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Post# 456341 , Reply# 1   8/11/2010 at 20:36 (4,978 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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My question is can this washer be as good as our old Speed Queen? and what would need to be done to it? (rattle during agitation, noisy bearings) |
Post# 456387 , Reply# 3   8/12/2010 at 03:01 (4,978 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 456423 , Reply# 4   8/12/2010 at 08:18 (4,978 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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the model number is ALW110RAW |
Post# 456425 , Reply# 5   8/12/2010 at 08:38 (4,978 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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a picture |
Post# 456427 , Reply# 6   8/12/2010 at 08:40 (4,978 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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inside... |
Post# 456449 , Reply# 7   8/12/2010 at 09:54 (4,978 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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Dave: Was that you narrating the video? If so, your voice sounds just like mine. Speaking manner and accent and all. It's very distinctive. |
Post# 456467 , Reply# 8   8/12/2010 at 12:33 (4,977 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Had I scripted it, it would have been much smoother. I'm not much of a speaker, I prefer to communicate in writing so I can edit what I say and how I say it.
My Mother was raised in Waltham, MA (outside of Boston) and my father was raised in Southport, NC (outside of Wilmington on the coast, a VERY small town at the time). Those two accents, though mellowed, made for an interesting linguistic upbringing. Dave |
Post# 456516 , Reply# 9   8/12/2010 at 15:45 (4,977 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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so is the washer any good or not worth fixing? |
Post# 456557 , Reply# 11   8/12/2010 at 18:42 (4,977 days old) by huebschman (Quebec, CA)   |   | |
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This is not a model manufactured by Alliance Laundry Systems. |
Post# 456558 , Reply# 12   8/12/2010 at 18:47 (4,977 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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If the main bearings are noisy you have a bad main seal, unless you want to fix it yourself to save the labor cost [ not an easy job] junk it or if you are into lots of noise and drama run it till it dies. SQ solved the seal problems with this design if you ever want another washer like this one. When I went to the service training at MT they showed us this machine. When we did the tear down on this I could see that the main water seal for the outer tub was an aluminum hub with a triple lip seal that road directly on the aluminum hub. I told the trainer that they would be lucky if it lasted 5 years [ the norgetag had the same lousy seal ]. I did the same thing when I did the tear down of the first Netunes they used a triple lip seal where the seal rings were all concentric , if the shaft developed any end play the seal would be useless. It took them a few years but they changed to a more conventional triple lip seal on the front loaders. You have to wonder what they are thinking if I can come along and point out these serious design flaws in these washers and I an not even an engineer.I could have saved the Maytag company. Its the same as a lot of the Republicans that are running for office now they don't learn the lessons of history.
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