Taking a chance and resurrecting this VERY old thread to ask a question about SpeedQueen - Don't want to risk being slammed for not choosing Miele. We are Miele fans - have half of all kitchen appliances from Miele - and were definitely considering a Miele laundry pair all along until I read this thread - I'm mostly concerned with the amount of time it takes for a Miele cycle, and since we have hired help doing most of the laundry, i'm worried that the helpers / maids will mess up with the complicated set of setting options on the Miele (and end up using the wrong temperatures etc!). We can't get residential models of Speed Queen where we are - but the local Commercial Speed Queen dealer (actually, Huebsch since we're in Canada) offered a commercial TL model that seems to have enough cycle settings to suit our needs. My question is, is anyone here familiar with the model ******YWN311 of Huebsch*******? The spec sheet says washtub volume is 3.3 cu ft - how does that compare to the "per kg" measurement that's used by, say, Miele? Any comments on whether these Speed Queen / Huebsch commercial machines would get "too rough" on fabrics? We're generally just washing sweatshirts, T shirts, school uniforms, beddings, towels etc. I'm not the type to put any delicates or sweaters into laundry machines. We haven't totally given up on Miele yet ... well-meant, constructive suggestions (on how to fool proof our machines to not be misused by hired helpers) are welcome. You'd be wasting your breath if you tell me to "go do my own laundry on the Miele" LOL. On the other hand, I'd like to quote a very smart friend of mine from when we attended together a Miele demo session), "if i'm THAT worried about a piece of garment, I'd just either hand-wash it or take it to dry cleaning".

My husband and I are near-incompetent, but we managed to unbolt ours and run the vac hose down in it. Doing so is well worth the time. There IS a problem with the SQ drier collecting lint in that area. For some reason, a huge amount gets past it, far, far more than with our antiquated Kenmore. We have a secondary FanTech lint filter accessible behind the dryer, and have to clean it after every third or fourth load. I am so thankful we put that access in when the dryer was installed. We have the front-load SQ stack, and there is no pulling that pair out to clean behind. As to what we used on the bolt, we cannot recall. We just went through the toolbox until something fit.

I remember Miele told me years & years ago...DO NOT open the dryer door during operation. As Dadoes said it puts stress on the heating element, and sometimes it can create a "snafu" in the moisture processor, and the dryer thinks it should start "all over again". I know this sounds crazy, and I do not know if I believe it...but I never open the door during operation. Some people like to see their laundry being dried, so I've noticed many new dryers are using clear doors, like on washers! Miele used clear doors on the T98xx dryers, but has gone back to solid doors for residential units. Little Giant and OctoPlus have clear doors!

mamapinky0 Can you give me a link to the SQ thread? I'll be more than happy to post there. I am still new to houzz, sorry. mrb6228 the max depth in my laundry closet is 31". With the dryer vent attached, I need at least 4" clearance in the back. Width isn't an issue. ci_lantro the dryerbox would be ideal but I am not able to tear down a wall to install this. My understanding is that's the only way it can be done. Am I correct? plllog I can't make modifications to my wall and it's not a new build. Right now I am just focusing on getting the SQ washer and will settle for a non SQ dryer. When I have more space, then I can get the SQ dryer.