Have a front load going on 10 years, first 5 years was with a family of 5, now 2. No problems. Wash everything from queen size comforters on down.

Watch these videos. https://youtu.be/jmtLeB4ZplU https://youtu.be/dOjJXZySPQY.

The ones people go on about here are the commercial Speed Queens. Be warned these eat clothing for dinner and use more water. You are trading appliance shopping for clothing shopping. Maybe that's cool with you and you like clothing shopping more than me or have amazing thrift stores nearby, but it is something to know.

Your water bill is going to be astronomical. The company is unethical and is actively working against environmental regulations by including a eco mode that is only there so they can circumvent the law and continue to sell water hogging clothes wreckers.

I love mine, it's their low-end washer. It's not a commercial model. They only had three models. Have had it three years. I wash a lot of clothes.

I don’t think it ever claimed to be not water hogging.

Finally a company I can get behind!

I have the TC5. I really like it. I don’t notice that it’s any tougher on clothes than my last top loader (I’ve never had a front loader). It’s built like a tank and I love how short the cycles are.

These are all YOU questions, not ones for the internet.

Worth is a Venn Diagram featuring your Desire and your Budget. Neither of these values we know. Buy them or don't.

Which model is another you question. Speed Queens suck in sizing, but can make up for it in speedy cycle times. But if you think you are throwing a king size anything into one....yeah no.

I have ten kids so about 40 loads of laundry per week. We have two washers and dryers to keep up but my favorite machine is our maytag ‘commercial’ (it’s not really but it’s pretty heavy duty) with the retro looking plastic selector knobs.

It uses a lot of water but I don’t live where water is anywhere near scarce and you can set it to use less for smaller loads. Stuff gets nice and clean in just a quick 25 minute cycle. It also has a true hot wash as an option, some machines are getting rid of hot washes. I do wish it can a warm rinse option but if I really need that I just reset it to run another wash cycle as the rinse.

We bought our SQ about 10 years ago when our old washer crapped out. We asked the repair guy what brand he never has to fix. SPEED QUEEN. We got the most basic model (pretty sure it was the then-current commercial grade) Zero bells and whistles. (Which are the things that tend to break) It fits a king sized comforter. 10 years strong in a family of 4. No services calls on it yet. :)

You just solved a mystery for me. I bought the commercial Speed Queen. Been going great. Except I’ve been finding holes in my clothes that seem to stem from ripping. Which I never remembered doing. I thought I was going crazy. Do you know if washing them on gentle will make a difference? That or I need to learn how to sew. Damn it.

I landed up washing stuff by hand to avoid them most of the time! But washing things on gentle does help and also using mesh delicates bags. Even with my own much gentler front loaders, I still like to wash things like leggings in them to keep them from getting tangled up. Also, make sure you sort your stuff by heavy versus light. Our doublefront work pants get their own loads, just like you do with towels.

The Speed Queens just seem to have a very aggressive agitator. Even back in the day when t-shirts were thicker, I went through so many of them!

I don't think it's unethical to clearly let the consumer decide if they want to use an amount of water to wash their clothes. I love my Speed Queen cause it doesn't break under heavy use and non careful family members, and can run every day. Oh and it cleans clothes fast. All good in my book. But I don't pay anything for my well water but the electricity to run the pump. And we get too much water as it is here.

Edit: and idk if you buy extremely delicate clothes or my whole family buys especially robust clothes, but it doesn't wear them out any faster than previous Kenmore or GE brand top loaders we had.

Would it wash a king size comforter?

Ntot sure, I have a queen, but I have never had any problem. Speed Queens are full fill, while most others are half full machines.

I have the Speed Queen commercial washer dryer set (models AWN542SP111TW01 and ADELRGS171TWO1) and they are extremely durable. Electro-mechanical controls all the way. 8+ years strong. Easy to find spare parts and YT videos for support if you need it. Fast washing, fast drying. With kids it’s a life saver compared to neighbors who have energy efficient non agitator brands. Second the other post about roughness on delicate clothes. Mesh bag those and use delicate setting for thin tees and under garments. Can handle 2 comforters without going out of balance. Can dry full load of tees in 35 mins. Clean out dryer lint screen every time and deep clean once a year to keep up efficient air flow. Environmental damage notwithstanding with strike nearby took out dryer timer which was an easy diy replacement. Heating element also failed (high humidity area we live in) and that also was an easy fix. Overall very happy and a SQ customer for life.