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| Post# 240748 , Reply# 1 10/6/2007 at 20:32 (6,045 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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How about taking some pictures for us? | ||
| Post# 240751 , Reply# 2 10/6/2007 at 20:35 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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Pictures Funguy,I know how to take 'em.I just don't know how to post 'em! Tom | ||
Post# 240754 , Reply# 3 10/6/2007 at 20:44 (6,045 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Do you know how to save the pics onto your computer? If you can get them on the computer, underneath the box used for typing posts on here, there is a little window that says "URL Link to share:" then under THAt there is another little window that says "Upload JPEG Format Picture to share in message:" Next to the little white window is a button that says "Browse..." Click that and find the pictures that you saved onto the computer, I personally would make a new folder on the desktop and save them there so they are easy to find. Once you've selected the image, hit "open" and then click the preview message button. It should show up below the text you put into the "Message:" box. Then hit "POST this to Discuss-O-Mat" and it should post it. You can only post one picture at a time however.
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Post# 240756 , Reply# 4 10/6/2007 at 20:47 (6,045 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Oh Yea...
by the way... CONGRATS ON THE NEW MACHINES!!!! lol, in my excitement to see them I forgot to mention that! I have been eyeing the SQ frontloader for a little while now and I think that will be added to the list of things to buy... My list currently is composed of: -Alliance made Continental toploader -Miele T1415 dryer to match my washer -the new SQ Frontloader | ||
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Post# 240762 , Reply# 5 10/6/2007 at 21:13 (6,045 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Pump Turning Off
On commercial/laundromat SQ washing machines without pumps, there is no chance of "suds lock" (too much water/froth draining too fast for the pump to handle, thus machine slows down spinning to protect the pump/washer from damage), because the machine simply drains into a "pit". For the domestic units, SQ opted to shut off the pump, but keep the drains open to allowing gravity to remove water/froth without risking a suds locking condition that would slow down the washer. Remember these SQ washers are really commercial units, redesigned for home use. SQ tried to keep as many of the commercial qualities (design, construction and build quality), while accomodating the domestic user. Still make no mistake, the washing machines are about getting laundry done fast,just like their commercial cousins. Congrats on your new units! We want snaps!!!! L. | ||
| Post# 240772 , Reply# 7 10/6/2007 at 21:48 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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Pictures BTW,I don't know how to post pics-I have my wife's Olympus,and the cable to hook it up to the computer.I almost had it figured out once but the pics I took were apparently too high res to post so I gave it up!No making fun of the illiterate! Tom | ||
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Post# 240786 , Reply# 8 10/6/2007 at 22:03 (6,045 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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If you have the pictures saved on the computer, go to the file with the images and right click on an image you want to post, go to "open with..." and click on "paint", this should show you the true size of the image you took. Once in paint, go the the "image" menu at the top and click on "stretch/skew" a window will pop up with 4 little spaces to type. The first 2 will say 100, change those to 50 and hit ok, this will half the size of your picture, keep doing that, until you get the size you want then go to "file" and "save." once you've done that, go back to the internet and try to post the pics again, if you shrank them enough, they will be allowed to be posted!
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Post# 240807 , Reply# 9 10/7/2007 at 00:22 (6,045 days old) by supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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| Post# 240841 , Reply# 10 10/7/2007 at 07:58 (6,045 days old) by 2drumsallergy () | ||
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Speed Queen Clean Hello Tom, Congratulations on your new Speed Queen set. I wish you many years of clean, quiet Speed Queen washing and drying. David | ||
| Post# 240862 , Reply# 11 10/7/2007 at 11:21 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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SQ pics Here we go! 
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| Post# 240863 , Reply# 12 10/7/2007 at 11:23 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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SQ pics Here we go! 
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| Post# 240866 , Reply# 13 10/7/2007 at 11:30 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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SQ pics Here we go! 
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| Post# 240869 , Reply# 14 10/7/2007 at 11:44 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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SQ pics More 
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| Post# 240870 , Reply# 15 10/7/2007 at 11:46 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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SQ pics One more 
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| Post# 240871 , Reply# 16 10/7/2007 at 11:48 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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SORRY!!!!! Sorry about the last pic,I have never done this before.Forgiveness please. Tom | ||
| Post# 240874 , Reply# 17 10/7/2007 at 12:11 (6,045 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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I see the door of your washer is damp and already closed... not so good for your washer! Open your door and vent the drum and tub so you don't have mold troubles within months... | ||
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Post# 240887 , Reply# 19 10/7/2007 at 14:19 (6,045 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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YAY!!!! The machines are absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I can't wait to get my hands on one!!! Perhaps I should bump the Alliance toploader to the end of the list... I might as well continue my frontload washer kick! This would be number 3!!! How does the drum look? Is the boot really deep? Do the baffles have perforations for showering? Are they plastic baffles?
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| Post# 240888 , Reply# 20 10/7/2007 at 14:29 (6,045 days old) by mulls () | ||
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Thanks Pulsator! Thanks for the kind words.The baffles are stainless steel-they are part of the drum-the tub and baffles are one piece!3 baffles each with 18 holes.They are shorter than the baffles in other FLs I have seen. Tom | ||
| Post# 240890 , Reply# 21 10/7/2007 at 14:50 (6,045 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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I think the baffles are higher and so they look shorter. Higher baffles lift the laundry higher and let it fall deeper. So more, optimal action and better cleaning!!! | ||
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Post# 240916 , Reply# 22 10/7/2007 at 18:17 (6,044 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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While I'm glad to see that we can get washers that heat more readily in the US, I wonder why they don't use an adjustable heat like my Danby? I don't use anything over 140 very often, but I have used the 200 temp a few times. | ||
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Post# 240924 , Reply# 23 10/7/2007 at 18:59 (6,044 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 240976 , Reply# 24 10/8/2007 at 03:55 (6,044 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Very nice machines
Congrats on the machines there Mulls...they are very nice!!! The certainly do look solid....we have the same machines out here in Australia marketed under "Kleenmaid" Cheers Leon CLICK HERE TO GO TO mayfan69's LINK | ||
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Post# 240977 , Reply# 25 10/8/2007 at 06:03 (6,044 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"Little water goes into the tub before the dispenser is
That is SQ's answer to preventing detergent/laundry aids from being flushed into the sump when the machine first fills. European washers like Miele, use various systems, including a "ball" that floats over to cover so detergent that is being dispensed is not flushed down into the pump as the machine fills. All front loaders as you probably know leave a little water in the pump even after the final spin is complete, to prevent the pump from drying out. If water/detergent is flushed right into the machine at the next fill, a good portion of the detergent water mixture will end up in the pump and never go into the tub to do it's business. Many newer European front loaders, including those made by Miele, take a page from dishwashers, and run the pump for a few seconds before starting to fill in wash cycles. Like dishwashers, the purpose is to push out old stagnat water so one is using "fresh" water for each wash cycle. L. | ||
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Post# 240998 , Reply# 30 10/8/2007 at 08:42 (6,044 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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I actually like our Speed Queen washers here. Okay, the detergent dispenser is a MESS but that's nothing unusual if students are using these machines. I wonder, however, why Speed Queen opted to use spin bursts instead of a "real" spin in between the rinses. It still does an OK job rinsing, though. What really surprised me was how well these machines wash - despite the ultra-short main wash of just 15 to 20 minutes including pre-wash (our washer at home takes 35 to 90 minutes w/o pre-wash). A non-typical (because it's clean) laundry room at my accomodation. 
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Post# 241019 , Reply# 31 10/8/2007 at 09:56 (6,044 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 241039 , Reply# 33 10/8/2007 at 12:08 (6,044 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Ipso is made by Ipso WEVELGEM in belgium. Only the 8kg set is made by speedqueen | ||
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Post# 241045 , Reply# 34 10/8/2007 at 12:47 (6,044 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA) |
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Love the Queens Beautiful set. I really like those backspalashes, simple easy to understand design. Very masculine, for Queens! Martin | ||
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Post# 241065 , Reply# 35 10/8/2007 at 14:15 (6,044 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Thanks Lee, I am glad to hear that these are not Raytheon machines. What threw me is that these machines are I'm guessing 10 years newer than my '97 Amana pair but still are using the same control and setting knobs and the dryer door design is identical to my old Amana. The backsplash is much nicer and these are very good looking masculine machines. I hope they hold up well, as my repair-prone Raytheon products were notoriously noisy and bad at pretty much everything they did. Tom, I hope these will be located away from indirect sunlight or flourescents. Otherwise the knobs and dryer door handle may all start to yellow. It would be worth covering the panels when the machines are not in use to keep those knobs bright white against that sleek background. Ralph | ||
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Post# 241138 , Reply# 36 10/8/2007 at 21:05 (6,043 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Nice Speed Queens - I've heard very good things about these - I should go down to the local dealer and have a peek inside the door. Very nice Klipsch speaker too, do you have a pair of them? I've always wanted to hear them - dyed in the wool Advent fan here! The plastic knobs and panels shouldn't be any trouble, plastics are much more advanced and stable in these uses - quite unlikely that they will fade or discolor if kept relatively clean. They've improved a great deal since the ghastly yellowing of a decade ago... | ||
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Post# 241221 , Reply# 39 10/9/2007 at 09:37 (6,043 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA) |
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Here's a short video of my Speed Queen washer, an earlier model with a smaller door, but it has the same tub and wash action. I was told the water level was lowered on the big door models.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO jeff_adelphi's LINK | ||
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Post# 241387 , Reply# 40 10/9/2007 at 22:18 (6,042 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Same dryer 
I have the same SQ dryer, but have the TL washer instead. 2 years now and still going great. Knobs haven't yellowed yet in spite of being next to a window. The finishes still look like new. No unbalanced spins on my TL machine. Congrats on your purchase. If I had the $$$ I'd buy the FL unit too. Yes, they do drip quality. The steel on these is simply solid. I went to the store the other day and felt-up the competition. Tin cans I say... On one competitors unit - when I went to open the dryer door the whole dryer lurched at me. Tin cans I say... | ||
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Post# 241392 , Reply# 41 10/9/2007 at 22:26 (6,042 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Made in Wisconsin | ||
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Post# 241533 , Reply# 43 10/10/2007 at 12:19 (6,042 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all) |
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Congratulations Tom: Congrats on the new Queens, I have had mine since March 2005 and love them. Unfortunately the booster heater was not an option on the waher when I got it. jimmyb | ||
| Post# 241844 , Reply# 44 10/11/2007 at 20:00 (6,040 days old) by mulls () | ||
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Thanks Hello Friends As this thread winds down,thanks again for all the nice comments.I am SO satisfied with them and glad I spent a little extra to get them.Quality feels so good! Tom | ||
| Post# 241882 , Reply# 45 10/11/2007 at 21:09 (6,040 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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So, can you adjust the fill level on the SQ to get the water level up a little higher?? | ||
| Post# 241948 , Reply# 46 10/12/2007 at 07:47 (6,040 days old) by mulls () | ||
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water level The water level comes right to the lip of the tub-it is adequate.I'm sure there is a way to raise it,and I feel sure someone will figure it out and post it here.I don't have the technical knowledge to attempt it. Tom | ||
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Post# 242105 , Reply# 47 10/12/2007 at 21:00 (6,039 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 242169 , Reply# 48 10/13/2007 at 08:16 (6,039 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||
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And Pardon My Pun... Those machines are not "cheesy." Definitely well-built. By the way, thanks for sharing that FL demo. Do you still happen to have the file that I might be able to collect? Imagine having both TL and FL SQ sounds to enjoy in my Vintage Appliance Videos folder.--Laundry Shark | ||
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Post# 242264 , Reply# 49 10/13/2007 at 21:08 (6,038 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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I went to SQ web site but these models arn't there. Is there a site to get more info? Do they offer a stacking set? | ||
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Post# 242273 , Reply# 50 10/13/2007 at 22:01 (6,038 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 242376 , Reply# 51 10/14/2007 at 16:56 (6,037 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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Pulsator, Thanks, I saw that set. It doesn't indicate that the washer has a heater. Now that I have one in my current Danby, I won't buy a washer without one. | ||
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