Well we went to buy a new washer, with the intention of maybe buying a Speed Queen since they are supposed to be the best. They are also the most expensive. We have a local store that carries them, and the owner was nice enough to spend some time helping me choose. He told me that recently they've been seeing issues with computer boards on the Speed Queens, so even the most expensive brand is having quality issues. I ended up buying a commercial grade GE washer. Also made in USA, and the store offers service for them in case of a problem. Anyway, i'm glad the store owner made time to help me compare. #Washers #appliances #SmallTownStores
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Fairly easy to repair this stuff yourself these days. Mostly component replacement. If it’s out of warranty of course.
What kind of warranty do they offer on those? Our dryer is dead, so we're shopping. The Speed Queen stuff is 7 years, which sounds pretty good nowadays.
On the washers he said some are 5 yrs, some 10 yrs. Not sure about dryers, we didnt look at them.
Oh that's pretty good. A bunch of the GE consumer stuff I looked at was only 1.
Yeah, i think its a dice roll with any brand of appliance these days. I picked the commercial GE mainly because this local store services them, and can get parts easily. Time will tell i guess. But i have no high hopes.
Bought my wife a speed queen several years ago and she hated it. Said it was too hard on the clothes. I know others who swear by them.
The Speed Queen machines people rave about aren't computerized.
I was pretty sure that there is a version of the SQ that is just mechanical. Was that not available or did they all go to board-controlled?
The Commercial GE stuff is decent and if that is what the place services and stocks parts for, that is worth going with.