Getting hot water in Speed Queen top load
Abby F
8 years ago
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Comments (4)nancy108... Even though the washer will pre-select the desired spin speed, water temp. and time per cycle you can always modify them. Of course some cycles will block some options as they wont be appropriate for the fabric i.e. "Delicate" wont spin at maximum speed. Your cycle choices above look good. Best of luck to ya....See MoreMamapinky....OMG, I want a top loading SpeedQueen
Comments (35)rgreen48 - Your posts are just plain old bullying, and this forum does not appreciate that kind of aggressive and oppressive behavior. These forums are a community of regulars who often come in to chat, get information, and help each other out. They do not come here to be attacked. I've never found any of the fine people here to be small minded or be dismissive of opposing opinions. In fact, I've witnessed and participated in lively debate where the positive expression of opinions has opened others' eyes about a given subject. However, when you engage in name calling, belittling and putting others down, you will lose your audience and your message will never reach those whose minds you are trying to influence. For what it's worth, I own a FL washer (yes, a water saver), I am completely satisfied with how it cleans and I don't need a machine that sloshes clothes around in a tub of water. But you've even ostracized me from listening to your rants because of your belligerent approach. BTW - this forum has an informal rule to not "hijack" another person's thread with a different topic. If you want to debate water saving washers vs. water hogs, start your own thread....See MoreSpeed Queen Top Loader Load Size
Comments (38)Dosing phosphates correctly can be tricky, I always say if your going to use it you may as well dose correctly if you expect results LOL The easiest way to find out how much is the correct amount for you, because it will differ based on wster hardness and amount of waterr being used..is start your load of laundry, losd the clothes, add the water, but dont add the detergent..add the phosphate first whatever amount you have been using, let it agitate for a minute than feel the water..it should feel slippery, if not add more let agitate and feel again..once it feels slippery remember the amount you used....if the water isn't slippery than enough wasnt added to condition the water which means the benefits of the phosphate arnt there. I would add the same amount to your first rinse as you add to the wash cycle. Since you deal with greasy laundry I recommend a prewash to get rid of some of the muck first. Dont use phosphates in your prewash, but do add a small amount of detergent....See MoreSpeed Queen drain hose question, top load
Comments (32)I'm sorry to read that the 'thingy' did not fix your issue, along with the cleanout being left open. Assuming your mainline is clear of roots/debris, then it has to be the powerful pump on the SQ. (it really does blow air out the pipe until the machine completes it's final spin, and powerfully at that) I did have my mainline rotor-rootered when the SQ was new as it was suggested I had at least a partial blockage causing the issue. My mainline was declared to be clear at the time. However, a few months later, I had a complete mainline blockage where the plumber dredged out pine roots. I have to assume I did have a partial blockage that was not detected. A week later another root blockage and another line clearing treatment. Anyhow, the suds out the drain pipe was an ongoing issue with nearly every wash load the whole time--before, during and long after. As you know from above posts, I'm doing okay now with the wash cloth method, whereas before, I had partial success with the wash cloth; it was more a means of suds control than abatement. I'm going to upload a photo I just took of my perfect wash cloth placement to help guide you to getting it right from the get-go since I had positioned the wash cloth prior in not quite the perfect manner every month or two which didn't cure the issue, only helped. Note that the wash cloth is still dry!!!! Yippee!!The photo uploaded sideways (sorry), but you can see the paint on my drywall puckering from the ongoing suds issue. To orient you to the top to bottom of the photo, the puckering is on the right hand side of the photo if it had uploaded not sideways. I'm lucky I don't have rot/mold/mildew going on. My past cloth placements always had one thing in common, and that was at the top, where I put the clamp, there was a tiny opening, or air gap if you will in the wash cloth. I couldn't get it 'just so', and I suspect the powerful SQ pump had that air channel to work with and I could see the suds coming through the tiny gap, running up my wall, then down my wall and onto my floor. On this current wash cloth placement, you can see I have NO gap, and the clamp is still in the top of the pipe position like I've done each time. My stroke of luck was that the way I wrapped the cloth around, it flopped over the clamp and blocked the air channel. A lot words for a simple fix, but I'm hoping this will help you get some relief like it has done for me. Until this issue is an every time you do laundry problem, a person doesn't realize how much of a bummer this is, and the serious issues it can leave you with. I used to think, great (not), now I've got this washer that is finally getting our laundry clean but I'm going to have a ruined wall! &%$# What the h3ll?! fyi, after the 2nd root blockage in my mainline the plumber told me to get copper sulphate crystals to flush down the line once a month during the growing season to discourage pine roots from infiltrating our sewer line until we can afford to have the mainline replaced. Knock wood, we haven't had a root blockage since. This does not mean we aren't due for another calamity soon, but we make the best of things as best we can. We live in an older neighborhood within a pine forest, so we all have problems with roots in the pipes. It just a matter of "who's turn is it this time". Sorry for the Moby Dick size post....See Moredadoes
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