Forget-Me-Not Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 I joined the Speed Queen club today! My lemon of a front loader had an accident involving a bath mat that got stuck in the door. Burning rubber smell in the laundry room. That rubber boot around the door? Torn. And massive amounts of "eraser dust", even by this homeschooling household's standards :D It was going to be ~$200 to fix and considering it has had a least one repair a year in its 8-yr life, I decided to ditch it for good 4 Quote
Chelle in MO Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) :thumbup1: Welcome to the club! Edited August 3, 2016 by Chelle in MO 1 Quote
trulycrabby Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 :hurray: Please let us know how you like it! :) 1 Quote
StaceyinLA Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 Not sure I need to know about this, but, I NEED to know about this. I cannot STAND my current washer. Please, enlighten me! 1 Quote
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 3, 2016 Author Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Not sure I need to know about this, but, I NEED to know about this. I cannot STAND my current washer. Please, enlighten me!No electronics, no frills, no high efficiency. Just a good solid upright washer with an agitator and knobs. SQ does have a new model with an electronic panel, but I opted out of that one. Knobs are far less likely to break and cheaper and easier to fix if they do. Edited August 3, 2016 by Forget-me-not 3 Quote
StaceyinLA Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 Well this is good to know. I HATE my HE top load! Quote
Garga Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 I've been wanting a Speed Queen for a while now, but I'm realizing I already have a "Speed Queen." It's not a Speed Queen but it's an older machine and works the same way that SQs work--30 minutes with lots of water, knobs that don't break, reliable. Whenever it finally does die, I'll be getting a SQ to replace it, for sure! I'm so glad to read threads about SQ because until I had read them, I was hating on my reliable, ugly, knobby washing machine. I wanted one of the new fancy front loaders and was feeling jealous of all the people who had them. My future self dodged a bullet. I'd have gone from my reliable older washer to an unreliable washer that takes hours to wash one load, and been miserable. Now I know to get a SQ. 6 Quote
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 5, 2016 Author Posted August 5, 2016 I've been wanting a Speed Queen for a while now, but I'm realizing I already have a "Speed Queen." It's not a Speed Queen but it's an older machine and works the same way that SQs work--30 minutes with lots of water, knobs that don't break, reliable. Whenever it finally does die, I'll be getting a SQ to replace it, for sure! I'm so glad to read threads about SQ because until I had read them, I was hating on my reliable, ugly, knobby washing machine. I wanted one of the new fancy front loaders and was feeling jealous of all the people who had them. My future self dodged a bullet. I'd have gone from my reliable older washer to an unreliable washer that takes hours to wash one load, and been miserable. Now I know to get a SQ. :D I don't miss my front loader at all so far! It would take it over an hour to do a heavy duty load of bath towels, and half the time I'd have to run another spin cycle to get it to spin my load all the way out. The clothes coming out of my SQ smell fresher than they did out of the FL too. 1 Quote
Renthead Mommy Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 No electronics, no frills, no high efficiency. Just a good solid upright washer with an agitator and knobs. SQ does have a new model with an electronic panel, but I opted out of that one. Knobs are far less likely to break and cheaper and easier to fix if they do. Who remembers growing up in the days of washers with knobs, and at some point that knob broke/cracked/whatever so you had a pair of pliers that lived on the washer till either it was fixed or the washer eventually died? LOL! I miss the days of self repair for things. Everything is so electronic now you can fix or even "make do" with so many things anymore. 2 Quote
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 5, 2016 Author Posted August 5, 2016 Who remembers growing up in the days of washers with knobs, and at some point that knob broke/cracked/whatever so you had a pair of pliers that lived on the washer till either it was fixed or the washer eventually died? LOL! Yep! LOL! Quote
samba Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 You won't be sorry! Best appliance decision ever! We also got the no-frills model. Quote
frugalmamatx Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 Okay Speed Queen folks - how much does the top loader model with manual controls run? Our vintage washer {at least 15 years old} is on it's last legs. Scratch N Dent appliance place here carries Speed Queen, but they are a place you have to double check prices at as sometimes they are great and sometimes higher than new. Quote
Lady Florida. Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) I haven't been one bit sorry that I got a Speed Queen, and I wouldn't have even looked at this brand if not for The Hive. It's probably the best advice I've ever received here - even beyond homeschool advice because I got homeschool advice from a lot of sources, but only heard about Speed Queen here. No electronics, no frills, no high efficiency. Just a good solid upright washer with an agitator and knobs. SQ does have a new model with an electronic panel, but I opted out of that one. Knobs are far less likely to break and cheaper and easier to fix if they do. I opted for the top load mid-level, model which does have an electronic panel. It has a few extra cycles the mechanical controls model doesn't (not critical but nice), and the warranty is longer. I could have gone for the top model but the features on that one are just bells and whistles at this point in my life - no littles at home, not a lot of laundry, and our clothes don't get as dirty as they once did. I love my Speed Queen washer! Edited August 5, 2016 by Lady Florida. 1 Quote
Seasider Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 No electronics, no frills, no high efficiency. Just a good solid upright washer with an agitator and knobs. SQ does have a new model with an electronic panel, but I opted out of that one. Knobs are far less likely to break and cheaper and easier to fix if they do. I agree with this a thousand times over. Keep it simple and when it actually does need a repair, it won't cost a billion dollars. Quote
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 7, 2016 Author Posted August 7, 2016 Okay Speed Queen folks - how much does the top loader model with manual controls run? Our vintage washer {at least 15 years old} is on it's last legs. Scratch N Dent appliance place here carries Speed Queen, but they are a place you have to double check prices at as sometimes they are great and sometimes higher than new. Both local places here had it for $800. Online they were more with "free shipping". Quote
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