Thread Number: 64904
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Speed Queen top loaders |
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Post# 875399 , Reply# 1   4/2/2016 at 22:47 (2,917 days old) by Gusherb (Chicago/NWI)   |   | |
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Ours just turned 1 year old yesterday. I still get a thrill standing over it and listening/watching it merrily agitate the grime away. |
Post# 875419 , Reply# 2   4/3/2016 at 06:57 (2,916 days old) by angus (Fairfield, CT.)   |   | |
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Interesting that the new Consumer Reports rated washers and dryers and doesn't mention a single Speed Queen model in the "detailed" ratings - at least not in the hard copy magazine. |
Post# 875424 , Reply# 3   4/3/2016 at 07:26 (2,916 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Of today is fast becoming a rip off. It pales in comparison to what it once was to the point you don't want to bother.
Much of the good stuff is online which requires a separate payment on top of the subscription. Even then you still are not getting anywhere near the detail of old. Haven't bothered with them in years... If you have access to a library check to see if they offer free access to CR online as well as printed issues. |
Post# 875428 , Reply# 4   4/3/2016 at 08:17 (2,916 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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thanks for retracting your thoughts,as a owner of a awn432sp speed queen washer I can say it washes & rinses clothes very well & is still made in the USA (which is a plus in this day & age),it looks,feels solid & well made, no frills just a washer that works. Greg
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Post# 875520 , Reply# 7   4/3/2016 at 21:24 (2,916 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 875667 , Reply# 10   4/5/2016 at 04:40 (2,915 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Do these fill to the top or 2/3 up like the previous models?
www.speedqueen.com/products/top-l... As for wash-ability, speed, reliability, clean-ability, ect, ect these are by far #1. I hope more people start buying them, they are worth every penny. And in all honesty, if the market shift was large enough, we could very well have Whirlpool, Frigidaire, and others step up their quality. The state of affairs that the appliance industry is in is beyond disgusting. Between self destructing LG/Samsungs, wet nap washers and machines that break in 3 years its far more than people should be putting up with. About the only thing that is reliable and marginally resembles vintage appliances in durability are low end ranges. The rest is cheap, chintzy plastic. Unfortunately consumers as whole just don't get it. I was on You-tube watching videos where people were ranking on their new appliances. While half the comments were "they dont build them like they used to" the others were along the lines of "whats wrong with it?" "If it was made of gold you'd still find something to gripe about" The bulk of those comments come from young people. They just dont understand what quality looks like because they have never seen it. I hear sales people blab on about energy efficiency and how nice a steam dryer will work out. "Yahhh, my old washer had a metal tub" "Plastic is better because it does not rust or snag" To bad neither matters when the control board will fry in a few years costing half the washer. I used to speak up in appliance stores when I saw consumers being BSed, but after the sales people made me persona non grata I simply stopped. I dont buy at bulk places like Sears anymore as is. They push extend warranties, installation, widgets and try to talk me out of the BOL I am trying to purchase. Remember once walking out 45 minutes latter when the sales guy practically refused to sell me a Galaxy insisting I would be happier with a Calypso. ROTFL! They have no idea who I am nor the fact the machine is getting modified as soon as I get it. My plan was to stick a 3 speed motor and an older Kenmore control panel with ATC. I just wanted a new machine to stick it all on. Lowes got the sale with a Roper. That and the fact some places Ive had trouble with delivery asking them to leave it in the box because delivery muppets aren't always careful. They take the machine out of the box before putting on the truck which had lead to incidents of it being scratched. |