Thread Number: 49356
Ive joined the Speen Queen party! :D |
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Post# 713951   11/8/2013 at 17:27 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Well after tinkering with a shipping return lemon AWN413 I finally discovered what Ive been missing. Turns out Ive been stereotyping all along. I just assumed all new machines on the market were cheap plastic...turns out I was wrong, one brand is not anyways. I liked what I saw so much I decided on getting a new inbox AWN412 as my daily driver.
I was not expecting a home machine made in 2013 to have a full hot wash, no electronics, all metal construction, selectable water levels, profound durability, gentle cleaning that actually gets everything clean, made in AMERICA... let alone all that in one machine. I am blown away in all the best of ways. My daily drivers have always been machines at least 20 or 30 years old, never expected Id have a 2013 made machine and be satisfied with it. But I am :D :D HOORAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!! Anyways without further delay, My new daily driver: This post was last edited 11/08/2013 at 17:59 |
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Post# 713952 , Reply# 1   11/8/2013 at 17:28 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713954 , Reply# 2   11/8/2013 at 17:29 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713955 , Reply# 3   11/8/2013 at 17:31 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713956 , Reply# 4   11/8/2013 at 17:32 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713957 , Reply# 5   11/8/2013 at 17:34 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713958 , Reply# 6   11/8/2013 at 17:36 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713959 , Reply# 7   11/8/2013 at 17:39 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713960 , Reply# 8   11/8/2013 at 17:40 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713961 , Reply# 9   11/8/2013 at 17:42 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713964 , Reply# 10   11/8/2013 at 17:49 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713965 , Reply# 11   11/8/2013 at 17:50 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713967 , Reply# 12   11/8/2013 at 17:52 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713968 , Reply# 13   11/8/2013 at 17:54 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713969 , Reply# 14   11/8/2013 at 17:55 (3,819 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 713978 , Reply# 16   11/8/2013 at 18:39 (3,819 days old) by Washman (o)   |   | |
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for some washday fun CLICK HERE TO GO TO Washman's LINK |
Post# 714043 , Reply# 17   11/8/2013 at 22:58 (3,819 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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I know I made the right choice here. After playing and trying out a few loads of laundry on a scratch and dent model I discovered theses are even better than I thought. I was really surprised to find the metal outer tub. Same goes for line hot filling. To be honest for any machine to take the place of a restored belt driven Whirlpool as a daily driver it has to be a top performer. Believe it or not this machine actually handles off balance loads better than the belt drive and is slightly quitter as well. That says something right there in itself. When I bought it I felt like I was travelling back in time because only something like this was the norm 30 years ago. And the best part is a commercial grade machine without the coin slot or ugly push button/card activation panels.
So far I am exceptionally impressed. For those who can; buy one now if you want one before the front loads take over. Better yet buy some now and keep them in storage for years latter; these will be classics. |
Post# 714111 , Reply# 18   11/9/2013 at 07:34 (3,819 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 714115 , Reply# 19   11/9/2013 at 08:44 (3,819 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)   |   | |
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May your Speed Queen give you many years of reliable service! Mike |
Post# 714172 , Reply# 20   11/9/2013 at 14:07 (3,819 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA)   |   | |
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Post# 714190 , Reply# 21   11/9/2013 at 15:36 (3,819 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 714192 , Reply# 22   11/9/2013 at 15:56 (3,819 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Speed Queen top load washers have a folded piece of paper tucked away in the console behind the control panel. It has the wiring diagram both schematic and block views plus a detailed cycle timer chart. It is not glued though to the back panel like on the 90s Whirlpools. One interesting thing of note, the AWN412 has longer rinse and final spin times over the AWN432s and AWN542s which was actually a factor in me deciding this machine. A 3 minute rinse is kind of short, a 4 minute is more appropriate. In reality both have about a 30 second motor pause before shifting functions so the 3 minute rinse becomes 2:30 becomes a really short, 3:30 is better. Same for the delicate final spins, 3 minutes is way to short, over 4. I actually ran a load of delicates on my AWN412 at full water and times it out, at 2:10 the pump was finally starting to draw in air but the clothes were still near sopping wet, the extra minute makes the difference on my machine.
The cycle times for all 3 models are here starting on page 33, or that being page 35 in the PDF viewer. Note the differences in timing between the 412 and 432/452.
http://www.pwslaundry.com/files/docs/alliance/ALPM-201520.pdf CLICK HERE TO GO TO chetlaham's LINK |
Post# 714264 , Reply# 24   11/9/2013 at 22:03 (3,818 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 714482 , Reply# 25   11/10/2013 at 22:16 (3,817 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Congratulations Robert on your new washer, we have sold over 150 of these machines over the last five years and the simplicity of them is refreshing, but the best built new washer by a country mile is a Speed Queen Front Load machines, they not only have a Stainless Steel inner AND outer tubs and real HOT fills and they will last at least twice as long as as SQs TL machines while more than saving the user the entire purchase price back over the life of the washer compared to the TL SQs. |