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Speed Queen - is it worth it? |
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Post# 274731   4/11/2008 at 17:48 (5,858 days old) by stopmeister72 (Irving, TX)   |   | |
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Found this ad today and was wondering if you could give me some advice? Is this machine worth it? Did this model have a history of mechanical problems? Says made by Amana, but wasn't it really made by Speed Queen? The other posts about Speed Queen and Amana's made by whom is kind of confusing to me. With much thanks, John CLICK HERE TO GO TO stopmeister72's LINK on Dallas Craigslist |
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Post# 274743 , Reply# 1   4/11/2008 at 18:22 (5,858 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 274755 , Reply# 2   4/11/2008 at 19:20 (5,858 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I wonder why they'd say it was made by Amana? Maybe there is some reference to Amana on the panel or model tag? This one looks to me like it was made before any sort of co-mingling was happening between SQ and Amana and could be a very reliable machine. And I agree, the whole SQ/Amana association is a tough one to follow. That family tree is a tangled up mess. |
Post# 274780 , Reply# 3   4/11/2008 at 22:18 (5,858 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO)   |   | |
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And PROOF that the machine was made by Amana. If they can take a pic of the washer, they can take a pic of the documentation. |
Post# 274792 , Reply# 5   4/12/2008 at 04:24 (5,858 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Amana began as "Amana Refrigeration" in Amana, Iowa in 1934 to sell walk in "cooler" By the 1940's Amana made the first upright freezer for domestic use, followed by the first fridge/freezer side by side unit. In the 1950's Amana was bought by a group of investors, which included their founder and became "Amana Refrigeration Inc". By 1954 Amana had also started producing air conditioners. In 1965, Raytheon purchased Amana because it needed to develop furhter and more importantly market the "RadarRange" to consumers for domestic use. In 1979 Raytheon purchased Speed Queen and Modern Maid. Previous in 1967, Raytheon had purchased Caloric. Amana began producing laundry appliances at in 1982, at the Speed Queen plant in Ripson, WI. By 1992 Raytheon had two appliance divisons, Speed Queen and Amana. In 1997 Raytheon sold off it's appliance divisions, with Alliance Laundry systems getting the SQ and Unimac (commercial) brands, and Goodman Holding, getting Amana domestic applince, cooking and commercial HVAC. In the early 2000's Maytag purchased Amana from Goodman. In 1997, Alliance Laundry Systems, granted the Amana Corp, and it's affiliates a license to use both the SQ and Horzion trademarks and trade names until the year 2012. The Horzion trademarks and trade names were given with unlimited use, while the Speed Queen names could only be used for 75,000 home style washing machines, and 75,000 domestic dryers per year. Amana also has the rights to use certian patents, copyrights, mask works, and "know how" for eternity as relating to SQ. Such use was granted in all markets, and Alliance did not belive such use would harm their business. So the short answer is that yes, the washing machine above can be a "Speed Queen" made by Amana. |
Post# 274809 , Reply# 6   4/12/2008 at 09:10 (5,858 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS)   |   | |
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Post# 276220 , Reply# 8   4/21/2008 at 15:29 (5,848 days old) by fa_f3_20 ()   |   | |
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Launderess: "In the early 2000's Maytag purchased Amana from Goodman" So does this mean Amana is part of Whirlpool now? Or did it get spun off in the Maytag buyout? |
Post# 276226 , Reply# 9   4/21/2008 at 16:32 (5,848 days old) by nmaineman36 ()   |   | |
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Yeah Amana is part of Whirlpool so is Jenn Air and Admiral and Magic Chef...Whirlpool is this century's WCI..something to think about. |
Post# 276280 , Reply# 10   4/21/2008 at 21:41 (5,848 days old) by andrewinorlando ()   |   | |
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....at least whirlpool doesn't make complete junk though.... |
Post# 276315 , Reply# 11   4/22/2008 at 07:54 (5,848 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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