I used to be a fan of whirlpool, but now I work on too many brand new ones. I don't ever get calls for speed queens, especially the tc5000's Machines in general break pretty quickly now, so get the one's with the biggest warranty, speed queen usually gives 5-10 years. Make sure you have warranty authorized techs in your area so that you aren't waiting 3 months for a warranty repair. Answer from PotionMaster3000 on reddit.com
The Junk Parlor
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Speed Queen Product Review - The Junk Parlor
February 10, 2022 - Okay, and having remembered that I can say that we got our Speed Queen set in the end of 2018. The dryer on the Whirlpool just wasn’t drying like it used to and we would have to run the dryer multiple times to get the clothes dry. Since we had the set so long we decided to just go ahead and replace both. I don’t remember the washer having any major issues when we replaced it, but we figured it would happen soon.
ConsumerAffairs
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Speed Queen Reviews: Written By Customers
Today's washers are complete junk. They are not efficient in any way shape or form. They do not get your clothes clean. They take forever. I gave up on all of them and went with Speed Queen TC5. I am so thankful to have a real washer again. ... Reviewed Jan.
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r/BuyItForLife on Reddit: Unpopular opinion, I hate my Speed Queen
December 6, 2023 -
I recently purchased a TC500 and DR500 Speed Queen washing machine and dryer based on all of the positive reviews. I would honestly return them if I could. The dryer has been repaired twice in the one year of ownership and the washing machine constantly leaves water marks and stains on clothing. The genesis of this post was after washing my athletics, which usually go in the upstairs front loader, and they came out just as dirty as when I put them in. I ran the cycle on delicate and it’s honestly a joke. My 6 year old apartment sized front loader does an infinitely better job and uses a fraction of the water.
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There’s a lot of fetishizing of speed queen around here but I’m pretty unconvinced. As far as I can tell they’re loud, use a lot of energy, use a lot of water, beat your clothing up and don’t clean very well. With that as the background, the fact that they never die seems more like a curse than a positive attribute.
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I've complained about them in the sub before too. I owned a new top load washing machine a few years ago and had to have it repaired twice within the first few years and it tore up a bunch of clothes. Switched to a samsung front loader and couldn't be happier. I think they may have earned a good reputation years ago but imo it is not deserved any longer.
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Speed Queen Review: We Toured the Factory and Tested Their Classic Washer. Here’s What We Learned.
November 27, 2019 - But even on the wettest, hottest, most vigorous setting that the TC5 offers—the Heavy Duty cycle with Hot water and Deep Fill selected, which uses about 50 gallons of water total to wash and rinse, almost half of which comes straight from the hot-water tap—it wasn’t any better than our favorite front-loader on its Normal cycle, which uses about a quarter of the total water and a small fraction of the hot water. The stronger Speed Queen cycles also caused quite a bit of fraying damage, as we expected from a washer with such a strong agitator. Other reviewers have found similar results with the TC5 and older versions of the same washer.
Don's Appliances
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A Closer Look at Speed Queen Washers: Are They Actually Worth It?| Don's Appliances | Pittsburgh, PA
August 10, 2023 - With the best-in-class out-of-balance performance, you can enjoy your day-to-day without being interrupted by noisy wash cycles. This simple operation offers everything classic we love in a washer, but with the performance found users rave about in Speed Queen washer reviews.
Slager Appliances
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The Real Difference in Speed Queen Front Load Washing Machines | Slager Appliances
December 20, 2024 - With exceptional durability, unmatched performance, and a commitment to innovation, Speed Queen front load washers are a top choice for those who value efficiency and long-lasting quality.
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r/appliancerepair on Reddit: Are speed queen washers and dryers that good?
January 29, 2023 -
They come with pretty good reviews and seem pretty durable. I know they make commercial units but I’m kind of curious if they are serviceable. I have a whirlpool stack washer and dryer now that the spin bearings are bad on that is only a year old. The repair place told me I need a whole drum and it would be $475 with shipping. If this was 3-5 years in between changes it may not be that bad, but I don’t think I want to put $475 in it every year plus whatever else breaks. So with durability and the ability to be repaired being the most important factors, is Speed Queen good?
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I used to be a fan of whirlpool, but now I work on too many brand new ones. I don't ever get calls for speed queens, especially the tc5000's Machines in general break pretty quickly now, so get the one's with the biggest warranty, speed queen usually gives 5-10 years. Make sure you have warranty authorized techs in your area so that you aren't waiting 3 months for a warranty repair.
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Yes. SQ’s are quite repairable and parts are readily available. They also have long warranties: 3, 5 or 7 years, depending on the model. If you are using more than 2 Tablespoons (or one pod) of detergent per load of laundry, you might be the one destroying your washers bearings. Detergent is super concentrated and enzyme based. If there isn’t enough dirt for the enzymes to react with, then they start eating at seals and other parts. You can literally total your washer by using to much soap. The questions I’d have if you were in my showroom are: Will they be sitting on a concrete foundation on the ground floor? If not, you need to know how to reinforce the floor, or you will have problems. Do you or anyone in your household work a dirty job like construction, mechanics, oilfield etc? Does anyone play a sport where they will have ground in grass or dirt on the uniforms? If yes, your best model is a TC5 (or a TV2 if you want 0 electronics anywhere in the machine, but it comes with a 3 year PARTS warranty, not parts + labor). If not, then you might like the TR (3, 5, or 7) models, which are much gentler on laundry, but less effective on heavy soil and ground in dirt. Do you have pets and would you like a dryer that can remove pet hair? If so, the DR7 dryer has that feature. (You don’t have to buy the matching TR7 washer if you prefer a different model.)
Shalice Noel
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My Speed Queen Review - Shalice Noel
February 15, 2024 - Many of my readers have praised the quality of these commercial washers and dryers. Some even mentioned that they work for warranty companies and seldom receive calls regarding Speed Queens, highlighting their reliability.
Shalice Noel
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My Speed Queen Review — Shalice Noel
March 17, 2023 - Many of my readers have praised the quality of these commercial washers and dryers. Some even mentioned that they work for warranty companies and seldom receive calls regarding Speed Queens, highlighting their reliability.
Best Buy
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Customer Reviews: Speed Queen TC5 CLASSIC TOP LOAD WASHER White TC5003WN - Best Buy
Speed Queen - TC5 CLASSIC TOP LOAD WASHER - White
Looking for a long lasting, reliable washing machine? You’ve found it. This Speed Queen washer is commercial built for 10,400 cycles or roughly 25 years worth of laundry in the average household.
Price US$1,499.99
Designer Appliances
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2024 Speed Queen Washers Reviewed - Why It Might Not Be Right For You
May 7, 2024 - The TR3003WN offers high-quality and commercial-level wash performance. However, if you are a fan of the old school Speed Queen washer the TR3000WN is not for you. You are going to miss the no-frills, full tub of water, agitator wash. Just stick to TC5000WN (a.k.a. TC5) which we reviewed above.
Lorain Furniture
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My Review of the Speed Queen Top Load Washer - Lorain Furniture
April 20, 2017 - Their flagship unit, this is the fully loaded top load washer. Speed Queen is immortalized with their legendary build quality. This is the one thing that NOBODY can argue. It comes with a standard 5 year warranty, which covers parts and in home labor. Their failure rate is really, really low.
Premierappliancestores
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What Speed Queen Reviews Don't Tell You | Premier Appliance Store | Shop Appliances and Plumbing in San Diego and Poway, CA
March 20, 2025 - This is especially beneficial for removing tough stains and heavy soils—something high-efficiency washers often struggle with. By focusing on time-tested engineering rather than flashy features, Speed Queen has created machines that outlast the competition and also deliver faster, more effective cleaning with fewer breakdowns. All praises aside, user experiences with Speed Queen vary. Some Speed Queen reviews can be positive:
Momfessionals
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Momfessionals: Speed Queen Washer and Dryer Review
I've linked them washer and dryer below (the TC5 washer and DC5 dryer) and obviously time will tell if they're really "worth it" in terms of dependability and problems that may arise. They did come with a great warranty from the manufacturer and every repair and sales person that I talked to said that they have either never or rarely seen one have to be repaired. In my IG messages I had DOZENS of people who told me that either they or a relative/friend had had speed queens for years without a single problem.
Yale Appliance
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Speed Queen Top-Load Washer Review 2025: Reliability, Costs & Drawbacks
October 27, 2025 - Most speed queen service calls can literally be resolved by unplugging it and plugging it back in. More over the 7 years warranty and the commercial quality of this washer and dryer set makes them damn near bullet proof.
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Is Speed Queen still the "King" of washing machines? - Bogleheads.org
Here’s a good resource https://blog.yaleappliance.com/most-rel ... ad-washers ... I never saw the appeal of Speed Queens. Yes they're used in laundromats but I don't think that necessarily makes them better. Maybe easier to repair but the heavy duty'ness is more likely to cost you in wasted electricity and water than any sort of longevity of the machine.
Consumer Reports
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Speed Queen TR7 Review: Why This New Top-Loader Isn't Laundry Royalty
This top-load agitator washer completes a cycle in a brisk 40 minutes, making it one of the fastest among agitator washers. And it's gentle on fabrics, scoring an Excellent in that test, which is unusual for an agitator model.
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r/BuyItForLife on Reddit: Are Speed Queens actually good washer/dryers
February 20, 2024 -
See these posts all the time, and I understand their simple mechanical design makes them relatively bulletproof, but are they actually good at washing/drying? As compared to a state of the art Samsung with all the bells and whistles, what would you be missing by using the Speed Queen?
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The only thing I’ve “missed” with my Speed Queen is not being told, “honestly, it would be cheaper to buy a new washer and dryer than try to repair this,” which was what I was told with my prior, non-SQ set. To me, the question of washer and dryer pros and cons has two parts though- brand and front or top load. I’ve taken my Speed Queen dryer apart and put it back together again with tools I already had on hand. I didn’t know what I was doing, and disassembled a bunch of things I didn’t need to but didn’t know better. When I figured out what I needed and went to the appliance parts warehouse, I asked the guys who worked there what washer and dryer they would own if they had children and lots of laundry. It was unanimous and they didn’t bat an eye - Speed Queen. They said they were just better made. When I asked the repair man who came out to fix my dishwasher what clothes washer and dryer he thought were the best - Speed Queen. In my experience, Speed Queens are tanks. Sturdy, straightforward, reparable tanks. As to the front or top-loading part: my washer uses more water than a front loader. It takes more water to fill a vertical tub than to fill only the bottom of a horizontal tub and toss it about. Depending on where you live, that additional water usage could be a significant factor. And, if you think about the act of washing clothes on a washboard, or any other “old fashioned” method, you are counting on a combination of friction and soap to bond with and dislodge the dirt/oil/grime and carry it away when the garment is rinsed. The friction of clothes tumbling against each other, with detergent, is the attempt at replication of that mechanism with an electric machine. That friction that dislodges dirt also wears the fibers of clothing fabric. An agitator causes more of that friction. Whether that is a positive or negative thing is a matter of perspective, I think. For me, I prefer the increased friction. Something else I prefer about my top loading washer is the ability to soak something like a duvet or quilt overnight. All of the duvet is completely immersed in water, and whatever detergent I’ve added, all night long. I wash the king-sized quilt from my bed in my top-loading Speed Queen every week. If I leave the laundry room and realize I forgot to wash the hand towel from the bathroom, and then find where I dropped a dirty sock on my way down the stairs, I can grab both, go back to the laundry room, raise the lid, and toss them in. I don’t have to wait for another load, or drain this load, add them in, and restart the cycle. And, maybe most important to me, what you “miss” when you get a top loading washer is the maintenance and risk that comes with the front-loading seal. I don’t have to think about my washer smelling musty or my seal growing mold. But more than that, I don’t have to worry about a seal failing and flooding my house with that many gallons of water. The seals on front loaders are better now, and there aren’t as many issues as there were at first, but there is still far greater risk that the seal on the door of a front loading washer will fail and dump gallons and gallons of water on the floor than that some hole is going to open up in the steel tub of my top loader and cause major damage to my flooring, subfloor, drywall, and trim. Laundromats are made for that sort of event; my house is not. I’d much rather have a top loader. So for me, I haven’t missed a thing by switching to a top-loading Speed Queen. But I think it comes down to what factors are most significant to any given person.
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Let me put it this way. I work in a locomotive shop where we have a few hundred people fixing locomotives every day. We get DIRTY. I’m talking REALLY DIRTY. They have a few washers/dryers in the locker room for us to use, and a lot of people do, to wash their work clothes. Guess what? They are Speed Queens. And I’ve never seen them broken or not working.
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Speed Queen Front Load AFN50 Washer Review - Long Post
Further research indicated that in vended laundry, multi-housing laundry and on-premises laundry use, as told by commercial laundry owners in various forums, these washers go for years without a hiccup used in such places as apartment buildings, dormitories and Laundromats. Wash times for the LG's using their normal cycle setting can vary from 55 minutes to over 90 minutes and is a function of load size, soil level and water temperature selection and the displayed wash times don't include the time this machine spends calculating the load size. In addition it lacked a spin only cycle. The Speed Queen took 44 minutes, in the regular setting, independent of load size or water temperature setting.
Oliver Dyer's Appliance
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Are Speed Queen Washers Worth It? Speed Queen Washer Reviews
Speed Queen Washers proudly boasts a track record of unparalleled efficiency, ensuring garments receive the royal treatment they deserve. With cutting-edge technology and meticulous craftsmanship, these washers go beyond mere cleanliness, delivering ...