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Thread Number: 73174
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
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Post# 966533 , Reply# 4 11/7/2017 at 06:08 (2,355 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Indexing: The tub on my series 9 Speed Queen indexes a full quarter-turn on large/heavy loads. Several here have said this will stop or at least be reduced over time. I've had mine since August 1st; still indexing like crazy. Time will tell. No reason to take action, at any rate.
Normal Eco: I am one of the few who uses this cycle regularly. However, you get what amounts to a cold fill no matter which wash temp is selected. For instance, if one chooses hot water, it fills with a few inches of hot water, then defaults to cold for the remainder of the fill. Here's how I get around that: Choose the Heavy Duty cycle and let it fill with the water temp of your choice. When agitation begins, press the Power pad twice (control panel will go blank). Press Power again, and choose the Normal Eco cycle. Machine will sense it has already filled with water and go right into agitation. I find the spray rinses do an adequate job on many loads. I generally use a traditional cycle for big loads of bath towels, any load in which liquid chlorine bleach has been added, or loads requiring slow agitation (Delicate or Bulky cycles). Most people purchase a Speed Queen to avoid spray-rinsing Eco-type cycles, but it helps conserve my softened water. A softener tank is replaced each week by Culligan and if I wash all six or seven of my weekly loads using a traditional cycle, I run out of soft water by day five or six. Frankly, I don't notice much difference in the quality of rinsing using Normal/Eco. I suggest a HE detergent which is formulated for use in both HE and (like ours) non-HE washers. Liquid Persil ProClean 2 in 1 does an excellent job. The Heavy Duty cycle on your washer is actually what nearly everyone else considers a traditional 'Normal' cycle: Fast agitation and spin speeds. This post was last edited 11/07/2017 at 10:36 | ||
| Post# 966541 , Reply# 5 11/7/2017 at 07:18 (2,355 days old) by agiflow2 () | ||
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Frigilux,, if I could ask. How much of Persil 2in1 do you use for a full load of fairly dirty loads ? I just recently purchased Persil 2in1 for the Speed Queen. I find it rinses a little better than tide. Do you use a whole cap ? | ||
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Post# 966579 , Reply# 6 11/7/2017 at 10:47 (2,355 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Patrick-- I use a full cap of Persil for loads of heavily-stained kitchen whites. Those loads also receive 3/4-cup of Clorox + a 2nd rinse. Otherwise I fill the cap to either the 2nd or 3rd line which works great in softened water in conjunction with the Normal-Eco spray-rinse cycle.
I really like Tide Ultra Stain Release Turbo, but I found it doesn't clean as well in the SQ top-loader as it did in my previous washer (a front-loading Maytag). I use it for small-to-medium lightly soiled loads. My experience is the opposite of yours; I find Tide rinses out better than Persil, LOL! Having said that, my next jug of Persil ProClean 2 In 1 is the new '10 Dimensions of Clean' formula. Several here have said it rinses out better than the prior version. Just goes to show that factors like the hardness or the particular chemical make-up of one's water can lead to differing results. | ||
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Post# 966612 , Reply# 9 11/7/2017 at 13:55 (2,355 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 966614 , Reply# 10 11/7/2017 at 14:11 (2,355 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Glad you're enjoying your new Speed Queen. I wouldn't worry about the cone-shaped adapter on the drain hose. Pretty sure my dealer took it off before he stuck the hose into the standpipe. And, come to think of it, the darn thing pulled right off and was stuck in the standpipe back when I had a AWN542. In fact, it's still probably stuck down there, LOL.
Don't know what to advise about powder vs. liquid with your hard water. I've always had softened water This post was last edited 11/07/2017 at 16:35 | ||
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Post# 966615 , Reply# 11 11/7/2017 at 14:18 (2,355 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin) |
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 Congratulations on your new machine!
Regarding the drain: Here's a photo I took of suds backing up out of the drain of a SQ TL that I was using. The machine drained the water away with no problem but during the normal-eco cycle's spray rinse, these suds were coming out. If this happens to you, I've heard that you can alleviate this by surrounding the drain hose with foam. This will stop suds coming out but will allow air to pass as normal :-)
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Post# 966645 , Reply# 15 11/7/2017 at 16:50 (2,355 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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My series 9 has four water level settings: Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large.
Your series 8 appears to have three. Your Large fills to the same level as my Extra Large. Your Medium fills to the same level as my Large. My Medium fills the tub about half-way. My Small fills the tub about one-quarter of the way (guesstimating, here). So, it's 22 gallons to fill the tub; interesting! Most of my loads require the use of Medium or Large settings. Loads of bath linens tend to be huge, so Extra Large for those. | ||
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Post# 966691 , Reply# 18 11/7/2017 at 19:37 (2,355 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 966758 , Reply# 21 11/8/2017 at 05:12 (2,354 days old) by thefisch (Florida) | ||
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@gusherb, thanks for sharing that blank cap. I assume that isn't required and is just to keep junk out of the plastic agitator top, right? | ||
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