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Post# 280564   5/17/2008 at 21:16 (5,793 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Hello Speed Queen lovers, today I gave a test run to the washer I recently picked up from Victoria, the A28. Now, not being NIB I knew there may be some issues and sure enough, there was. She has the agitation and spin, those were OK but the water wasn't pumping out of the drain tub. Oh dear, let's take apart the pump and see what's there first. What are those chunks of metal doing in there? No wonder the pump's impeller is completely chewed up.
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Post# 280565 , Reply# 1   5/17/2008 at 21:19 (5,793 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 280566 , Reply# 2   5/17/2008 at 21:20 (5,793 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 280567 , Reply# 3   5/17/2008 at 21:23 (5,793 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 280568 , Reply# 4   5/17/2008 at 21:24 (5,793 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 280571 , Reply# 5   5/17/2008 at 22:42 (5,793 days old) by brent-aucoin ()   |   | |
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Wow! Glad that you had the parts to make her / him new. It is such a fantastic machine! Thanks for the pictures. Brent |
Post# 280579 , Reply# 6   5/17/2008 at 23:11 (5,793 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 280580 , Reply# 7   5/17/2008 at 23:32 (5,793 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 280586 , Reply# 8   5/18/2008 at 00:25 (5,793 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 280590 , Reply# 9   5/18/2008 at 00:50 (5,793 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Good job - saving parts is a double edged sword for sure. I was in the shed today and trying so very hard to toss some things out but I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of anything! I did use a SS Speed Queen wash-tub for a garden hose storage in the backyard though - at least one thing is out of the shed! So how does the rest of the machine work? Push-to-start works OK? |
Post# 280603 , Reply# 10   5/18/2008 at 04:58 (5,793 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 280683 , Reply# 12   5/19/2008 at 00:02 (5,792 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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I think the balance ring change to the concrete happened with the reversing motor SQ's and that was when, around mid 70's... at least they didn't rust away easily anymore. The push to start timer is rather unique to this model SQ and Greg had asked about that as well. It works well, the unusual thing about this timer is that at the end of the final spin the timer ramps upward on a cam to turn off in the "out" or pulled position. Thus all you have to do for the next load is simply push the timer in to start it again. These SQ's will do their maiden wash in our new home, we're moving in June so I won't set them up here. Thanks for the comment. |
Post# 280712 , Reply# 13   5/19/2008 at 10:09 (5,792 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 280773 , Reply# 14   5/19/2008 at 16:12 (5,792 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 281185 , Reply# 16   5/22/2008 at 01:53 (5,789 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Hi Mike, the quiet, slow moving timers were the Kingston ones and they were used on some of the later solenoid models. I have a Kingston timer for my A78 which is a '69 built machine. This timer increments slowly and quietly. I don't use it, but I have a Mallory installed instead on my machine, the actions are identical but the Mallory has the quick snapping action of the tension spring releasing giving the characteristic sound we so love. I believe Mallory changed escapement designs in the mid 70's too, creating a quieter slow moving timer... correct me guys if I'm wrong here.
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