I had a chat with the SpeedQueen customer service team and I wanted to pass the information along to you. Apparently, there's been talk about making the bin on the front load larger, but unfortunately, nothing is in development yet. The representative I spoke to mentioned that it could take up to 10 years from today's date to develop a product like that, and they don't want to rush anything without proper testing and durability checks. So if you're thinking of getting one but are waiting for the bigger bin, the wait might be longer than you expect. In fact, it might be a good idea to go ahead and get one now instead of waiting for something that may not happen for years.
King size comforter fits in my Speed Queen TR5. The washer's agitator design methodology allows filling the washer's tub to the top and not damage fabrics. I constantly fill the tub up with towels. I don't see a need to have a large drum that would consume more water.
My Ugg King size comforter fits in my TC5 washer if I wrap it up a special way. I only wash it 1 time a year after the fall winter season, I also use the bulky setting.
The Speed Queen TC5 is the only washer that I can recommend now-a sturdy design that will last much longer than the plastic junk that they are making now.
Years ago my wife and I had an old Kenmore washer that lasted us for years. When it finally died, we bought a Whirlpool neptune. That pile of junk lasted about 4 and a half years. It leaked and made screeching sounds when running. We got rid of that and bought the washer we have now. It’s a Maytag top loader with the electronic keypad. We didn’t know that Whirlpool bought out Maytag. We got it just before covid hit, now it’s broke down. Gonna cost a little over $900 to fix! Another piece of damned crap!!! I am sick and tired of shelling out good money for a washer from a company that used to make good products. This time I’m going to get the Speed Queen TC5. I figure if it only lasts 10 years I’m money ahead.
Meh. Bo5 of my SQ washers lasted under 2 years before one was deemed unrepairable, and the other had to be almost completely rebuilt. They’re no better, in fact probably worse. I just got a pair of Maytag (WP) front loaders and they are awesome. If you’re looking for something very good in terms of cleaning and reliability, I’d look into an LG front loader
I was at a appliance store that sells this Speed Queen model and he said if you set the washer on any setting besides the Normal Eco selection the washer will add more water. He said this washer has a 5 year parts and labor warranty…better than my Maytag that just died.
2:19 - As far as "the king sized comforter issue", I just wrap my king sized comforter around the agitator, cram it in there, and mash the "HEAVY SOIL" button to give it some extra action. I've been doing it this way in my Speed Queen washer for 3 years now with zero problems. I realize this isn't the most efficient way to get a comforter perfectly clean, but it sure beats going to some sketchy laundry mat. To compensate, I just do it more often than I did with my previous two GE extra capacity washers {which both developed fatal computer board problems after about 5 years). After all, I paid extra to have a speed queen washer specifically so it would be tough enough to withstand some harsh treatment. ***But that's just me. 😎 I'm not saying everyone should do it this way***
Yes, that works if you're careful. I used to do that with older machines with agitators BUT to avoid wear and stress on the motor AND your comforter (like the agitator rubbing repeatedly on the same spot) I'd use the gentle/delicate cycle, fill it to the top, top it off with buckets of water if necessary, only let it agitate for 5 min. Stop it and let it soak for 10 min, then open and rotate the blanket myself and punch it down, let it run for another few min, repeat, run, repeat, etc. Drain, do the same on rinse. I give it an extra spin cycle on 'spin only'. It may seem like a lot of work but saves on laundry mat costs and way easier than handwashing or wearing out the machine.
Errata-- the IC-embedded PCB is in the lower part of the unit near the front. The knob select has a breakout board connecting those, the lot of which is connected to the lower mainboard.
When you need more water, put your cloths in and pour a gallon or two of water on em before you start the cycle. Adds more weight, thus higher tub fill. Been tricking my Samsung for ten years.
Is it true that you can’t have speed queens if your laundry room is upstairs? I was told American homes aren’t built to hold these strong motored washing machines. I really want one buy one (we don’t have cookie cutter house/it’s custom but how can i know for sure it will hold up there?
I have a Speed Queen TC5, and the tech who installed it showed me how to set it up and run it properly. Basically, you don’t use the ECO setting, and use the Heavy Duty and Deep Fill settings. Works perfectly and I’m very happy with it.
Try using the Eco cycle on TC5003 with heavy selected. On mine, it is an extended presoak/wash, can have tap hot, and a spray rinse. I just run another "eco" load without any options for the rinse. It works well on small loads of whites.
Computers are not inherently bad. I know it's a point of contention for a lot of people. But the alternative is electromechanical stuff, and moving parts wear out. Computers fail, too. Entropy will destroy everything. Anyway, my point is that if a computer is designed and programmed well, it will work for a long time. And they should be designed to be repairable, of course they often are not.
@@dknowles60 My car is 32 years old. All of its computers are still ticking. Meanwhile my previous washer was a Whirlpool with a mechanical timer. The contacts on the timer were scorched after 10 years or so, and it wouldn't run. Maybe instead of dismissing my opinion outright, just understand that I have a different point of view. Besides, you didn't even listen to me.
good let me know when it makes 60 years like a lot of may tags do i like my things kiss keep it simple stupid you can find all part you ned for a 60 year old maytag for sale all over the inter net good like finding a 32 year old computer
Can anyone tell me if they have the classic clean or the perfect wash on a second floor laundry room? Was told the motor is too heavy for American made home. We have a custom home but how can I know for sure before I buy one?
Both washers will work on the second floor. The motors are not that heavy. Tc 6 has a 3/motor tr series has a one horse power motor. Both series work very well. Don't listen to these comments about the tc series. Most of them don't own one,ther just following the crowd.
I bought one about 11 years ago. No regrets, that thing is a tank. It had one government water saving feature that it wouldn't let it fill to the top. Back then it had a very simple tweak to get around that. My wife loved having her first washer that didn't bounce around.
Hi happy Thanksgiving getting the TR five in the DR five delivered to my new home on December 1. How do I bypass the eco-friendly so it fills to the top. Perhaps the heavy duty cycle??
I really agree with your viewpoint on what the government has done to clothes washers. Great job! I'm not telling you anything new, but the TC5, with its more aggressive, independent-from-the-tub agitator, and its ability to, you know, fill the tub up entirely, is so much better at cleaning clothes and rinsing away the detergent than the weaker TR models with their moving-water-around-gently approach, using not enough water, to clean clothes. The government forced SQ into those TR models that theoretically use less water and energy . . . . . . until you have to run the load again to get them clean the detergent rinsed away. The TC5's only drawback is that it only uses cold water during the RINSE cycle. Of all SQ top loading washers, only the TR7 model can use warm water for the rinse cycle. But IMHO, that one advantage is not a good enough reason to purchase the TR7 rather than the TC5. The TC5 has: 1. No Lid Lock like the TRs, so you can open it after the wash starts 2. A 5-year parts and labor warranty 3. A 15-year warranty on the transmission 4. A lifetime warranty on both the inner and outer drums.
Thanks to the Government overlords they deemed that any washer built here in the states 2018 and on must have a control board. The TC5 is the best washer out there! I’ve owned mine for 2 years now and love it, I’m also a dealer and warranty provider for speed queen.
I bought a speed queen because of you. Now I understand-they are just like whirlpool/Maytag. I am so tired of this water Conservation when massive warehouse waste millions of gallons on water on their massive yards.
There no such thing as wasting water. Every drop of water that formed when the earth was created is still here. It’s called the hydrologic cycle, maybe the dumb government needs to open a 4th grade textbook.
What i want to is why they are implementing a stupid hardline solution to a "problem" not everyone has. I have a well and a septic its not aquifer water so tell me what difference it makes if I use 1 gallon or 100 gallons. Its going right back into the land
I think the American mind is broken ….longing for a different era where cars, washer and dryers were considered luxury items where as today almost everyone uses these in access ….. 1 car is now 4 cars in the drive way …..washers running 4 times a week compared to once a week in probably 8 times the amount of houses has to affect our environment…. Honestly the size of a Speed Queen washer to I would guess is close to the old days ….. but what’s gotten larger are our beds and the need for King size comforters …. The government is not wrong the usage of water considering droughts is probably an issue ….now their remedy may not be ideal …. But this thing of blaming the government leads just more of us always pulling in the opposite directions as Americans…. Love our nation and our government cause we all got skin in the game !
@@bswann28 Your feelings are not wrong except two things: So called "water savers" don't clean properly so I have to wash everything twice which doesn't save on water, in much the same way water saving toilets had to be flushed repeatedly. Secondly, industry uses exponentially more water than the public (my geo professor explains this in detail) but gov only curtails public use. Don't even get me started on Nestle's all-out-of-control complete rape of water reservoirs in order to sell it back to you in a plastic bottle, but yes, let's not use straws. I could go on...
What is being a bad steward with water ? It's just more control over things you can have and use. You know it as well as I do and anybody with eyes to see
I purchased the Speed Queen washer and Dryer a few months back and now I’m having trouble with them both!!!! I thought it would be a set that I could depend on but I guess even these have changed! I am so disappointed!!!
Yep, it's the "let's build obsoletism into brands so we can fleece the public and fill our pockets" entity. There are strong movements against this in Europe -- something the sheeple need to get on to here.
There are places that will repair the top computer board on that machine if it goes out for $50 to $75. This is probably less than the mechanical parts you will need to replace over time on a machine without the computer. The lower computer board is a motor controller, which reduces your electric bill. Without it you ARE paying more to run this machine. Some people just want to whine about things they don’t understand. That TC5 is an awesome machine and can last over 25 years.
No, the opposite. Only consumer washers have water level size. TR washers have the option for either auto or at least 2 manual levels. TC washers are either auto or full. Commercial washers do not have a water level selector, they are either always full or for coin-op, program-dependent.
There are no residential washers that will actually clean a king size comforter. If you fill the tub with all that fabric and have to push it in to get it to fit there's no room for water to actually clean also the comforter won't move because it's crammed in there.
No one wants a bigger government until a hurricane, earthquake or tornado hits. Then we want some big government. No one wants big government until people start dropping dead from tainted food. No one wants big government until the banks take all your hard earned money through bad investments, then it's time for big government. Some people want small government till it starts affecting them.
As two repairmen I over heard said while chuckling: "the best front loader I can recommend is a top loader". Front loaders are just for show and suckers. Laundromats use them because of less wear that an agitator will create from people over loading and abusing the machines. Not because they clean better.
Your points about resource stewardship are valid. I live in CA, and I’m unhappy my development relies on river water (which is already depleted). But with my current washer, I have to do extra rinses, which doesn’t save water in the long run. 😩
I have to wash on longer cycles with extra soak and extra rinse all the time. And use the extra water feature. Weird, almost seems like you need water to clean clothes. Imagine that. lol
I don't know what the Big hype is about the king size Comforter. 🙄 It will easily fit a king size bedspread. Just put down a blanket or 2 under it.🤷♂️
That's a great washer too. I sold and repaired them for years. The coupler, though an easy repair, will often fall prey to the overloader, which many users are. I started selling Speed Queen 40 years ago. As good as the Whirlpool is it's not a Speed Queen.
@@handymoore-ik7oc Totally agree. It WAS an ok machine but I did have to replace that damn plastic coupler often and I am a careful washer. Are any direct drive machines even available anymore? Except for Speed queen?
One day it will break and you'll have to get a new one. I found out this last year. Bought new whirlpool and it's already malfunctioning. Think it is the circuit board, several cycles won't run a rinse. Definitely looking into a Speed Queen.
What's the link with computers and governments? The only thing some govermenet (eg. Europe) are asking are low water and energy consumption. Manufacturers do whatever they want from that. Even then. Nothing force manufacturers to sell that kind of appliance everywhere. They do that because it's cheaper to have models as standard as possible with the minimum of difference from one market to another.
Got our SQ TC5 and matching SQ dryer recently after our "American" brand Maytag drove us crazy with the violent jumping around on spin cycle. Plus, it took almost an hour on the shortest cycle and never really cleaned the clothing that well. This time, we paid way up for the SQ. So far, it's been amazing. It's all done in 30 minutes, has a REAL agitator, we can open it at any point and after shutting the lid, doesn't need to start over or reprogram the computer, either. So SQ invites me to "review" the purchase. In their advertisements, they proclaim that they are made in America-Wisconsin. I know that many of the other, so called "American" washers and dryers are actually made in China. In my review, I point that out...that Speed Queen is made in America, by Americans, providing American jobs instead of China.......Speed Queen censored it. When I questioned them, they say that it's a "3rd party" that "moderates" the reviews. Cowards...and hypocrites. They seem ok to shout: Made in America! but if someone mentions the actual OTHER country that many of them are made, well that's just got to be censored. Love the machine, hate the politically correct bullshit
At the end of the day, I also want to wash my own clothes in my own washing machine. I don't want to fight over washing machines and dryers at the laundromat. I went thru enough of that in the past about whose turn it is to go next. I don't want someone else's animal hair and gunk on my clothes. These machines are not sanitized between uses. I want a huge drum and to be able to also wash my queen sized comforters. I don't have a Speed Queen but I have an Electrolux front loader. It's so far so good. I'm also sick of government regulations. I'm willing to use and pay for a little bit more water to get cleaner clothes. The government think they are doing us a favor. Too many of us know how to circumvent the system and getting our washers to add more water anyway. They regulate shower heads to washing machines and everything else between. The government can be a freakin' curse at times. They need to mind their own business. This is why I'm for smaller government! They overstep too much!
Just go to a 24 hour laundromat, and go at 3:30 am. You have the entire place to yourself (besides a homeless crackhead sleeping on the floor). It’s pretty fun actually.
This is why I hate these residential models. Control panel doesn’t look very attractive. The commercial models have the mechanical timer and knobs. Just like how they have been built for 25 to 30 years now.
I have a Speed Queen washer & dryer, bought in 2022..washer works great but there is a buzzing noise ( it’s a relay on the computer board on the left hand side of the drum ) that hums / buzzes when then dryer is totally off. The noise goes away when the power button is pressed. Warrenty changed the board but the new board does the same. I called head office, they said the noise is normal. I’ve never heard of any Appliance humming or buzzing when the thing is off. I would not recommend buying this dryer. After paying $1850.00 for the dryer I’m very disappointed. The only thing I am pleased is that the pair came with seven year parts and labour warranty . The only way to get rid of the buzzing noises to shut the breaker off. And With all the talk about saving energy and the planet, this dryer adds to my electric bill by using up power. Can you believe it?
Sorry, but you are mistaken in your assessment of the capacity of the SQ. Most all other brands don't fill the drum to capacity, in turn can't wash king sized comforters or use the space to its fullest. The SQ does fill completely which enables the unit to wash full loads including king comforters. You should know better and not make statements that are factually incorrect.
You shouldn't equate the government's regulations with the actual ability of the washer. Yes, there is the "ECO" mode, but I replaced my Bosch 500 vision series (which in all fairness, was bought in 2010 and lasted 13 years) with this washer and dryer combo and it is just like being at many of the hotels I have to live in on the road - it does one thing and does it really well. Just touch the overfill button and it's like a washer out of the 70's/80's. I can easily see this washer and dryer lasting longer than I will at this point and I'm 52.
I get the capacity issue but am thorougly confused as to why you believe a computer represents an issue. One would be hard pressed to find an electric can-opener that doesn't have a computer on board. I am more concerned that it doesn't include wifi connectivity which would allow for over-air updates as operational bugs are addressed and corrected.
@@patcola7335 Indeed. All those fancy options are for suckers because the machines still don't clean well which is exactly the issues being discussed here. Older classic models cleaned the clothes but lasted too long so the industry adopted the ideal of "if it ain't broke fix it until it is". Now they're shit but they look fancy.
My TC5 died in 10 months with only 1 -2 loads a week. Smelled and sounded like a belt and/or a bearing went already and leaking out bottom. Like everthing now, garbage products at premium prices. Seems like SQ is resting on their prior reputation. Hopefully my authorized dealer will make it right if they ever get here. Two weeks out just to look at it. I thought this would last years without any problems.
I bought one I got mine me and my wife are sick. We’ve been waiting a long time we bought the dryer first we’ve had a little bit of problems with the dryer and now we bought our washer doing my first load of laundry ha ha ho lol
Little odd the unit/brand chosen to do a mini rant about government-control-eco-nonsense was the Speed Queen lineup. Did a lot of research before getting mine and they seem to be a big proponent of bringing back the days when a washer and dryer would literally last 20+ years. That doesn't merit a bash simply because they have an eco setting in my opinion.
It's quite obvious when you have a washer with a circuit board and when you have one with a clockwork timer. The feel is totally different. Not really any clicks there are on a PCB(printed circuit board) operated machine and the dials don't move by themselves. Totally the opposite with clockwork timers. Miele were the Speed Queen of washing machines once and as far back as the late 80's they were using circuit boards. But back then they didn't make the boards cheaply, Miele made NOTHING cheaply. There are many a Miele's from the 90's and earlier that function just like they do when they were new...
I just used one of these speed queens dryer at the hotel and it don't dry my big blanket I payed 8 bucks and that was about an hour an 12 minutes! I was excited about trying it and I was not impressed at all
I bought a Speed Queen washer because I like the way these cleaned. It lasted two years, not 25. The transmission broke and it would cost almost as much as a new washer.
You obviously don't know how washing your laundry works. When people used wash boards to wash their clothes they scrubbed up top and dunked the laundry into the water. You do not need a full tub to wash your clothes. The agitator and impeller is doing the cleaning.
You say you are all about saving natural resources then go on to talk about how the government should allow a free market on appliances so that washers can fill with water like they used to. Water will soon be the new "liquid gold" thanks to an ever growing population.
That's Not TRUE ON LAUDROMATS SIR!!! And comforters wash much BETTER IN A FRONT LOADER WITH EXTRA CAPACITY PERIOD. A full to twin size light weight comfitors work well in this model . Possibly Queen . No King ! Size anything . Happy Washing. 🖐️
I second this! The biggest that should be washed in a residential top load washer is a queen, and even the SQs can’t handle a queen because the tubs are too small. Large capacity washers are a scam, just spend 10 bucks maximum at the laundromat for a mega machine, and clean it well instead of using a 5.5 cu ft cap it and not getting it clean at all!
@@DylBuilder1 Thank you Dyl . I appreciate your support. I like this guy ...but it's bad enuff washers suffers daily on misconceptions and lies. People don't know or really care on the design of agitators and mostly locked out of the performance of the wash system. But aggravating it IS much worse. Tell the American people the truth. Not on one outstanding product. Or reducing other contenders at the craft. Happy Holidays to you. 🖐️🎉🎊
Good to know the luddites have an option for new machines. Although, it would make more sense to just buy an old Whirlpool instead for way less money. Really hope that thing isn't really $1300 or more.
Aren't you just so superior. Perhaps you can tell the luddites where they can get an older better designed 35 yr old machine that isn't 35 years old? Because that is when they were made better.
This oldfashion, not up to date and waterwasting toploaders are so inefficient. a frontloader are so much more economic and washing the laundry cleaner. our governements are verry much stronger to regulate the power and water consumtion for washing machines. if the manufacturer not fulfill the editions,so they dont cant sell it.
Doesn't the process of evaporation still hold true ? Europeans have been brainwashed to believe whatever their governments tell them. Efficiency,efficiency, efficiency!!! It's all about efficiency!!! ACHTUNG !!! Maybe you should read in the Bible how Jesus fed the multitudes on a few loaves of bread and a couple of fishes. Nobody should legislate how much water anyone can use when it was God-given to begin with.
@@custerranch Left over "dirty" rinse water.... an ole WIVES-TALE! I work-on Speed Queen washers & dryers & I have worked on them for decades. There is NO (so-called) "filth" in the washer after the rinse-water pumps-out of the machine.
uhm...computers arent the enemy...helllooo!! the yhave been in most things for decades now.. the world has progressed beyond clickety clack timers.. which by the way the contacts on thye old timers used to get dirty and not make good connections.. solid state really does work... I wash my queen size in my TR series without issue.. but yeah king size in a speed queen is a no go.. and im one of those who washes as i go.. I dont really like doing laundry so wash as i go means I dont have to fold gobs of clothes at a time or run 7 loads and waste a whole day or two doing it.. I dont care how much water I use I like things clean and fresh.. so far my TR7 with a computer panel has treated me well.. if it dies ill go find another washer.. that said I do love vintage washing machines.. wish I could find a couple in great condition as they really were beter than most of anything made today
I guess he and other washer repairmen agree that the more computerized a washer is, the more it turns to crap with ongoing problems after another. Often times just keeping it simple without all of the bells and whistles is far better. My simple second hand washer lasted me for more than 10 years. I got an GE with all of the bells and whistles and it barely lasted 4 years. I had a simple second hand refrigerator that lasted more than 10 years. I gave it away and purchased a side by side LG refrigerator and the panel blew within 3 months. Now 4 years later it's tossed in the trash.
@@YhwhKhaiMostHigh theres good and bad.. the machines that last the best also have the best conditions.. I suppose electronics in a damp basement or very humid laundry room where they can fee lthe effects of condensation and humidity are a bad thing.. but those things also affected mechanical relays and timers..ive never had a computer board go bad in any of the washers ive had .. but ive also got a climate controlled laundry room with its own AirCon zone to handle the humidity and heat.. properly sealed solid state electronics last very well in appliances but much of the craptastic china boards these days dont even have a coating.. no wonder they break in laundry and kitchen equipment..
@@eldoradoboy I don’t know why some people hate using computers on washing machines. They are covered with a thick layer of glue to prevent water and moisture. I live in China and have a 27-year-old washing machine. Although it has been retired and placed in the basement, it The computer board can still work normally. If it were a mechanical timer, I don’t think it would last so long.
Not a fan of your labeling the "government" as some boogeyman. It really gets old and lowers the quality of an otherwise informative video. If resources were unlimited, I'd agree with you, but they're not. Collectively, we have to push in better, more conservation-minded directions. The open market seldom does anything for the betterment of the whole until all the money has been wrung from it and by that time it just might be too late. Rather than looking at the government as some sort of adversary, how about looking at it as a collaborative part of our system, helping to bring us all together. If you don't like the job they're doing, then do some more research and vote for those people entering office who will bring us all together in more efficient ways. As with everything, there is the good and the bad.
Your right wing Republican take is just so... lame... when people are perfectly able to buy this or any other machine. Don't censor my comment for disagreeing with you! But you get a downvote for that.
@@ht715 So dumb. Plus, why wouldn't you want color-changing LED bulbs anyway? "I'm gonna buy a lousy lightbulb to own the libs!" lol! Get a grip bro, I'm buying a Speequeen from the local appliance store.
