To be specific 1. I have two robes that are made of the soft fleecy material, machine washable. I put them in and they developed all sorts of pulls and pills after one wash. I think I may have washed them in my TL before it broke, no problem. I also have a couple of silky sweaters. I had washed similar ones in my TL without a problem, these pill in the washer even in a bag on hand wash. I occassionally get a very tangled load. My kids have some North Face down jackets. I have washed them in the machine and they develop small cracks or holes (I will take this up with North Face but I suspect it is the machine). My kids are gentle and bookish, not the types to roll in the mud. None of their friends report this problem 2. The water temperature used to drive me crazy. If you read the specs it says that hot without the heater is designed to be 112 F. The heater can only be used with white loads and the loads wash for nearly two hours then. Plus it fills with lukewarm water which it then heats. My TL used to fill with much hotter water from the tap on most cycles. It is ridiculous since the tap is about 10 feet from water heater and I always run the laundry tap if I want hot water wash. If I do not want the heater, I literally have to turn off the cold water supply. Apparently the lower model without the heater is designed to fill at 130F! as a max. This would have been better since I rarely use the heater. If you like using cold water for all your loads, this is the machine for you! 3. I recently had a mold problem that literally stunk up the whole house. I could smell it in the kitchen one floor up. It was impossible to find the source, I did clean the dispensers, and put bleach in them. The tub sort of floats in the machine and is impossible to clean behind without taking the machine apart. Fortunately the Tide cleaner, after about 4 uses got rid of most of the problem. For the record I never use fabric softener or dryer sheets and I always use HE detergent. We are guilty of not always leaving it open but I was surprised it happened after a few years. As for regulating the water, you have to play with the controls and manipulate them if you want it to fill Finally I do not think my laundry is any cleaner than it was with my TL. If anything it might be a bit more stained but it might be me making less of an effort Having said this, we used a small Bosch on vacation which did not use enough water to get the smells or stains out of my kids laundry so I guess there are worse choices If we move I might get another machine of the same type because of the blanket issue. It would have to have a better way of regulating the water temprature. I need a washer with hotter water on a regular length wash

beagle, All Free Clear doesn't get stains out by itself. It doesn't have enzymes to do that. So, it is great for stuff that touches my skin, which doesn't get so dirty anyway, but it's nice to know that Cheer could get it even cleaner if the enzyme in Cheer doesn't bother me when perspiring. I like All Free Clear fine for my sheets, towels, underwear, jeans not worn gardening. I just don't love the cleaning ability compared to Cheer powder. I tried Cheer Free liquid but actually didn't like it as well as All Free liquid -- can't remember if it was because of the enzyme in Cheer Free or just cleaning ability. Cheer Free also isn't marked as allergist recommended and I read somewhere that All Free is supposed to kill (eliminate?) dust mite droppings. Who knows?

Lol...you can premix powder detergent with the stpp so its always ready...just mix 2 parts detergent to 1 part STPP stir well than add enough of this to make your water slippery..you can not do this with liquid detergent. Many people that get into the insides of washers report the exclusive use of liquid detergent causes build up of junk on washer parts that's why liquid detergent should be avoided as a daily driver. Liquid does have its place in the laundry room though...liquid detergent does better on oil/ grease (in hot water) and powders better on everything else. A few tips ...try using hot water at least on whites, bed sheets and towels. Or at least very warm which your Queens setting for warm is going to give you tepid not warm so you will have to fill part way on warm than switch it over to hot. Water temps play a huge role on how clean your clothes are getting and how clean your washers staying. Sort your clothes...I know this one might be a challenge for you lol...but you really will notice a difference. And don't over load that Queen, they arnt designed to keep up with heavy and hard to turn over loads besides clothes can't get clean if they can't turn over properly. I think you will enjoy your new Speed Queen once you get the hang of wadhing in a new way lol...my Speed Queen top loader AWN432 Is now almost 5 months old and I love it.

I have one. I wouldn't say it was noisy, but It's not exactly noiseless either. That said, I'd still rather have a TL Speed Queen than any other washer. All my washers have been top loaders and they have all made pretty much the same sounds and if you are in the room with the washer, you are going to hear it running. One difference is that the SQ NEVER unbalances so it never makes that noise.