SuperDave310 t1_j99y5ki wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:14 AM

Contrary to the posts here, most professional reviewers and consumers do not rate speed queen machines highly.

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/speed-queen.html

“Well, Yale Appliance says that it sold 243 of these machines in 2018 and performed 65 service calls—a service rate of about 27 percent, which makes Speed Queen the most repair-prone brand that Yale Appliance has sold in any significant volume.”

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/speed-queen-review/

[deleted] t1_j9bl5rp wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:56 PM

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ConBroMitch t1_j9bn3qu wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:09 PM

Exactly my thought. “SEE THIS LG HAS 0 SERVICE CALLS BECAUSE YOU CANT SERVICE IT AND ITS IN THE TRASH!!!1”

ConBroMitch t1_j9ag1q3 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:18 PM

Those sources are not unbiased. Bought and paid for by PR budgets.

con40 t1_j9cl8hq wrote on February 20, 2023 at 10:55 PM

None of these reviews and tests are for longevity. Bottom line, old machines were built better and easier to fix. They weren’t super efficient on water use. New Speed-queens are easy to fix and built for longevity.

oneMadRssn t1_j9gnj1o wrote on February 21, 2023 at 8:51 PM

"Built better" is subjective. What you consider to be "built better" is also why they're energy inefficient, and frankly not that good at washing either. To draw an analogy, a Unimog is built for longevity, but I think I'd rather drive my kids to soccer practice in Volvo XC90.

I hope I am not jinxing myself here, but I have had pretty good luck so far with brands that people advise against on this sub. The key, I think, is to keep up on maintenance. Clean the filters, check it every so often for balance, investigate weird sounds before they turn into bigger problems (e.g., easier to replace a failing bearing before it burns out the drive motor), and don't run stupid loads (e.g., a load full of shoes). And most importantly, set realistic expectations: a typical Costco washer and dryer set will cost less than half of an equivalent Speed Queen set (not to mention the energy savings. If I end up putting $1500 of repairs into my set before year 10, I'm still coming out ahead compared to a Speed Queen.