1/2 cup. Bummer. After 25 years you have no complaint. But a woman without a washing machine is not a good thing. So you won't have a lot of time to ponder this one over. Good luck with this new found dilemma.
Dan, you are 100% on the money, a woman without a washing machine is like a bloke without tools in his shed. Trust me this issue will be resolved today.
1/2: Dang the timing could have waited until you at least finished the West Wing, but at least it sounds like it maybe wasn't throwing water all over the place.
we bought a pair of Speed Queens (washer and dryer) when we moved in knowing that that was the best brand we'd seen our home buyer's use and they usually wanted to keep when they moved or buy and like since we were both real estate brokers at the time. i could fill up a warehouse in the first few years selling homes of all the FREE washer/dryer combos that nobody wanted and not a one was Speed Queen.
that said our first pair lasted 25 years and without hesitation we replaced with another pair of Speed Queens that have been doing great for the last 4 years now. ours were about $1500 for the pair and we bought the stainless tub versions for the washers. not a lot of fancy options, but they are built like a tank or at least better than the choices.
nice to know an appliance man's son bought the same brand. good luck and hope you find a good deal.
Drives I don’t think there is ever a good time for and appliance to give up the ghost, in the last 12 months we have replaced the fridge, dishwasher and now the washing machine. It was only dripping from the bowl seal and I was able to rig the pump temporarily to empty it out.
The Speed Queens are built well, with no whistles, bells or electronics, just the way I like it.
I think it's one of Murphy's Laws. Whenever you make a large financial investment in one thing, something else must break unexpectedly. We had a new $22,000 cement tile roof installed on our house in May 2000 and in June the central A/C unit died. One week after we purchased the Cadillac this year the $500+ variable speed blower motor in said A/C unit died. Having replaced the $250 fan motor in the condenser unit five months ago, the capacitor and start relay two months before that, I had the feeling I was shoeing a dead horse and just replaced the entire system.
Bob, Things just seem to happen that way some times and as you say Murphys Law.
I did some quick sums last night and we will replace it rather than spend a fair bit in parts and not to mention my time to do it in a timely manner for
Mrs ½ Cup. She keeps the machine in pristine condition always looking after it.
Back in the day, you always had the option of paying a little more to get a quality product that would last a long time - these days, It just seems to buy more bells and whistles (more bells and whistles to fail).
I wouldn't expect 25 years of service from any present day appliance - they all seem to be built for the "wow" factor, rather than quality engineering.
Great progress in the West Wing 1/2cup.
Mark, with the Speed Queen machines, I can still get one that is comparable to the old one. They claim that they are designed to last twenty five years??? We don’t need any WOW factor at all, no clock, no network connectivity for that matter.
And thank you, things are ticking along nicely in the
West Wing,
Mrs ½ Cup finished painting her second bedroom yesterday.
½ contemplating having a day in the
Shed Downunder this week end and taking a break from the
West Wing as there is an engine build that is gathering dust much to my eldest sons dismay.
Yet again thank you for dropping by and have a good one..
in my teens I used to pack shelves in Woolies.
