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Thread Number: 24918
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Post# 384822 , Reply# 1 10/12/2009 at 21:11 (5,307 days old) by gyrafoam  (Wytheville, VA) |
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I'm thinking SQ was the last one building solid-tub machines. | ||
| Post# 384824 , Reply# 2 10/12/2009 at 21:22 (5,307 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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Post# 384836 , Reply# 3 10/12/2009 at 22:13 (5,307 days old) by circlew (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Don't know for sure, but wouldn't be surprised if WCI was the first to use plastic outer tubs, as they cheapened whatever they got ahold of. So maybe Kelvinator & Gibson. | ||
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Post# 384838 , Reply# 4 10/12/2009 at 22:17 (5,307 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 384848 , Reply# 5 10/12/2009 at 23:36 (5,306 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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Consumer Reports always rated solid tub machines poor in sand disposal. IIRC, the Whirlpool/KM direct drives machines were the first with plastic outer tubs. GE and WCI Frigidaire seemed to be the first with plastic inner tubs. Just my impressions, I could be wrong. | ||
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Post# 384849 , Reply# 6 10/12/2009 at 23:53 (5,306 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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The last solid tub! | ||
| Post# 384875 , Reply# 7 10/13/2009 at 07:53 (5,306 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Solid Tub | ||
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Post# 384882 , Reply# 8 10/13/2009 at 08:52 (5,306 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 384949 , Reply# 9 10/13/2009 at 13:36 (5,306 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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WCI wins!
The plastic outer tub pre-dates the Whirlpool direct-drive machines by years - WCI was using it on their compact washers in the mid 70's and then that same mechanism design was incorporated into the Skinny-Mini cabinet and available on the market by 8/79 once the takeover of Frigidaire by WCI was completed earlier that year.
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| Post# 385039 , Reply# 10 10/13/2009 at 17:48 (5,306 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Clean Queen | ||
| Post# 385118 , Reply# 11 10/13/2009 at 22:10 (5,306 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Why Thank you MrB | ||
| Post# 385119 , Reply# 12 10/13/2009 at 22:13 (5,306 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Rinse | ||
| Post# 385184 , Reply# 13 10/14/2009 at 06:38 (5,305 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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I have one. | ||
| Post# 385197 , Reply# 14 10/14/2009 at 08:23 (5,305 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Steve K and I put a new motor on one similar to this earlier this year here in Atlanta. It's also a non-solenoid machine but does have the stainless steel solid tub and overflow rinses. | ||
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Post# 385482 , Reply# 16 10/15/2009 at 07:17 (5,304 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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First plastic wash tub | ||
| Post# 385522 , Reply# 17 10/15/2009 at 12:16 (5,304 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
The new Speed Queens have am excellent warranty...and it is...drum roll please.... 3 years parts and labor 5 years limited warranty on cabinet assembly against rust inside and out. Year 4 thru 5 parts only limited warranty. 5 year year limited warranty on the motor. 10 years limited warranty on transmission assembly. Lifetime warranty stainless steel washbasket and outer tub. Not bad I say and better than a 1 year only warranty most others have. | ||
| Post# 386663 , Reply# 18 10/20/2009 at 20:00 (5,299 days old) by ingliscanada () | ||
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SQ went to perforated tubs sometime in the early 80s. They were the last washers that came with a solid tub. | ||
| Post# 386689 , Reply# 19 10/20/2009 at 20:44 (5,299 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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In 1980 Speed Queen went to a perforated tub. | ||
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