This washer cleans A LOT better than people realize. I just got my TR5 a few months ago and decided to test it by grinding in chocolate and oil from my mower onto an old shirt. I didn't use any stain removers or pre-treatments of any kind and didn't even use the 'heavy soil' option and it got almost all the stains out. This unit isn't just for 'normal' washing, lol.
Yes it is for "normal washing". I work sprinklers in the summer and my jeans get dirty, I brush off the excess dried mud, pretreat super ground in areas, and it still came out pretty much the same as they went in. especially noticeable on my lighter jeans. I had to wash stuff at my cabin in my Whirlpool front loader for stuff to actually get cleaned.
I have the 2018 Speed Queen TR5 SERIES WASHER. On the Normal Eco cycle you can still get a full tub rinse by selecting the extra rinse cycle. The fast draining is just like the old MAYTAGS like my 1992 Maytag which lasted 26 years. When we first got the Maytag a new taller wider diameter standpipe had to be installed just like with this machine.
One of these we had in an Airbnb. We had some dried on stuff that didn’t get washed properly. My LG front loader gets everything out from oily mechanic clothes to gardening stuff and curry stained aprons, it’s been thru it all and it cleaned better. We also do a ton of laundry so the size of the speed queen would also have been a setback. But that’s just my experience. Speed queen was for sure very well built, but me personally I wouldn’t have enjoyed 30 years washing clothes with the darn thing.
Congrats on the new washer, just a little note about the “normal eco cycle” if you actually saw it in action it really does a pitiful two spray rinses three totally the one that it does for every cycle and two spray rinses are supposed to count as a full tub the rinse to me doesn’t cut it because I think it leaves too much soap residue remember they put that cycle in there just for the government energy efficiency rating. I personally would stick with a “heavy duty cycle” just putting it out there.
I saw all the cycles open lid videos. I use only clean and clear soap, and the minimum at that. Quit using softener altogether. That's why I slide by on eco. If I have something different I will for sure do full tub rinse.
I went with the Maytag Commercial after much research. As far as quality build I don’t think you can do better than speed Queen. I went with the Maytag Commercial because it has a dual action agitator unlike the S.Q. Which has the agitator bolted to the drum. The dual agitator moves a lot more water through the clothes which cleans soiled clothes, towels, etc. very good. I do wash all my wife’s blouses on gentle cycle as she doesn’t get them very dirty and they last longer that way. Again, can’t go wrong with. Speed Queen, probably out last my Maytag.
yeah the TR agitator is linked to the tub and it has no transmission. It uses "perfect wash", which is near silent. A little swoosh sound every 5 seconds. The TC spins back and forth quickly like a normal washer, agitator independent of tub. It also has a transmission. Louder.
Honestly i could use an entire plumbing drain service just for my peace of mind. I may have a clogged vent. And i have read about some issues with some washers with straight cold. I never use straight cold so i dont know. But i do know some brands 'temper' the hot setting with some cold mixed in. Speed queen will run straight untempered hot right from the source.
No. During fill i can open the lid. But honestly i dont ever need to open the lid. I learned to just do detergent first and then clothes. I sometimes miss adding softener after 2nd fill on a conventional. Here you put it in the center dispenser but it doesnt seem to work too good
How much detergent is appropriate in these SQ washers? All detergents now are for HE machines, so yeah, a tablespoon or whatever might make sense when you don’t use any water, but what about in these where the tub can be filled?
Yeah im still learning. I was always a capful guy and then i tried to join the 2 tablespoon club, but when you add detergent to an empty drum and then load with dirty clothes, i tend to think 2 tbsp gets lost on a pantleg and thats that. Lately ive been leaning more towards a capful. With like arm and hammer. More expensive soap ill go a little tighter. Usually dont use any softener because it can gum up your machine. And the softener dispenser doesnt work very good at all. It will drip softener down onto a finished load.
Nope, no difference. Just Hot and Cold water, drain standpipe, and regular 120V outlet. I wouldn't get this machine if you are considering. It fails to clean very dirty laundry and remove pet hair/lint. It doesn't remove stains even after pretreats. Plus the controls are super cheaply built and have a lot to go wrong. Mine (TR7) failed after not even 2 years. The TC5 is a much better buy, although it still has a lot of computer boards in it, the machine cleans a lot better, has less load size sensors and such to go wrong, and if you are concerned about delicates there is an extremely gentle delicate wash cycle. The TC5 is a bit louder during wash and in the middle of the cycle but around equal to the TR3/TR5/TR7 during spin. As Soon as I switched to the TC5 from the TR7 I noticed instantly cleaner clothing, and softer clothing too. I don't feel like (from my experience at least) that the TR series is worth its hefty $1200 - $1500 price tag depending on the model. Good luck with your purchase though!
@@DylBuilder1: Why do you feel the TR7 fails to remove pet hair, while the TC model does (a better job). From my understanding most pet hair is removed in the dryer anyway? But the more removed the better!
@@michaelfrascati7610 It all depends, but yes it is mostly removed in the dryer, but if there is enough left on garments that there is still some on the garment after the dryer, that means the washer didn't do a good enough job. No washer is going to 100% take care of pet hair especially on stuff like nike pants and whatever. The TR7 simply doesn't do its job, because it spins back nd fourth to wash and the clothes on top never get anything except the water spray from the fill cycle/or adding water during auto.
I'm not sure why you would choose this washer over the TC5, which actually washes your clothes the way they're suppose to be washed. This machine just swooshes your clothes around. It doesn't actually agitate.
Because the clothes I keep purchasing for work are hard to find and fairly expensive. The thing that wore them out was the washing machine. Even on delicate. My other 3 family members never even leave the house. Literally. 😑
I’m thinking the reason the old machine you had tore stuff up maybe could have been from improper loading or overloading and too long of wash time and such, I have two old direct drives like whag that sq replaced and they haven’t ever tore anything up, the TC5 does do a lot better job since it’s not a agitub design like that machine
@@mackfar27 actually it doesn’t. I owned the TR7 and it sucked. Even my old whirlpool duet which used BARELY any water cleaned 5x better at least. Then it failed at near 2 years old and had to be replaced. It was not worth $1200.
The tr cleans very well I'm a heavy duty mechanic and my coveralls come out excellent . I think the problem is people are using wrong detergent and in eco cycle .
@@patsqualeyeah if i had filthy clothes(most companies have uniform services anyways) id use heavy duty cycle with extra rinse. If that doesnt do it than call a cleaner or buy better work clothes
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I bought this model last year after a year old front loader quit. I am very happy with it. It is expensive but I think it’s worth it. Great product.
Thanks for sharing
I have this model it really cleans my laundry.
The "We don't need to boil our clothes," comment was priceless and made me laugh. Thanks!
This washer cleans A LOT better than people realize. I just got my TR5 a few months ago and decided to test it by grinding in chocolate and oil from my mower onto an old shirt. I didn't use any stain removers or pre-treatments of any kind and didn't even use the 'heavy soil' option and it got almost all the stains out. This unit isn't just for 'normal' washing, lol.
I agree. I have no doubt if I had serious stains and dirt I could crank this up to higher settings and it would clean whatever I had.
@@joepublic6256 I just leave it on heavy duty, auto fill and cool temp setting and it does great. _Still_ haven't used the 'heavy soil' option yet.
Yes it is for "normal washing". I work sprinklers in the summer and my jeans get dirty, I brush off the excess dried mud, pretreat super ground in areas, and it still came out pretty much the same as they went in. especially noticeable on my lighter jeans. I had to wash stuff at my cabin in my Whirlpool front loader for stuff to actually get cleaned.
Try out a front loader specifically by Lg it’ll blow ur mind
@@Ikey04-ge9gy I had a Bosch front loader and my Speed Queen is definitely on par.
Congrats on your WI made purchase. I prefer the TC5, but you still bought a quality product. I hope it lasts you many years.
Have had mine for about 6 months, love it!
I have the 2018 Speed Queen TR5 SERIES WASHER. On the Normal Eco cycle you can still get a full tub rinse by selecting the extra rinse cycle. The fast draining is just like the old MAYTAGS like my 1992 Maytag which lasted 26 years. When we first got the Maytag a new taller wider diameter standpipe had to be installed just like with this machine.
Im just wary of the "speed drain" issue when emptying a full tub right now. once its safe, then ill probably use that alot
@@joepublic6256 In my house I have no issue with the "speed drain" and works perfectly ok even with a full tub of water.
Great video ! Love your water discharge sound. So true,
Mouth noises is my retirement income plan
One of these we had in an Airbnb. We had some dried on stuff that didn’t get washed properly. My LG front loader gets everything out from oily mechanic clothes to gardening stuff and curry stained aprons, it’s been thru it all and it cleaned better. We also do a ton of laundry so the size of the speed queen would also have been a setback. But that’s just my experience. Speed queen was for sure very well built, but me personally I wouldn’t have enjoyed 30 years washing clothes with the darn thing.
Yeah different needs may require a different machine.
Congrats on the new washer, just a little note about the “normal eco cycle” if you actually saw it in action it really does a pitiful two spray rinses three totally the one that it does for every cycle and two spray rinses are supposed to count as a full tub the rinse to me doesn’t cut it because I think it leaves too much soap residue remember they put that cycle in there just for the government energy efficiency rating.
I personally would stick with a “heavy duty cycle” just putting it out there.
I saw all the cycles open lid videos. I use only clean and clear soap, and the minimum at that. Quit using softener altogether. That's why I slide by on eco. If I have something different I will for sure do full tub rinse.
@@joepublic6256 I stopped using softener altogether as well. Main reason was due to skin irritation. Now, I don’t have a problem.
the normal eco cycle is not worth it.
@@JohnSmith-bn7bl AGREED
I have the flagship version of this washing machine which is the TR7 model. I think it's a great machine!!!
Nice
I went with the Maytag Commercial after much research. As far as quality build I don’t think you can do better than speed Queen. I went with the Maytag Commercial because it has a dual action agitator unlike the S.Q. Which has the agitator bolted to the drum. The dual agitator moves a lot more water through the clothes which cleans soiled clothes, towels, etc. very good. I do wash all my wife’s blouses on gentle cycle as she doesn’t get them very dirty and they last longer that way. Again, can’t go wrong with. Speed Queen, probably out last my Maytag.
I was on the fence for a long time with that
Congrats on a great choice that will last you many many trouble free years.
congrats. can't wait to get my own washing machine. I guess these straight vein agitators are a bit more gentle on clothes.
yeah the TR agitator is linked to the tub and it has no transmission. It uses "perfect wash", which is near silent. A little swoosh sound every 5 seconds. The TC spins back and forth quickly like a normal washer, agitator independent of tub. It also has a transmission. Louder.
@@joepublic6256 nice!
This machine does not clean dirty/linty clothes very well.
@@tempura7690thanks
@@DylBuilder1if i had heavy soil clothes i would have went tc for sure
Have you ensured the vent is unobstructed? Also, how do I get it to run COLD water? It seems to refuse to run when I select COLD wash? Please & TY
Honestly i could use an entire plumbing drain service just for my peace of mind. I may have a clogged vent. And i have read about some issues with some washers with straight cold. I never use straight cold so i dont know. But i do know some brands 'temper' the hot setting with some cold mixed in. Speed queen will run straight untempered hot right from the source.
Good honest review. But I still can’t figure out which model to get. TC5 or TR5 or ?
Depends in how dirty your clothes get. TR for less dirty, TC for more dirty basically
I'd like to hear the wash action on the heavy duty cycle.
All are near silent. Ill see if i can post a video with that and fill, drain and spin
Can you manage to have the lid open while washing?
No. During fill i can open the lid. But honestly i dont ever need to open the lid. I learned to just do detergent first and then clothes. I sometimes miss adding softener after 2nd fill on a conventional. Here you put it in the center dispenser but it doesnt seem to work too good
My drain pipe sits up a lot higher than yours, I've never had any drainage issues.
I think i need my vents checked
How much detergent is appropriate in these SQ washers?
All detergents now are for HE machines, so yeah, a tablespoon or whatever might make sense when you don’t use any water, but what about in these where the tub can be filled?
Do about a capful with big loads.
Yeah im still learning. I was always a capful guy and then i tried to join the 2 tablespoon club, but when you add detergent to an empty drum and then load with dirty clothes, i tend to think 2 tbsp gets lost on a pantleg and thats that. Lately ive been leaning more towards a capful. With like arm and hammer. More expensive soap ill go a little tighter. Usually dont use any softener because it can gum up your machine. And the softener dispenser doesnt work very good at all. It will drip softener down onto a finished load.
Any soap suds overflowing from your drain pipe during the last spin?
Have washer and dryer speed queen of the previous generation, they are built like tanks, strong units, built for 30 yrs
Getting one TR5
How does this machine hook up? Can I hook it up into a normal home set up, or is there something different that I have to install?
It hooks up just like any other washer. No differences.
Standard deal. Nothing special. Now the DR5 dryer actually uses a water line for steam functions. I don't have that (yet)
Nope, no difference. Just Hot and Cold water, drain standpipe, and regular 120V outlet. I wouldn't get this machine if you are considering. It fails to clean very dirty laundry and remove pet hair/lint. It doesn't remove stains even after pretreats. Plus the controls are super cheaply built and have a lot to go wrong. Mine (TR7) failed after not even 2 years. The TC5 is a much better buy, although it still has a lot of computer boards in it, the machine cleans a lot better, has less load size sensors and such to go wrong, and if you are concerned about delicates there is an extremely gentle delicate wash cycle. The TC5 is a bit louder during wash and in the middle of the cycle but around equal to the TR3/TR5/TR7 during spin.
As Soon as I switched to the TC5 from the TR7 I noticed instantly cleaner clothing, and softer clothing too. I don't feel like (from my experience at least) that the TR series is worth its hefty $1200 - $1500 price tag depending on the model. Good luck with your purchase though!
@@DylBuilder1: Why do you feel the TR7 fails to remove pet hair, while the TC model does (a better job). From my understanding most pet hair is removed in the dryer anyway? But the more removed the better!
@@michaelfrascati7610 It all depends, but yes it is mostly removed in the dryer, but if there is enough left on garments that there is still some on the garment after the dryer, that means the washer didn't do a good enough job. No washer is going to 100% take care of pet hair especially on stuff like nike pants and whatever. The TR7 simply doesn't do its job, because it spins back nd fourth to wash and the clothes on top never get anything except the water spray from the fill cycle/or adding water during auto.
Does this have a lid lock???
Yes. It has a pause button if you need to open the lid but it takes a few seconds to stop
I'm not sure why you would choose this washer over the TC5, which actually washes your clothes the way they're suppose to be washed. This machine just swooshes your clothes around. It doesn't actually agitate.
But it does though..
Because the clothes I keep purchasing for work are hard to find and fairly expensive. The thing that wore them out was the washing machine. Even on delicate. My other 3 family members never even leave the house. Literally. 😑
@@joepublic6256 Eh. I don't know if that's accurate. The SQ TC5 has a very gentle, intermittent delicate cycle. Your clothes would be fine.
I’m thinking the reason the old machine you had tore stuff up maybe could have been from improper loading or overloading and too long of wash time and such, I have two old direct drives like whag that sq replaced and they haven’t ever tore anything up, the TC5 does do a lot better job since it’s not a agitub design like that machine
@@mackfar27 actually it doesn’t. I owned the TR7 and it sucked. Even my old whirlpool duet which used BARELY any water cleaned 5x better at least. Then it failed at near 2 years old and had to be replaced. It was not worth $1200.
Cost? Company purchased from? Delivery cost, who installed? Cost???
cost: OVERPRICED JUNK.
@@washingandmowing15 SPEED QUEEN is overprice junk? Seriously fill me in
@@vienna844 they don’t clean, they don’t last, they’re loud, the dryers can’t dry.
@@washingandmowing15 oh my I never heard this, so what do you recommend?
@@vienna844 Anything but Speed Queen and Samsung
My washer rusted inside around the rim and rust falls on mywash it is 5 years old
What brand was that
I hate the TR series. Does not clean. TC is the way to go.
The tr cleans very well I'm a heavy duty mechanic and my coveralls come out excellent . I think the problem is people are using wrong detergent and in eco cycle .
@@patsqualeyeah if i had filthy clothes(most companies have uniform services anyways) id use heavy duty cycle with extra rinse. If that doesnt do it than call a cleaner or buy better work clothes