Readers gave both models nearly perfect reviews. Radtke says the significant price difference is due to the quality of materials used and the engineering that goes into Speed Queen machines. Two factors that help offset the price, according to owners, are the speedy wash cycle times and heavy-duty spin cycle that means less time in the dryer.
Both help homeowners cut down on energy usage, translating to lower monthly utility bills. Click here to learn what those are. Long story short, the company's repair technician came, asked a couple questions, without examining the washer determined that my basement was too damp and therefore dampness was the issue and the repairs too extensive.
So I was denied any repair or any compensation with a washer that was still under warranty. The repair technician's report was requested and was ignored by the company's representative Maria after many emails.
She Maria told me to try it in another location with less moisture like I have multiple washer outlets throughout my home. If the product, which operates with water, cannot operated in a basement I would think the package would come with a warning not to be installed in a basement.
One very unsatisfied customer! Biggest gripes: The tub clean would have to be done a few times a week or suds would build up, despite only using very small amounts of detergent. It would smell and it would fill up with suds if not cleaned.
It almost always ran off balance and would bang or make noises. Clothes would come out of machine with rips and tears in them. This one puzzles me the most as I could not find any sharp edges anywhere. The door hinge is corroding severely. Recently the machine has been making unusually loud noises, then all of a sudden stopped working altogether. I found that the front outer drum, rear outer drum, had holes in them, and the bottom of the machine had these little steel balls lying on the bottom.
I found that the balance ring had worn and spilled its contents, the balls. Get buying tips about Washers and Dryers delivered to your inbox. Thank you, you have successfully subscribed to our newsletter! Enjoy reading our tips and recommendations. Washer will turn on by itself days after last usage. It agitates without water or laundry in it. Doesn't stop until I go through advised reset procedure. What if I were out of town when my washer decides to do this?
Would my washer motor burn out? Would my washer catch fire? Laundry loads becomes unbalanced even after loading very evenly. Washer crawls across the floor until I manually stop it. No auto stop with uneven load. No more GE products in this home. This is a big beautiful front loading washing machine. However the motor runs loudly throughout the day and night on its own. The picture is of the high end speed queen top load washer controls. It should be noted that only the controls differ between the base mode and the high end model.
All other components are identical between the two electronic models. The installation of the machine was no different than the standard washing machine.
Just a hot and cold water supply, a drain hose, and a plug that uses the standard 15 Amp wall outlet in your home. I installed it myself using Speed Queens instructions without incident or concern. The Speed Queen is noticeably heavier lbs than my prior high efficiency washer. As a result, there was virtually no motion of the machine and very little noise during the spin cycle even though I neglected to level the machine during the initial installation.
I also noticed that when I attempted to pull the agitator to the side the machine dampened the motion significantly as opposed to flopping over like it did in my old high efficiency machine. I think the dampening of the drum compensated for my oversight to level the machine. The Speed Queen also includes an automatic balancing system with self leveling rear legs. The Speed Queen top load washing machines are built for commercial grade performance.
Since , Speed Queen headquartered in Ripon, Wisconsin has provided commercial machines commonly found in laundromats, hospitals, fire stations, hotels, and military bases for more than a century. Speed Queen equipment is tested to last 10, cycles or 25 years in the average home.
This is largely due to their generous use of metal components. In fact, it seems the only difference between their commercial products and the home use products is their generous warranty offer for their home use products.
The electronic models for home use comes with a 5-year warranty covering all parts and in-home labor, a year limited warranty covering the transmission, and a lifetime warranty of the outer drain tub and stainless steel wash basket. Initially, I thought these prices seemed high until i compared the price to the 51 top loader washers listed on Lowes. Of the 51 top load washers listed on Lowes. In addition to the dealers listed on SpeedQueen. Speed Queen washers and dryers on Amazon. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns in the comments section of this article.
Wow, this paragraph is good, my sister is analyzing these kinds of things, so I am going to convey her. I recently purchased an HE Maytag and hated, hated it. No matter what I did I could not get enough water to wash the clothes, EXCEPT I had to use deep sense wash, which fills the washer, to wash my towels which are a small load.
The time to wash a load was also ridiculous. Oh, would always have to add a rinse cycle to get the clothes rinsed. I thought I was going to lose my mind. After much research I returned it and traded for the Speed Queen. I am thrilled.
Gives enough water, gets the clothes clean and takes half the time. So much for water conservation. God Bless you for this info!! I have given away two beautiful he washers which never cleaned my clothes and i thought i was destined to washing my clothes at a laundromat forever?! Until now?! You have given me sum hope for the future of my laundry?!!
It simply makes no sense at all?!!! There must be a way to reverse this ridiculous law?!!! I hate, hate, hate my HE washing machine. I thought it was just me not doing something right Thank you so much for this info! Thank you for this interesting article. My old washing machine Kenmore gave out after after 19 years. I have seen washers in two stores, all he. The second salesman told me about using the he soap. That made me think of my experience of getting giant hives many years ago, after using two particular brands.
When I searched the internet tonight I found many people who had severe skin problems from using the he soap. It cleaned my comforter that the dog got sick on and my clothes havent felt cleaner.
Only one setting is HE and I never use it. Plus if you are really concerned, there is an option for a second and third rinse. A co-worker was complaining about his front loader just this week. I was thrilled to read this article. So, thank you for writing this thorough article. Since it was written in , I can only hope the Speed Queen is still available.
Off to find out……. However, it may also change the Dynamics of the machine too. That said, if there was a way to alter my prior machine, I would have been willing to try it.
You can find them in local appliance dealers see link below. Thank you for this review! I have loved the idea of a washer without an agitator…but not if I have to sacrifice water level, or deal with insanely long cycle times. Right now, I can do a light delicate wash in 6 minutes. The only disadvantage to that is that the second load has to wait a few minutes until the first load is done in the dryer. I am so happy to be getting rid of my whirlpool cabrio top load worthless piece of junk.
I had all the problems mentioned above and more. I have been researching washers for a long time and was glad to read this blog. It will be worth it. I really need a new washer not HE, with all the problems they have! However, have they changed the models? Do they all have the lid lock now? Speedqueen has made several changes to the models due to government regulations. First off, I did verify that the models do fill the entire tub with water.
The models do include a lid lock, but the machine can be paused and opened at any time so there should be no issue verify that the models fill the entire tub with water or adding additional garments after the cycle started. However, it may not be as convenient to have to manually pause and restart the machine. Speedqueen has also moved away from offering mechanical rotary controls and is only offering push button electronic controls on all models. The typical wash duration increased to 36 minutes, but I still find that more than acceptable when compared to the 70 minute cycle of my old HE machine.
My dryer had caught fire and we were just fortunate we were home to save my house and that we all lived. I contacted Samsung about this, because how is it possible that a dryer collects 4 inches of lint on every surface inside the machine when the duct work is correctly ran and you clean things out as directed?
I called them to have them take the dryer away, so that they could find out WHY their machines were fire hazards, and they have repeatedly put me off, not called back, and offered a repair service on a machine that could have gone up in flames entirely and destroyed my home and the lives of my children if we had been asleep.
After reviews on the BBB website, I see they do this so that they can avoid litigation on their death traps of a machine. I wish I could attach pictures of phone logs, the dryer lint, the fire evidence and the email correspondence. Buyer, beware. We started having issues with the washer not long past 1 year of owning. We had some water leaking and a horrible squeaking noise when the unit was running. The dryer drum was loud with rotation and we had water leaking which we thought was the washer.
We had a tech come out and find out there is a leak in the inside of the steam feature, and the bearings need replacing. After contacting Samsung, and their 1 year warranty expired, they offered a 1 time "warranty allowance" for the dryer internal parts but nothing for the washer. So after 2. Bought brand new Samsung appliances five years ago.
The washer was recalled one year after. Fast forward 4 years now my dryer took a dump. Two months after that the refrigerator has went to pot. After 2 hours on the phone with customer service they say, "There is nothing we can do. I thought buying a washing machine without agitator was going to be great. I could wash large comforters and a load of clothes wouldn't get off balance.
I was certainly wrong. I will not buy another washer like this one. The dryer is great. As if on a timer.. This is the third time having it apart for the drain pump and had to take time out to warn any perspective buyers against this. Bought these from Best Buy, when the unit was installed, I must admit I was super excited. That lasted about 2 weeks. My wife is disabled and I do the laundry, within 2 weeks I wanted my old analog w agitator back.
First the washer is a cavern and does have a ton of room. However you can't select your own water level. This washer never seems to "balance" heavy loads like towels. Rather than stop and alarm, it will continue to run and run and run trying to balance the load. Once we left for the day, 6 hours. When we came back the Wash cycle was still running.
The dryer is very difficult to work on, you have to disassemble the whole thing. After about 1.
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