Great video. Over my objections we bought the "fancy" LG without an agitator. Flash forward a few years of clothes that didn't get clean, I got my Speed Queens and my Queen is extremely happy.
Thank you so much! I had a repairman come out today to fix my GE washer which is only 7 years old. The cost to repair would be $1600 when it only cost $1300 new. It says a lot about Speed Queen when the company my repairman works for doesn't sell Speed Queen, but that's what he recommended to me.
We just bought a Speed Queen Washer and Dryer. I went with the turn knob controls over the push buttons. I figured old school over the more electronic one. Can’t wait to get them delivered on Thursday and put the comforter wash to the test. Thanks for the great video!
@@jewelnabq01 I'm not Carla but I bought the TC5000wn washer to replace my front load LG. It's AMAZING the difference. Clothes get clean, deep fill uses ton of water but that's a good thing to clean my clothing. My washer doesn't smell either. I like the agitation of the classic model and the turn knobs. I have nothing but nice things to say so far two months later.
Yes they are so much better , the new electronic type washers and dryers are crap in my opinion and for me a woman who is a business owner I work constantly so I do all laundry on one day not daily as I did when I was a sahm when my children was young I did my laundry daily then fast fwd those new machines spend more time " thinking" than actually working the computers jn them are aweful I'm not a fan o sold them and purchased a used and well working traditional washer nothing fancy doesn't even have a softener cup I use the downy ball and it goes quickly I can do 2 loads an hour vs the one load in an hour and 25 mins with new one, NO thankyou hope you get good life off your machines good luck
This was my last concern before deciding on Speed Queen. It's just my husband and I but we do have critters. We don't want to throw money away on plastic/sensors/8 in. of water and deal with horrible customer service and warranties. Thank you, friend! Lol, my husband thanks you 😁
@TacklingTheGiants I actually ended up getting the commercial GE/GTW525ACP1WB. Love it! I have washed my kind size comforter, but it's super not a thick one. Although, I do a lot of blankets on bulky setting in general. I still think it bringing it to dry cleaners is best.
My TC5 washer was delivered three days ago (1/12/23). If my SQ lives up to the quality of the brand's reputation, it'll be that last washer I'll ever have to buy -- and at my age, may even outlive me! However, I can guarantee that won't happen if I'm literally force stuffing king size comforters into the machine with the expectation the washer will actually perform as intended. It's the agitation and turnover that gets clothes/bedding clean. No way can the agitator work properly, nor the comforter turn over overloaded like this. King size sheets, blankets and maybe mattress covers should be able to handle, but not a bulky king comforter. I only have full/queen size comforters to wash, and won't be taxing and hastening the breakdown of my TC5 by stuffing them into the machine with the expectation they'll get thoroughly cleaned. Fortunately, there's two laundromats within a half mile of me that have king size SQ washers to handle the job.
@@jewelnabq01 No. I am taking my queen and full size comforters to the laundromat. Drying them at home tho (I still have my large-capacity front-load dryer). The queen sheets are almost too much to stuff into a SQ washer.
@@ilovegoodsax I appreciate the info. I have pets so this may not be the one for me. My current top loader (non agitator) was also hard on my clothes. Looks like my search continues.😥
That’s good to know. I purchased this model today at Bray & Scarff. I should have it in about two weeks. My last machine just died on me at the end of last week. It has about a year more warranty; however, I’ve decided that I wanted something durable. My old machine would either ‘walk’ with heavier loads or shut off.
@@LiberatedMind1 It's terrific. I have not had any issues with the washer walking or becoming imbalanced, as I used to have with my top loader washer. Additionally, regardless of how dirty my clothes come, working outdoors in the garden, they come out clean. In fact, I have a load in the washer now.
@@threadlovert1393 Glad to hear. When I have my own place i’ll get speed queen combo as well. My folks got a maytag combo, the dryer is fine but the washer didnt make it a year and a half. Suspension rod always off balance so much that it destroyed its internals. Replaced under warranty but then the clutch wire crapped out. Poor quality plastic parts and thin aluminum wiring, that’s whirlpool for you.
@@LiberatedMind1 When the time comes, I'm sure you'll be happy with your purchase. My old machines were Maytag's also. Sometimes, the dryer would not dry the clothes, so I had to run it a few times. That did not happen often; however, it was still annoying. The Maytag washer was the one that gave me constant problems. So when it broke down a third time, even though it was still covered under warranty, I decided not to get it repaired and started researching for another washing machine. Which led me to Speed Queen. I remember the commercial washers/dryers in the college laundry room and my first apartment after college; they just worked. I did a lot of research and went with Speed Queen. Since I occasionally had issues with the Maytag dryer, I purchased the set. I'm glad I made the purchase. The bonus is I've been able to load the washer with bulky items, like washing two full-sized quilts at a time without it walking, giving me an error message, or shutting off. My Maytag could not handle that. I have a working-line German shepherd; she's a little over a year old. Her blankets and our little Bichon/poodle's blankets get tossed in the machine weekly with no issues. Our Maytag would 'walk' when I placed their loads of blankets/stuffed toys. I learned quickly to break it up into two loads. Those days are gone with my Speed Queen.
My husband has been an appliance repair man for 20 years and he’d definitely freak out on me for washing a king size comforter in a top loader like that. Noooooo
Then your husband never once read a manual because the directions are. In there on. How to fold your large blankets to accommodate washing them at home
The soap was already in? Personally, what I do when I have that kind of stuff to wash is I go to commercial place that has front load. Our comforter has a cover and that's what we wash often. I've cleaned enough down backpacking speeping bags to know that it's what's recommaanded anyway. Also, with down, drying is super important. You can use some tennis balls or something on the dryer to break the packed down. BTW, yes it's 3,2 cu ft.
I love to see your enthusiasm. What matters is that it works for you. Have you ever tried cleaning a traditionally difficult "stain" (with pretreating of course)? Say from grass, grease, ketchup, mustard, coffee? I fear the agitation just isn't there. Nice videos. Keep them coming. 👍
Really if you own on this machine soaking overnight is your best friend when it comes to stains. A better option is the Speed Queen TC5 with washes more like a classic old top loader, or the speed Queen FF7 front loader which are the commercial front loaders with better looks and minus the coin box. :)
@@DylBuilder1 Yup thanks. Ended up buying the TR7. My salesperson was very honest. Said either use mechanical agitation to speed up getting stains out or use chemistry and time. I chose the latter because I'm tired of my washer causing more "wear and tear" than my own use. I was able to get out some nasty chainsaw bar oil stains yesterday. Just soaked for a while with a bit more stain remover than usual (which normally isn't needed with a classic wash). But I'll take the tradeoff. I only get filthy as a weekend warrior (normally doing engine repairs). I think the TR7 is fine for "white collar" types (like me) who don't get nasty stains on the regular. And I look at it like for the roughly $100 more than the TC5, I basically bought 2 years extra warranty. Thanks again for the videos. They helped with my decision.
I'm now looking for a new washer. Thinking of the SQ. My issues is the amount of time these new machines take. Mine is 5 yrs old and who has time to wait 3 hrs for clothes to wash??? Plus mine adds time if it feels it needs it ( Whirlpool). I hate it. Love the old time ones much better.
Hello, I am planning to buy exactly this TR7 but here in Quebec Canada we have a lot of electricity failure for a long period of time sometimes days and my only fear is that if I am washing and we have an electricity failure for a day or two can we easily open the lid to recover our clothes? or the lid stays locked and there is no way to open it to remove the clothes from the water otherwise if the clothes remain too long in the water it is not good for them and we lose the clothes. Can you answer me this question please....I know that the TC5 says that no lid lock but what about the TR7? Thank you for your help....Lucy
The manual literally says not to wash bulky king size comforters. TR7 manual page 8. Bummer because I planned to buy one but I dont want to buy one and use it as its not intended.
I just got my TC5 a few days ago and no way in hell would I stuff a queen/king size comforter into my machine with the expectation it'll actually wash the item.
@@ilovegoodsax I currently have a TC 5 and Tr 7 and I could see the difference the TR 7 the motor and outer tub, do all the work swishing the water through the giant comforter on the TC5 the agitator and transmission would be very strained. Remember, there is no transmission in the TR7.
I'm pretty much sold on the SpeedQueen, but I am curious why they don't have longer warranties for the reputation they have of being almost indestructible and lasting for years. I see also that the warranties for different Speed Queen models vary from 3, 5, and 7 years. 3 years is not all that great though much better than the only 1 year warranties of the Maytag, Samsung, LG's etc.. Still it makes me wonder why some have shorter warranties for something well over a thousand dollars, and am I more likely to have problems with the one having just the 3 year warranty, versus the 7 year?
The warranties are BS anyhow because they just farm you out to local repair shops and those repair shops tell you they don’t make anything on the repair so you get put on the back burner. You’re going to need to learn how to fix these things yourself if you buy one.
How about the dryer? Do you have the DR7 and how does it handle drying your king comforter if so? I have a large Samsung dryer now and i have to flip the comforter around constantly to get it fully dry.
I have both the 7 and 5 series dryers. They are booth decent. Not great at their jobs but get the job done. You’ll need to go back and dry again for most things. The moisture sensors are something to be desired but they work. The elements are $100 when they go out. Not a terrible thing to keep up and running.
Have you ever had an out of balance issue? We just bought the dryer 2 year old Maytag crapped out twice and trying to justify the washer. Our 2 year old Maytag get out of balance all the time on comforters. We have 3 dogs and do a lot of loads.
@@arthurtennessen9680 Hmm, let's think, mine banged till it put a decent dent in the dryer, Blew out every error code listed in the manual except suds error, and was down for 6 months before SQ decided they were going to condemn it. Not to mention 3 in 5 of my loads required re-washes. The TC5 works fine and i'm not noticing any clothing damage, its not a little loud.
@@johnoofsatchurch was your king comforter thick or thin? I have a thin king comforter and I was wondering if a speed queen could handle it. I need to buy a washer soon, but don't want to waste my money if my king mattress protector (bulky) and my other king bedding would not get washed properly.
@@kellyk5726 probably the best machine is the Maytag commercial Model MVWP575GW. despite some negative criticism it has a dual action agitator that will wash and rinse bulky items throughly, and it has the same power motor as the TC5, and some beefed up parts.
@@DylBuilder1 I was looking at the Maytag washer. I actually have a series 90 Kenmore top loader, I spent $200 on a new motor coupling and drain pump repair only for the transmission and brake to start making a noise. They want another $650 replace those parts. I love my Kenmore it washes like the Maytag (I have watched videos on it). I bought my Kenmore over 20yrs ago, it still washes well, it's just making a noise now
So NOT please DO NOT get this model. It swishes, does not agitate. Buy the TC series if you have money to be able to afford a speed Queen, do not buy this TR series. Watch videos on here of TR series VS TC series you’ll see the dramatic performance results I’m talking about, we have this model and it does a very very poor job cleaning.
It’s all how you Wana run it. I like a 3 hour soak cycle. Gets it really really clean. I’ve washed it on a fast cycle as well. Just depends on your preference. Machine can do it all. Sometimes I’ll soak my laundry for a 13 hour cycle.
@@Archifx my family makes my fun of my love of long soak/pretreat cycles. I don’t like scented laundry, I like clean laundry. Set presoak to go all night and laundry to start at sunup. Helps a lot with husbands dirty sweaty greasy clothes. I think you may have out-soaked me at 13 hours! Love a man who loves clean laundry. Your reviews more than any other May tip me to the TR7. I am still debating the SQ front loader if I can get anyone on any of the relevant videos to be honest about mildew and or door gasket issues. Thanks for posting your SQ reviews
@@Archifx Thanks for the reply. We have a 1998 Amana Washer and Dryer that came with the house all twist nob mechanical the washer works great, but the dryer isn't running as hot as it used to and were kind of in the market for something bigger and better my wife wants the TR7 and matching Dryer and I kind of want that on too.
@@royjohnson9043 Sorry it's been a year and I don't really remember. But you can get a much cheaper dryer from other companies that are just as good. But the washer is GREAT! I don't care if they match.
@03stage2 simply is true. The velocity occurs after they soak for a period of time. Also eliminates smells… I’m a smelly guy, this machine makes me not smelly. Mic drop.
The deal is they get clothes clean. Same machine running 3 times a day working like a boss. I have the TC AND TR they’re both great both clean extremely well. Both are worth the price.
@@Archifx another commenter says you can’t use the SQ in a laundry room with GFCI outlets. I have never heard of that ever with any machine. Does YOUR laundry have a GFCI? Also, did you ever get reimbursement or any help from SQ with your dryer heater repair? That was disappointing and worrisome to extreme.
@@Archifx did you wind up buying the TC for really dirty work clothes (mud, oil, grease, sweat etc)? I cannot afford two machines. Heck, at SQ prices it is obscene to buy one set this year! An honest answer extremely valuable. Thank you!
We got this model a few years ago wasn’t my choice to buy but it’s a disappointing wash system. it swishes, does not agitate and the agitator is a joke and lacks fins which it needs, but the whole dynamic of the system is very off. It does not turn clothes over in water, it is so weak on cleaning performance and many of us who have this say the same thing, it’s a unique machine but it just doesn’t clean. Things may look and smell clean after being submerged in water yes, but deep down they are not. I recommend watching a video of the TR series watch action VS the TC series. Dramatic difference in performance, TC series is the classic flexvane no BS top loader old school machine with a real classic SQ agitator that they’ve used for decades now. If I was you I would sell that right away for a TC series….you think ur clothes are clean now wait until you get a real performing machine I cannot believe speed Queen did this and made this model but it’s why they had to bring the TC series back into the market too many fires were lit after releasing this new TR series consumers were very unhappy.
Just a TC fanboy. I can contradict you and say I like my TR7 better. The proof is that both clean very well, this is why they sell both machines. They have engineers behind them that know what they’re designing. They wouldn’t sell them if they didn’t both clean
@@Archifx To be honest not a fan of Speed Queen in the first place I like them absolutely but it’s not my first pick of washer brand. That’s a nonsense statement however, they sell shit all over all the time that does not work how it should nor deliver the performance one is expecting, and the list of issues come up broadly in the manufacturing process they know it but rarely anything is made to last anymore it’s so they can get you to pay them to fix it Whirlpools customer service today is notorious for this, but for example, look at all those 2008-present day HE machines with a wash plate, they do NOT clean well and have horrible reliability due to the ridiculous nonsense sensors and computers they contain, if you washed a couple items at once I’m sure it would clean fine, but who is doing that? Another example of things that are made with bad intention and still sold is the whole MTD over Craftsman buyout, after Craftsman tools and equipment having a long history of durability and reliability that’s crashed downhill under MTD’s ownership, big shocker, Craftsman is now made horrendously cheap and flimsy compared to how things were made under its first production father AYP and most recently Husqvarna. Have you ever for a moment looked at what the TC series does compared to the TR series when it agitates? There is a magnificent difference on how much stronger the rate of currents are in an empty tub of water in the TC series or any classic series compared to pretty much no current in the TR series because it’s swishes back-and-forth the agitator does not flex back and fourth it follows the tub, there is nothing to help turn the entire load over frequently enough to deliver the most optimal cleaning results, and without that as a Toploading machine you cannot thoroughly clean clothes but you’ll certainly get away with doing it just barley. I’ve been a technician for 15 years and I’m not hating on this machine just pointing out it does not clean nearly as well it provides a delicate soft clean which is not enough for most people and the soil they need to remove, and we have the same washer, I also have brand new speed Queen commercials at work that I’ve used for the last year, and have had many old Queens in my life prior to that so I’m very aware of how both systems operate and I can see with my own two eyes which really cleans and which one swishes stuff around and gives a delicate small clean. It does about the bare minimum as one would say. Physics do not lie and the backlash that company received was so bad they had no choice but to bring back the flexvane agitator system. I think that alone says something however.
@@Archifx And for another thing I left out the physical engineering of the TR series behind the front panel is very concerning, the way the tub is balanced and mounted raised alot of worry’s, Sharkie626 explained it perfectly in his video of what I had already noticed about our TR machine. It’s unique but just not for someone who has dirty laundry with a fuzzy white husky. Not hating just calling out what I’ve experienced in comparison to what they also have always made.
@Fix It Now Have you gotten your TC5 to compare the two? Been looking forward to that review in comparison to this one. And curious if you’ve had any issues with your dryer getting too hot.
@@julie6032 This shows the difference of the two. We have TC series at my work that I use on the daily, so I certainly can tell the difference on top of that I’ve had knowledge of these traditional machines for decades. However I have no idea why she says the new series is more quiet, when it drains and spins it’s so much louder than the traditional models. The TC machines are smooth and create a nice hum during agitation spin is not quite as loud as new series. She is ridiculous lol…
@@Archifx that’s awesome. You’re making me really want this machine..checked it out yesterday but was only hesitant bc of the CU. So you don’t have issues fitting anything in that thing?
