I know a couple people that have Speed Queen and the only complaint I have heard from any of them is that they're almost too powerful. Not something I would complain about.
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It's a thing that people make a living off buying old units, or getting them for free, buying the parts (since there isn't much to a washer, and even less to a dryer) and fixing them up. They then sell them as a set on Craigslist for roughly $150, if I remember correctly. Had a buddy do this. He said they last forever, easy to work on. He said to never get a front loader, and to stay away from expensive, new ones. They're all going to break within a few years. Old school is the way to go.
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I went thru (3) of the new ones in the last 10 years that are HE. I searched and searched and finally found a use appliance place in New Caney that sold the old style Washers. It has worked well for the 6 months I had it and only paid $200 for it. I refused to buy another HE. I can get parts for the old style online and fix it yourself.
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We recently replaced our 6 year old LG garbage set. The washing machine turned into a big rust bucket, and as others have expressed, it just didn't seem to wash very well. The dryer started to get loud, so we ditched them for an "old school" style washer with an agitator and the ability to submerge clothes in water, and a very basic dyer. No space-aged displays with doodads and what-nots. Our pre-LG set was an old Whirlpool set my wife had before we married and it worked fine when we got rid of it, thinking that we "needed" a high-efficiency washer. Boy, were we wrong!
Bottom line, keep them simple and as mechanical as possible. They last longer and will be easier and cheaper to repair!
cricman
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