11/2017 at 11:15 (2,602 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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| Post# 926218 , Reply# 13 3/11/2017 at 11:27 (2,602 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland) | ||
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| Post# 926230 , Reply# 14 3/11/2017 at 13:10 (2,602 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland) | ||
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Update!
We just fell in love with this set, so it's been very hard -- yes our Maytags will need replacing someday, but this is a busy time for us and like you guys say it's probably not the best daily driver set, which is what we need. (Maybe come autumn there will be room in the basement for a second set.) But we can't let this set go. They're just so beautiful! I knew that if some of you guys advised that they'd be a good DD set we'd be hooking them up in our house right now! Anyway, we went back to the house, they were still there, we were still in love with them, and then we had a great idea: we know another couple who are also retros like us, with all vintage appliances and everything in a vintage house. They got the pink GE oven and range I posted on here last autumn. Well turns out they could use a nice new set of old washer and dryer, and when we sent them the pics they loved this set as much as we did ... SO WE GOT THEM! This was a win-win situation! The set gets saved and it will be loved and used by retros who appreciate it, plus we'll still get to see it! I expect will post some update pics after they get moved into their new home! | ||
| Post# 926429 , Reply# 15 3/12/2017 at 19:20 (2,600 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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