Rollover Comparison: Maytag® Commercial vs. Speed Queen® Commercial 

Just purchased a new Speed Queen top loader here in Australia and it has their famous old school agitation. Glad to see Speed Queen listened and went back to a tried and true wash.

Maytag had an excellent design already in the late 70s and 80s.. Those washers with the spinning transmission inside its cabinet. Durable, clear pump view , simple to check the belt . Everything looked so robust and very simple .

As an appliance repair technician, please take my word. This Maytag is just a souped-up VMW. Every part inside of this Maytag machine is made with cheap plastic parts. Plastic drive hub, plastic shift actuator and a PLASTIC CLUTCH. Whirlpool/Maytag are SCARED TO DEATH OF SPEED QUEEN. Don’t let this “test” fool you. Speed Queen is still by far the best. I have many customers with the TR series washers with no complaints. This is my honest, expert opinion. I’ve seen many, many failures on these Maytag machines.

I'd like to see a comparison with the Speed Queen TC5.

I just bought my Maytag because of this video. Thanks y'all!!!

The Maytag is a Whirlpool product which the design of the ratcheting agitator has always worked well on even the lower lines of Whirlpool brands, et. Roper....etc.

I the Maytag Commercial on order. It will be delivered next week. I had the previous generation SQ and had to leave it behind when I moved a year ago. I was planning to purchase the same model again until I found it was no longer available. I did some research and watched several RU-vid videos of the new SQ and was unimpressed. I hear people's concerns about the Maytag water level issue. It's not a concern for me since I almost always wash medium to large loads.

I bought a Maytag top loader just recently..love it! best brand ever!!;

When I buy a washer when I grow up, I know it will be a Maytag ;)

Hey Maytag, please post a repair procedure (or put out a better replacement part) for the Maytag commercial/residential dryer on how to keep clothes, towels, dryer sheets etc. from getting caught in the plastic lint trap piece that is on the inside of the dryer.

My Maytag 575 is great. I recommend it. It's matching dryer is also very efficient.

I noticed you guys put it on power wash instead of bulky/towels when comparing it to the heavy duty cycle on the speed queen.

Maytag you gotta offer more models of this washer. One that has more versatility with the water levels would be good please!

If my 2006 GE Profile top load with agitator goes out, I'd probably replace it with this Maytag since it's the best that I've found. All that is missing is more water level selections and a digital countdown timer, like I have on the GE.

I purchased this washer, and am very happy with it. My only criticism is if you buy the matching dryer and want the tops to be level, you have to raise the dryer up nearly 2 inches because it naturally sits lower. Maytag does provide levelers, but the dryer being that high off the floor is a bit silly. Most washers and dryers aren’t sitting together in a laundromat, so it just seems to be a design flaw that was overlooked for the residential market. Both appliances work great though.

Bought the Maytag and never looked back! RIP SQ

Glad I bought this exact Maytag washer a few weeks ago.

Speed Queen has indeed brought back a variant of the 2017 washer in 2019. Speed Queen is back.

Dont buy maytag! The suspension is the same and will go off balance. Go for speed queen tc5 that uses traditional agitation and wont go off balance

Most exciting video on RU-vid!

I bought the Maytag set at lowes 3 years ago and it has never given me any problems. The only thing I stopped using is the fabric softener dispenser because it doesn’t drain that great. I just ordered my mother the newer model for Mother’s Day and it brings the water levels in the new model.

Great comparison video. 😎

Just found out the engineer that designed the new SQ machine thought he was supposed to design a carnival ride for your clothes ... the clothes are saying, “ Faster, faster!!”

Can you open or pause the cycle for soaking cloths with either of these machines?

I just purchased the Speed Queen since it's suppose to be "Top of the Line" Friday. I will be calling them to come get it Monday and will be getting the MayTag 575. My husband jeans are not coming clean. My 15 year old off brand would.

I was at Kirk's store today. Super guy, just like on the videos. Very laid back. Only positive thing that happened to me today. Went downhill fast after that, especially when Maytag called me about my "customer experience" and then left me on hold. I think I'm just going to give up on finding top loader that washes the clothes. Oxymoron except maybe for the Maytag 575GW. I would not take leap of faith on SQ machine for $1,000. Too much money to risk.

What about doing a speed queen Quantum Touch vs maytag multiload

2019, Speed Queen listened to their customers and complaints and went back to the traditional agitator that they are known for. I wanna see this Maytag washer up against the new 2019 Speed Queen. That would be an interesting video plus you could get a 7 year bumper to bumper with Speed Queen.

I wouldn't count Speed Queen out. Though this particular model is bad on agitation, it only encompasses a couple of years of their models. They are back with great machines. And they have fewer plastic parts than Maytag.

After watching this video I bought the Maytag washer tonight. Only paid $739. Wow what a great washer. Everything came out great the dirty jeens and white towel came out wonderful. It dosnt take forever to get the wash done. My older HE Maytag Bravo XL took like 55 minutes to do a wash and it never got my clothes clean. This commercial washer only takes 25 minutes to complete the cycle and cleans great. I was going to spend $1000 for speed queen but after watching this video I bought the better washer for less price. So speed queen if you read this you just lost a sale. Never have change what was working. If I could of found 2017 model speed queen I would of bought one. Love this machine and 5 year warranty and 10 year on motor what a great machine. MAYTAG WON this battle hands down. If you have kids and wear lots of dirty jeens. I would diffently get this over 2018 Speed queen.

The only thing this Maytag washer is missing is a "Quick.Wash" cycle that can be used to wash small loads with a low water level. This machine is amazing piece of hardware.

Watching the maytag drum moving all over the place makes me think it's wearing itself out much faster than the steady smooth cycle of the SQ

Maytag is kicking your ass now

I just ordered this Maytag tonight with the matching dryer. After so many negative reviews on the new speed queen, I ruled them out completely. Quite frankly the bottom of the line Roper turns clothes over better than the new SQ. They washers sold at the box stores (most of them anyway) are basically all the same one year warranty junk. I wanted something beefed up, old school style and I'm hoping this Maytag fits the bill.

The newer 586GW0 eems to be temperamental cycle wise. We had it mess up a few times not filling fully despite using deep water and actually today will not agitate after fill.. and under a year old has failed to spin or agitate

Can you please do a comparison between the Maytag commercial washer and the GE commercial washer?

thats why i am currently rebuilding a 17 year old fisher and paykal so i can bring back the old days

Speed Queen does not use rollover to wash clothes. They are cleaned by powerful water currents produced by a 1 horse power rapidly reversing motor. The Maytag washer uses traditional wash action with turnover. This is like comparing apples and oranges. The same as comparing the wash action of the Maytag to a high rated front loaders turnover. Think about that comparison? Not a fair comparison since the outcome is what matters, not how you get there.

Just bought the Maytag and it’s wonderful. Speed queen maybe heavier but doesn’t agitate the clothes like this Maytag. Even their new classic doesn’t.

I don't have a dog in this fight..but this can be misleading. If you look at the text when they started, it said "initial two minutes". The SQ may be doing a prewash or something for the first two minutes, before it gets going, or maybe not..

Hello maytag im in Houston tx and is been 9 months with this washer machine and is leaving soap residues and all the clothes and is no because Im using extra soap any solutions?

Been researching this today and disappointed in Speed Queen for choosing this agitator strategy in 2018. In their defense however, I did discover that they recently brought back their old design in the recently released TC5. Safe to say probably best to avoid the TR series but the TC seems to be back on track. Check it out.

im am clapping my hands to the maytag

I have the upscale version of the Speed Queen washer which is the TR7 and it seems to be a good machine.

The speed Queen looks like the perfect wash model. The classic wash should have been the one used in this video against the matag

My sq from 2016, could take that towel to the bottom and back in a couple of minutes, but it also tore up some items. Plus the basket is solid and it's never off balance. Never!

I hope Maytag will offer more models of this agitator washer.

Does anyone know how I would locate a Maytag Warranty Service Repair Technician for my area ? ...in case something would happen to the washer/dryer during the 5 year warranty. I went to the website and I was unable to locate a technician for my area.

Maytag please add ability to select different deepwash water levels then this product would be perfect

Maytag redeemed itself

Speed Queen has gone back to the original agitation in 2019.

Our Speed Queen motor went out after 6 years and it was going to cost $1100 to repair. No help from Speed Queen's customer service. Going to give the Maytag a try instead of investing in Speed Queen again.

Can you do the same with the TR5000?

I would perfect the Maytag Commercial washer.

I have a Maytag washer at home but it's not that exact washer. But it's just my Maytag Washer at home is in old school Maytag.

I BEG#!!!!! you...please make a Maytag Commercial with a larger tub. One that's going to wash large bedding or throw rugs. PLEASE!!!!!!!

If Maytag's were built well like they used to be, they would sell a million.

What material goes into the gears in the Maytag transmission? What is the projected life of the dogs in the dual-action dasher? How many loads did the Maytag wash when tested to failure? Did you compare it to the SQ AWN432 from 2017?Do you plan to test the Maytag against tie new SQ AWN632SP116TW01?

Looks like its back to Maytag if my 8 year old Speed Queen ever quits.

I prefer a machine that doesn’t temper the water temperature. Hot on the Maytag is 90-100 degrees. If I wanted warm I would select it.

This is painful to watch especially knowing how speed queen was so different only one year earlier

I was going to purchase a speed queen last week. After watching videos like this, reading reviews and talking with salesmen. I discovered the 2018 SQ models are crap. Needless to say, I bought the Maytag Commercial washer /dryer and it’s great.

Whats the difference between this Maytag Commercial grade MVWP575GW and the Maytag Commercial grade MVWP576KW which is sold by Lowe's?. I have a 30 year old Maytag LA412 that still works but for how much longer I don't know. This commercial grade machine has so impressed me that If I replace my old one I would like to get this one.

What does this say about does about Speed Queens testing process? Wonder if they fired some high payed executive.....

Just received the Maytag washer today. So I ordered this machine from their website on Tuesday and delivered within 3 days. Completely satisfied/Happy with this choice . Cleans clothes like a champ. It’s quiet. It gets the job done. Id recommend this Maytag to anyone.

I know SQ has fixed this funky wash motion now but what were they thinking when they put that on the market?

What nobody tells you is the Maytag agitator is way tougher and tears up your clothes faster. If you work on cars then Maytag might be for you but it will tear up your clothes way faster

I bought the Maytag 575 about a month ago. I was having a problem, on occasion, with the spin cycle not getting enough water out of the clothes, usually a full load "Power Wash", or a "Bulky/Towels cycle. Since the lid was locked, I couldn't see what was going on with the cycle. After experimenting, and reading Troubleshooting in the manual, I found the simple fix. The "Final Spin" wasn't spinning, or wasn't spinning fast enough, because the load wasn't balanced. If a load wasn't balanced on my 20 year old Maytag, it just banged and rocked and danced around on the floor until I came running in and adjusted the load. The 575 will just not spin if the sensors feel an unbalanced load. So, after my wash cycle is complete, but still too wet, I adjust the clothes so they are balanced in the machine, then set the dial to "Drain and Spin". Now, I will hear the spin cycle spinning quickly, and the water draining properly. The difference from my 20 year old washer, from the new 575 Maytag is that they both didn't spin well if the load was unbalanced, but the 575 does not bang and dance around with the unbalanced load, it just doesn't spin at all, or at high speeds, because it doesn't really like to bang and dance around on the laundry room floor, and neither do I. Overall, the 575 washer and matching dryer are the best machines I have owned.

Thankfully.... Speed Queen now (as of January 2019) manufactures the model: TC5 washer that is the original style "CLASSIC" Speed Queen washer again! So their original design machine has returned to their line of washers!! And all due to the protesting of so many consumers against the 'FARCE" SQ washer shown in this video!! The Maytag model MVWP575GW is the ONLY Maytag washer worth purchasing! The Speed Queen "CLASSIC" model TC5 washer is the ONLY SQ washer worth purchasing!!

Glad I’m buying a Speed Queen TC5

I have the previous model speed queen and I hope Maytag continues to make that model because when the speed queen goes out, I’m going with a Maytag. The new speed queen looks like it doesn’t clean any better than the new HE washers except it uses more water. I love my speed queen but this will be the last for me if they keep this up. Glad Maytag is building it right! And the design looks classic and modern at the same time. Love the control panel.

I mean I get the point, but that just seems like the towel and jeans would become a tangled mess. Maybe a few less jeans so it doesn't appear stuffed to overcapacity. And sure, while the towel tunneled down, that scarcely convinces me that it will actually get clean. And also... Are you presenting the speed queens 'more water' option as a con??

Maytag now has the best TL washer. Hope they can last more than 5 years though.

I work for appliance repair. I'd take a speed queen over any whirlpool product any day. We see about 1 speed queen a year, but loads and loads of whirlpools. (maytag is made by whirlpool). While they are not commercial machines, there is still a huge rate of repair when compared.

My wife and I are within minutes of purchasing this Maytag washer, (Model#MVWP575KW). I SWORE when we arrived at the day we needed to buy a new washing machine, it would be a Speed Queen. However, it appears they aren't doing so well. This video is very interesting evidence for the Maytag. After the Whirlpool Duets nightmare we were forced to deal with years ago, it's not easy to be confident going forward especially for this expensive price point. I will be sure to check in here with this comment to update to help anyone else it may help. Wish us luck, we're off to get our new Maytag washer and dryer set.

That’s the one year speed queen made that model , they thankfully went back to old school agitating

Speed Queen brought back the classic agitation mode to address this. You're comparing to the "perfect wash" model.

Maytag is now owned by Whirlpool. Whirlpool bought Maytag and closed all the Maytag factories. No parts today in a Maytag washer are similiar to the last Maytags made in Iowa, Illinois, or Arkansas. All Maytag parts are Whirlpool parts. Since 2006. Whirlpool, Amana, and Maytag are all Whirlpool brands made in same factories with Whirlpool parts and Whirpool labor. Yes, the Whirlpool Maytag washing machine does have some upgraded Whirlpool internal parts.

Hey everyone. Good news. You can skirt S Q's nonense by buying their Huebsch or Ipso Brand top loaders. They still work like the 2017 and prior SQ's

Would it have made any difference if the SQ machine was a TR5 or TR7 instead of TR3???

Maytag just beat SQ at their own game. SQ used to do this a lot with their older models.

What are you going to do Speed Queen, take away their distributorship too :) I think someone needs to go to anger management classes lol.

And the Maytag Commercial Washing Machine is the Winner in this video!! This was the year Speedqueen ruined their top load washing machine. That Speedqueen did nothing to the clothes..... I do know in 2019 they brought back the previous regular agitation .

You know Maytag, this washer would be even better, if you included your own water level selections! Or at least put a Normal cycle and Normal Eco cycle. They both fill to a half a tub, but the Normal Eco does a spray rinse instead of a half tub rinse.

Can you do it with Samsung and Maytag?

From the looks of it i would want the Maytag over the speed queen anyday.

Hahahaha poor speed queen, this is ridiculous. They’ve destroyed their washer, the images don’t lie. The new washers are terrible. Never really liked Maytags, but this new line really got my attention. Excellent performance.

The Maytag has a larger capacity than the SpeedQueen and the SpeedQueen is overloaded. Still, I'm glad I got my SpeedQueen before the last round of design changes. I've had it about 5 years now, and brought it with me on my last move. But the house I bought came with washer and dryer, a Maytag pair, and they seem to be working fine - so I'm keeping my SpeedQueen as a spare.

If you just want your clothes wet .. go with the Speed Queen.. I get the concept of the wash rotating tub .. just remove the agitator and replace it with a wash plate that would give the clothes more movement through the water... Hands down... Maytag is the better washer

Wish I could get this Maytag in larger like 4.2 ... my thing is I need to be able to wash cal king blankets and thin comforters ... does this let you open and shut lid durning any cycle ? I have Maytag now it takes forever to fill it keeps stopping as it's filling up and then starts filling up and stops fills up and stops .. it doesn't seem to clean very well at all.. and it locks the lid durning spin

To think I had already paid for the SQ washer/dryer set, feeling I had made an excellent choice, only to have my stomach sink when I did some post purchase research that night (something I should have done beforehand, I know). I thought I couldn't mess up with SQ. I walked back into my local dealer the second the doors opened the next morning and changed my order to the Maytag MVWP575GW shown in this video. I couldn't wait to buy a SQ for years, and when I finally had the opportunity, I had to find out things had changed. Such a pity that all a company like SQ had to do was exist and make the same classic washers in order to be successful. I hear there might have been improvements made to recent models, but I'm not taking that chance after owning a washer for way too long that did not properly clean. So glad I found out about the Maytag Commercial. This is what I want in a washer. Did I mention that I saved over $600 as well?

May 2019..... Speed Queen TC5... model: AWN632SP "classic" washer is back! The SQ washers of 2018 & early 2019 were/are WORTHLESS machines! BUT... Speed Queen has listened to their customers & have brought the "classic" design washing-machine back onto the marker for purchase!

Is that the new Maytag washer? I like the rollover action.

The TR3000 is not advertised as a commercial machine. It's a consumer grade per SQ website. My Maytag Bravos XL was pure junk. It failed twice. Once at 5 years and anain at 6. They obsoleted the control board after 5 years. $850.00 machine, $254.00 part that failed in a year. Into the scrap metal yard 6 yrs-3 months. I just bought a SQ TC5. Basically the same machine they took off the market in 2017 and took a beat down with those TR models. Color me a NEVER Maytag'er.

Should be comparing to the Speed Queen classic TC model. The TR series works differently.

That speed queen is struggling with that roll over as much as those new lg machines.

The (2018) REDESIGNED model SQ washers are very EXPENSIVE.... JUNK that will NOT get laundry clean! The Speed Queen "CLASSIC" model TC5 washer is the original design SQ washer & is once again available for purchase! The Maytag "COMMERCIAL" grade washer in this video is a washer that will clean laundry very-very well too, & it has a full 5 year total warranty!

Not a fair comparison. This is apples and oranges. It's the Speed Queen TC5000 that has the conventional agitator. They should have used that model to compare to the Maytag!

Thank God I got my Speed Queen in 2017 before they changed to this stupidity. If I need a washer again its a Maytag I guess.

O man that yellow towel just put the speed queen in Shame cycle