New Washer / Dryer Question

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Sometime in the recent past the subject came up a couple of yall said that Speed Queen was the way to go. We will be needing a new set soon and have been doing some casual shopping. I want a purely mechanical appliance if possible. It seems as though most of the major makers have something close to this and it seems all are in the $900 range per set. I seem to be drawn to the ones made by Hotpoint right now. Obviously there 2 or 3 makers and all have several name brands , so who is who ?

I was able to locate one local source that sold Speed Queen and their mechanical units were $1500 per set.

So are there any thoughts about the makers besides Speed Queen and is it really worth additional money in the end. ??? Maybe I get 10 years out of the others and 15 out of Speed Queen ??? A dollar / time benefit ratio ??

Has anyone had somewhat reasonable satisfaction with the other makers.

Maybe I should look at online purchases possibly


Steve
 
As I've said before, Visit Lowes and Home Depot and look for the slightly damaged models being sold at a discount, offer them 10-15% less than they are asking and I bet you'll get them.
 
In several years of selling them I learned to stay way from anything with electronic controls, avoid front-loading washers like the plague, and Maytag "Commercial Technology" is the best-built of the "old-fashioned" purely mechanical washers and dryers. GE is usually the least expensive of the commonly available brands and when I was a bachelor I used them with complete satisfaction, but they are not nearly as heavy-duty as the Maytags, and if I had a large family and was doing a lot of laundry I wouldn't go with one.
 
Hi,

When I looked at their website, I believe the Speed Queen folks said their washers are designed to last about 25 years (at something like 7-8 loads/week.) The machines you see in many laundromats and other commercial establishments are essentially what the consumer models are, minus the coin mechanisms! Speed Queen offers one washer with mechanical controls, several with electronics. While the warranty on the electronics is longer than on the mechanicals, in real life I think most folks who buy and review them are the kind who like the mechanicals.

One of their washers has been on my "I think this is the year" list for a couple of years, so maybe this IS the one! I've got 28 years on a used Maytag so far, and figure it may be 40+ years old--about the same as my old Kenmore dryer--but they're both aging quickly now. And that's no record: my next door neighbor's washer just died, at age 47! I guess both of us being bachelors probably helps with those numbers.

Dunno if I'll go with Speed Queen's dryer yet...

Rick C
 
Colonialgirl said:
As I've said before, Visit Lowes and Home Depot and look for the slightly damaged models being sold at a discount, offer them 10-15% less than they are asking and I bet you'll get them.
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We bought a washer from Lowes that was on sale.
My wife hated it so we took it back.
We went back to the store a couple days later and the washer that we returned was in the clearance isle marked at a higher price than we originally paid for it.
 
I can't speak about their dryers, but can really recommend Speed Queen washers.
Over the last 12-15 years I've suggested them to friends and family members,
all have had good luck.
I can't remember hearing of anyone of them having problems.
Dave
 
We have a Speed Queen washer/dryer. Yep, the tariff is high but in my opinion well worth it. Check out the internals of Speed Queen vs big box name brands and you'll see the difference.

The Preacher
 
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The washer/dryer I obtained is my wife ............. :mrgreen:

The washer/dryer SHE uses now are top-end Kitchen Aid (brand) items.

We've been married over 50 years now, and have had to buy replacement washers or dryers 3x each, over those years - the Kitchen Aids being our latest replacements.

We've never bought a Speed Queen, or a Hotpoint (economy models).


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Dave P. said:
I can't speak about their dryers, but can really recommend Speed Queen washers.
Over the last 12-15 years I've suggested them to friends and family members,
all have had good luck.
I can't remember hearing of anyone of them having problems.
Dave
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My oldest son owns the Blue Water Laundry in Knoxville, TN and he has the latest commercial Speed Queen washers and driers. The washers range from the 20 pound models to the 100 pound models. These are not you're normal washerette machines. They are work horses and he's not had any problems out of them.

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Hi,

Rook, that is a VERY nice setup your son has. Most of our laundromats around here look like they're in closets by comparison. Please wish him success with the business!

Rick C
 
I still stand by my comments concerning Speed Queen - they are the simplest and most dependable units you can buy. Not only that, but they actually use water to clean, so your wash is done is 20 minutes, not 50 minutes like the so-called energy efficient low water use models being sold at the big box stores. TD
 
Is there a strong consensus as to who makes the second best machines after Speed Queen ?
 
We did quite a bit of comparison last Winter when the Wife wanted a new laundry setup. After visiting several retailers we just went back to Sears and purchased Maytags. Wife is very happy with them.
 
Consumer Reports of 5/16/16: Failure rates of 115,000 subscribers of machines purchased between 2007-2014 and no ext. warranty

Top Loaders:
Speed Queen 9%
Roper 12%
Maytag 16%
Samsung 16%
Whirlpool 17%
Kenmore 19%
GE 19%
LG 23%

Electric Dryers: LG at 5%,Maytag at9%,SQ at 10%,Fisher Paykel at 20%
 
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