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Post# 90959   10/27/2005 at 19:36 (6,754 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)   |   | |
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Some time ago, I found Todd (Washerlover) a Speed Queen set at a local Goodwill. Months later he finally found the time to hook her up and see what she does. The only problem is when you add bleach to the dispenser, it all leaks onto the ground. But not a water leak in sight, and all kinds of interesting noises! Even the console light worked. Gotta love that overflow rinse! One of the parts on the inside had a date of 1966 on it. The matching dryer has yet to be tested.
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Post# 90965 , Reply# 1   10/27/2005 at 20:05 (6,754 days old) by kenmore62 ()   |   | |
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HIWHAT ARE ALL THE KNOBS FOR??NICE MACHINE |
Post# 90966 , Reply# 2   10/27/2005 at 20:09 (6,754 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all)   |   | |
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What a great find and hard to believe right here in Phoenix. I am sooooooo jealous! Hope you are enjoying them. Jim |
Post# 90969 , Reply# 3   10/27/2005 at 20:14 (6,754 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 90975 , Reply# 4   10/27/2005 at 20:46 (6,754 days old) by thirtyater ()   |   | |
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Love that big queen! |
Post# 91001 , Reply# 8   10/27/2005 at 22:50 (6,754 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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SQ also has the "Extra Fill" marking on the normal cycle for low-pressure situations. I remember accidentally hitting that spot once at my aunt's and panicking when the basket started overflowing -- didn't fully understand about solid-tub machines at that age ... although I should have because I knew it had the overflow rinse.
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Post# 91010 , Reply# 9   10/27/2005 at 23:39 (6,754 days old) by spiralactivator ()   |   | |
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I am speechless before this magnificent Queen! I've never seen one in coppertone before. And is that a metal agitator? |
Post# 91026 , Reply# 11   10/28/2005 at 03:50 (6,753 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Super machines-Love the SS tank and the metal agitator.When did SQ switch to the plastic agitators? |
Post# 91032 , Reply# 13   10/28/2005 at 06:40 (6,753 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 91039 , Reply# 14   10/28/2005 at 07:38 (6,753 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Beautiful machine! Very flexible controls with lots of options. No surprise really on the bleach dispenser troubles, they used a long tube to hold the bleach and probably on this model a tiny pump to push the bleach up to the fill flume where it was carried into the tub with the overflow wash. Bleach is very corrosive and tended to eat away the tube, the pump and the hoses so they leaked after a while - unfortunately, all over the floor! Great find, you will have a lot of fun with this washer. |
Post# 91044 , Reply# 15   10/28/2005 at 08:38 (6,753 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 91086 , Reply# 16   10/28/2005 at 15:52 (6,753 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 91190 , Reply# 17   10/29/2005 at 04:09 (6,752 days old) by rchris ()   |   | |
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Did the fabric softener dispenser not come with it? That would be a 1969 or 1970 model. My Mother had the matching dryer, which she got in '69. Be sure to post pics of the washer and dryer together. |
Post# 91211 , Reply# 18   10/29/2005 at 10:04 (6,752 days old) by timborow (Georgia)   |   | |
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Was the Speed Queen Company in any way related to the Filter Queen Vacuum Company? |
Post# 91864 , Reply# 19   11/1/2005 at 21:10 (6,749 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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My thanks to Jay for taking pics & posting for me. I'm not very computer literate, especially when it comes to downloading stuff. Yeah, it's a great machine! I was curious about the year; was going to ask about the model number but so much rust over the years the model plate is gone. But found a date stamp on a solenoid that read 09/66. It must be about that old since it has the aluminum agitator. The fill connections leaked a bit but I managed to fix them and she runs like new! Can't wait to see if the matching dryer works, too. |
Post# 94014 , Reply# 20   11/14/2005 at 21:28 (6,736 days old) by speedqueengkc ()   |   | |
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My mom had the middle priced set, below this one, in coppertone. I would love to have it back. |
Post# 94015 , Reply# 21   11/14/2005 at 21:32 (6,736 days old) by speedqueengkc ()   |   | |
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I have an extra fabric softner dispenser that I would gladly trade for a speed queen lint filter. |
Post# 94041 , Reply# 22   11/15/2005 at 05:36 (6,735 days old) by cybrvanr ()   |   | |
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That's a really attractive machine there! Looks like you shined it all up with some automotive wax. |
Post# 94045 , Reply# 23   11/15/2005 at 06:29 (6,735 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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