Thread Number: 86235
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Removal of Speed Queen Agitator Not Necessary? |
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Post# 1107831   2/13/2021 at 10:25 (1,166 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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I would like to remove my agitator from my 1-year-old SQ, just to clean underneath. Then I read this statement in the manual:
"The agitator should not be removed except for service. The washtub is designed to be self cleaning." Seriously? Has anyone ever removed an agitator on any machine, and found a perfectly clean tub? Knowing how difficult it can be to lift up a SQ agitator, should I risk breaking it, and having SQ say, "I told you so"? I do have the 10-year warranty. |
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Post# 1107916 , Reply# 1   2/14/2021 at 06:35 (1,165 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Fred, You can remove it every once in a while if you want, it takes a really firm tug [ and be careful not to let it hit you in the face ] when it pops free.
SQ is correct that the tub is self-cleaning and there should be no reason to remove it, but if you are getting any build-up at all you should change your laundry habits to prevent the build up, generally people use way too little detergent which results in a mineral build-up.
John L. |
Post# 1107950 , Reply# 2   2/14/2021 at 14:15 (1,165 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 1108037 , Reply# 3   2/15/2021 at 08:59 (1,164 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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