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shenanigans2day t1_j6d96ea wrote

We had I think it was a whirlpool from the early 90s that was going strong up until a year ago. Bought a new washer and hate it. It has water level sensing that makes it take forever to do a load of laundry. Everything in the store within my budget had this feature and I wasn’t familiar with it so I figured what the hell. Worst purchasing decision ever.

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Sasselhoff t1_j6d8tv1 wrote

I was in a thread the other day in another sub, and someone said this:

> It's like speed queen. Went to shit when the gov't forced them to make a series with a more complex board for various reasons.

When I asked "Huh? I thought they were good", he then responded:

> If you can find one that has the original, basic wiring and board, they'll last. There's a youtuber called the maytag guy and he's good at laying out these things. I forget the video where he talks about what happened to speed queen.

I was unable to find the "Maytag Guy" YouTuber, so can someone tell me what the hell I'm supposed to believe? Are Speed Queen still good, or have they gone to shit?

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Root_Clock955 t1_j6d8pbj wrote

I've got a similar pair, hatch kevlar lined frisk gloves. Good stuff. Mine are only about 10-15 years old though. They see a decent amount of use, they are either being worn or in my jacket pocket, everywhere I go. still going strong, no signs of letting go yet.

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A1_Brownies t1_j6d7vjc wrote

We've got 1 teen and 3 adults and 1 dog. Even when mom's not around, I have to wash just as much with my shitty washer. I'm hoping that I can do bigger loads that actually get clean when I get my Speed Queen. If I guess the load size wrong, I sometimes have to rewash again because it all smells like the worst item that was in the bunch!

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User5281 t1_j6d7soh wrote

This is a Reddit thing not an American thing. Front loaders are pretty much the standard in America too but Reddit fetishizes Speed Queen despite them being inefficient, loud and rough on clothes. I think they make the wrong compromises and I’m not a fan. Give this American a Miele over a Speed Queen any day.

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A1_Brownies t1_j6d74w1 wrote

"What arent you washing?"

Fair. I admit, bath mats, sheets, and dog stuff are not washed every week. I don't wear any nice clothes for them to need washing 😔 Perhaps for the other categories, I will do so when I finally get my TR3 (waiting on it to restock locally). Current GE washer is a little busted and also isn't guaranteed to get my dog's stuff actually clean. She's a chihuahua. She has little beds. You'd think the small stuff would be easy to wash when it's literally just 1-2 things at a time, but it's not 😩

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