twowhat?
03-14-2017, 11:05 AM
I know there are several Speed Queen users here...can you update on how you're liking your machines? Our front-load washer (Frigidaire) is 12 years old, has been through 1 move, and has only had 1 service call on it (which from what I'm gathering, we've been really lucky). It is still churning away with no issues other than a super ugly mold-stained gasket. It's clean and doesn't smell, but the mold stains are permanent. It does a good job of washing our clothes but I tend to use the highest water setting for every load, and I have to do extra rinses often since I can often still see bubbles from detergent spinning out of our clothes. Our matching dryer is starting to squeak and throw out an occasional error code and I feel like it might actually not last as long as the washer. Anyway, we're considering replacing both the washer and dryer before they go kaput. We've been happy with the life we got out of those things!
Laundry-wise we do the typical kid and adult laundry. The most heavily soiled items are usually dog laundry (dog bedding) and our bath towels and sheets (DH and I have oily skin). For the bath towels and sheets, I typically have to add a good squirt of Dawn, in ADDITION to Oxyclean, into the laundry to cut through the body oils. Oxyclean alone doesn't cut it. I know Dawn is probably a no-no, but what else can you do when you need to get body oils out of towels and sheets?? I run enough extra rinses after using Dawn until the water runs clear/not bubbly so in theory that should be fine, right? Once our girls hit puberty I know we will be dealing with even more oily towels and sheets.
So that's our main laundry challenge. We do have a King-size bed, but I imagine sheets and blankets aren't a capacity issue (comforters we would send to the dry cleaners). Also, we are able to wash an entire Kirkland dog bed in our front loader. Not too concerned with this in the future, as we will just be sure we buy beds that have a completely removable cover (still upset with Costco for selling that one model with no removable cover...).
Would a Speed Queen meet these needs? And how are their dryers? I imagine constructed just as well as the washers? I also see that SQ has front-load options...does anyone have one of these?
Noise might be an issue with the laundry room just off the kitchen/dining. But I wonder if I could just replace the laundry room door with a more insulated solid door. LOL, is all that worth it for a Speed Queen?
I'm afraid of buying another front-loader really for reliability issues...I feel like stuff is made so cheaply these days.
Laundry-wise we do the typical kid and adult laundry. The most heavily soiled items are usually dog laundry (dog bedding) and our bath towels and sheets (DH and I have oily skin). For the bath towels and sheets, I typically have to add a good squirt of Dawn, in ADDITION to Oxyclean, into the laundry to cut through the body oils. Oxyclean alone doesn't cut it. I know Dawn is probably a no-no, but what else can you do when you need to get body oils out of towels and sheets?? I run enough extra rinses after using Dawn until the water runs clear/not bubbly so in theory that should be fine, right? Once our girls hit puberty I know we will be dealing with even more oily towels and sheets.
So that's our main laundry challenge. We do have a King-size bed, but I imagine sheets and blankets aren't a capacity issue (comforters we would send to the dry cleaners). Also, we are able to wash an entire Kirkland dog bed in our front loader. Not too concerned with this in the future, as we will just be sure we buy beds that have a completely removable cover (still upset with Costco for selling that one model with no removable cover...).
Would a Speed Queen meet these needs? And how are their dryers? I imagine constructed just as well as the washers? I also see that SQ has front-load options...does anyone have one of these?
Noise might be an issue with the laundry room just off the kitchen/dining. But I wonder if I could just replace the laundry room door with a more insulated solid door. LOL, is all that worth it for a Speed Queen?
I'm afraid of buying another front-loader really for reliability issues...I feel like stuff is made so cheaply these days.