There's an old saying about washing
machines, they don't make them like they used to, except in Speed Queen's case,
where they make them exactly like they used to, and that's a good thing,
mostly. The Speed Queen TC5003
is quite different from any washing machine you can buy.
It's even different from the other Speed Queen washers.
In this video, you learn about all the features
of the Speed Queen washer as well as a few features it doesn't have.
You'll also see a comparison to the other
Speed Queen models as well as comparably priced top and front load washers.
Let's get started.
Back when I started selling washes the middle 1980s, I sold Maytag.
It was solid, heavy, dependable and built incredibly well.
Maytag was sold many years ago and is now an upgraded Whirlpool.
But that same story is Speed Queen's
today. Headquartered in Ripon, Wisconsin, Speed Queen is the world's largest
manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment.
Commercial machines universally are
designed to take constant use and the occasional abuse, so
that durability is built into a Speed Queen residential washer. Before you
learn about the features of the TC5,
let's look at how it differs from the other Speed Queen washers.
The TC5003 has Speed Queen classic clean.
It's the system Speed Queen is known
for, with an aggressive two hundred and ten degree stroke and sixty strokes a minute.
The other models use the newer,
perfect clean system so the agitator is less aggressive because it's tied
to the tub and uses the water rather than being tied to the motor like the TC5003.
The perfect clean will be quieter to run and gentle on your clothes.
But the TC5003 will provide a more thorough cleaning power.
Speed is the key feature for the TC5
Speed Queen washer. In this washing machine, your laundry cycle clocks
in at about twenty eight minutes versus almost an hour for most other machines.
In terms of cycles,
the TC5 has optional deep fill and rinse, filling the entire tub
with water to achieve maximum cleanliness by completely saturating your clothes.
And that's the key to cleaning in this
machine, water saturation and aggressive agitation.
It also has a durable stainless steel tub with knobs like the old dependable Maytag.
No lid lock allows you to add anything to the wash at any time during the cycle.
The TC5 has a full steel base with heavy duty springs for less vibration as well.
Speed Queen offers six cycles and four temperature selections with options
written in plain English like extra rinse, heavy soil, or pre soak.
So in other words, the Speed Queen is designed
if you disliked your front load washers endless cycle combinations, and possible
vibration, and mold problems. With Speed Queen, you get none of that.
No mold, no vibration, no complicated cycles, and no electronics.
The TC5 is offered with a five year warranty just in case.
Like some other top load washers, Speed Queen is also front serviceable.
So it's way easier to fix, unlike a front load.
However, none of that also means you lose
in capacity and other features. The average front load is four point five
to five cubic feet versus three point two for the Speed Queen.
Front loaders have steam functionality to power out tough stains. Auto dispensers
to hold and dispense up to 40 loads of detergent and Wi-Fi functionality
to see what time is remaining and text you when the cycle is done.
Speed Queen has none of that and probably never will.
In terms of top load washers Speed Queen
is made better, fills better with the deep fill, and has a five
year warranty. But is clearly more expensive than
the average Whirlpool top load at five hundred twenty nine dollars.
The hybrid or Agitatorless, top load washers, Whirlpool,
LG and Samsung offer greater capacity and better features,
but Speed Queen does clean better and is much easier to repair.
Speed Queen's reliability is currently
average to appliances in general, at just under 10 percent in the first year.
Right now it needs more repair than other
top loads by about three percent, based on thirty seven thousand sixty one
service calls logged by our service department last year.
However, Speed Queen Top load washers did have some draining issues due to high
volume water discharge. Since the newer redesigned models were released,
we're not seeing this issue any longer.
Speed Queen will be reliable in the future
because some of the older machines were factored in last year's reliability.
Remember, the unit is also once again much easier to fix as well
with its front serviceability.
With front load washers,
the machine has to be completely taken apart for a four hour repair in some cases.
If you're tired of mold and mildew in your front load washers or just tired of front
load washers period, the Speed Queen is worth the consideration.
With a better warranty, easier to fix with no more mold or mildew,
you do lose some features and capacity versus front loads washers and other top
load washers, and it is five hundred dollars more than a basic Whirlpool.
So you do pay for that construction.
However, it's a basic machine built
to last, with good cleaning power. But you do have plenty of other washer options.
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