Thread Number: 75363
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Whats up with Speed Queen! |
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Post# 992059   4/25/2018 at 08:27 (2,186 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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To myself this doesn't make any sense - this washer they are currently making can certainly be used for home use! And it is really designed to clean clothes!
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Post# 992060 , Reply# 1   4/25/2018 at 08:31 (2,186 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 992062 , Reply# 2   4/25/2018 at 08:36 (2,186 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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check out the front loader - no it doesn't have the 5 rinses like the other but you can get 3 rinses and a prewash! what else do you need for a front loader!
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Post# 992063 , Reply# 3   4/25/2018 at 08:37 (2,186 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 992108 , Reply# 5   4/25/2018 at 16:07 (2,186 days old) by Supersurgilator (Indiana)   |   | |
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This is NOT a different design from before. This machine is the same as the 2017 models. The tub is ONLY indexing because the machine is new and the brakes haven't settled in yet. It's just too bad there is no water level switch. |
Post# 992109 , Reply# 6   4/25/2018 at 16:19 (2,186 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 992113 , Reply# 7   4/25/2018 at 16:57 (2,186 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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This is what government regs lead to. I will leave it at that because I know there are people out there who believe government infiltration into every aspect of life is acceptable/justifiable/beneficial and persuading them otherwise will not change their minds or make for a happy thread.
With that said it is tragic. It hurts thinking about it. I have no doubt transmissions would have continued for some time (decades perhaps) had it not been for the energy regs. Does anyone know why they would rid the water level dial? Are people setting it to low and killing transmissions in commercial settings? Dunno just looks silly. |
Post# 992158 , Reply# 9   4/26/2018 at 03:24 (2,186 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)   |   | |
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Speed Queen is in urgent need of new management that understands the Speed Queen product and values its customers. |
Post# 992166 , Reply# 11   4/26/2018 at 06:51 (2,185 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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has revived the Mini, and even builds it in Oxford England. |
Post# 992168 , Reply# 12   4/26/2018 at 06:54 (2,185 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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The load isn't turning over well due to tub indexing. If you grab the rim of the tub and hold it in place, turnover improves instantly.
I know that John L. (and probably others) don't agree with this, but I'm convinced Alliance's plan is to get out of the domestic market. I certainly agree with those who think this on-premises/commercial residential top-loader is what true SQ fans want. Once again, glad my sister and I each have the 9 Series pair! Got them just in the nick of time. |
Post# 992175 , Reply# 13   4/26/2018 at 07:45 (2,185 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Speed Queen enjoyed over a decade of surging residential laundry sales and twice nearly doubled their factory space etc in Ripon Wisconsin.
They invested very heavily in this new TL washer line, they have no intention of leaving the residential business.
After a year or two of huge sales loses something will change, I guarantee you that they are working on possible design changes now.
The new machine solves several problems that the old design had, I did a warranty call on a 2017 9 series TL washer that we sold 45 days ago [ it replaced a 10 YO TOL GE washer ] the customer complaining was the clothing is coming out too wet, the machine has talked out of position twice and suds back out of the drain standpipe when the washer is spinning, unfortunately these are all normal traits for last years machine, they just need to make the 2018 machines agitate properly and they will have a winner.
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Post# 992177 , Reply# 14   4/26/2018 at 08:25 (2,185 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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An entire generation and enormous sums to regain lost market share after the transmission disaster. It took, well, no, American built sedans to this day don't use diesel because of the Oldsmobile disaster - and that was 40 some years ago.
Each situation was made worse by the initial refusal of the manufacturer to be honest with the buying public, each was made worse by a corporate mentality driven by an internal sense of high quality and persecution by biased journalists.
I suspect Speed Queen will, as John has said, figure out a solution fairly quickly. They won't admit it, they won't even acknowledge it publicly, but even Jack Welch at GE was human enough to have independent tests done on one of their products - and then back the engineers who had been silenced by mid-level managers a few decades back when they hit a somewhat similar problem.
Just - the sort of people who buy Speed Queens or Olds 98s or Audis tend to be literate and well-informed. I'm curious to see how they recover from this. I'm not so optimistic about it. There should have been a bit more honesty by now. |
Post# 992179 , Reply# 15   4/26/2018 at 08:49 (2,185 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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At the Appliance Center this week. They sell Speed Queen here in Panama City, FL.
"We don't know which way to turn" "Our sales Rep from Alliance is baffled as well" "At least that what he tells us" "We almost decided not to continue our relationship with Alliance" My goodness. I can imagine how frustrating it would be to continue to switch gears on your long standing customers. Steven |
Post# 992193 , Reply# 16   4/26/2018 at 10:03 (2,185 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Said it before and I will say it yet again- we will all one day be forced into using front loads. If thats what the 100 people ruling the world want, thats what we will get. This is just the conditioning phase. I hate that it has to be like that but its impossible to fight your masters.
Speaking of automobiles there is this: money.cnn.com/2018/04/26/news/com... And here is what makes me even more upset. Cars are getting bigger- a lot bigger. Yes engines are getting more efficient (like the sooting ecoboasters) however all that is being offset and out done by the size of vehicles. If everyone drove a fiesta vs an Explorer, the environment would be a lot greener. Yet people seem not to care. But buy a top loader and everyone loses their minds. There is just no nuance to the madness. |
Post# 992211 , Reply# 17   4/26/2018 at 13:36 (2,185 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 992859 , Reply# 19   5/2/2018 at 10:26 (2,179 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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