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They’re also known to use a ton of water, be extremely inefficient, and destroy your clothing much faster than a modern washer. Fetishizing “the good old simple

They’re also known to use a ton of water, be extremely inefficient, and destroy your clothing much faster than a modern washer. Fetishizing “the good old simple times” isn’t going to get us to better products.

chubot 3y ago
citation? I never heard of Speed Queen, or even seen one, but someone recommended them on here a few weeks ago
- fullspectrumdev 3y ago
  I’ve only ever seen Speed Queens in laundromats in Eastern Europe. I will grant them this: the branding is not lying, they are fast as fuck.
  - Symbiote 3y ago
    I've only used them very occasionally in laundromats when travelling. They are fast, but the clothes aren't cleaned properly.
    - fullspectrumdev 3y ago
      I had no trouble with them cleaning some heavily dirty clothing (from doing construction works), I guess mileage may vary somewhat. I did notice that the dryers (which I think are the same brand) have a hard time properly drying some articles such as thick wool socks within their programmed time.
- Glawen 3y ago
  I'm in Europe so we don't have these, but I got interested in what are speed queen. Turns out they are laundromat machines that are also sold for residential use. This article does say it is not an efficient machine. they tweaked the normal cycle to pass the DoE efficiency test (but your clothes are not washed), and left alone the inefficient cycles which are not checked by DoE: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/speed-queen-review/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/speed-queen-revie...
hoseja 3y ago
Using a ton of water is a plus. Saving water is a necessity in overcrowded megalopolises maybe, imposed on all the rest.
yanellena 3y ago
Those are two sides of the same coin though. More durable machines (solid, thick components for example) will be heavier and in the example of a washing machine will require more energy to move. Washing machines have also become much cheaper than 40 years ago, making them more of a disposable item.

chubot 3y ago

citation? I never heard of Speed Queen, or even seen one, but someone recommended them on here a few weeks ago

fullspectrumdev 3y ago
I’ve only ever seen Speed Queens in laundromats in Eastern Europe. I will grant them this: the branding is not lying, they are fast as fuck.
- Symbiote 3y ago
  I've only used them very occasionally in laundromats when travelling. They are fast, but the clothes aren't cleaned properly.
  - fullspectrumdev 3y ago
    I had no trouble with them cleaning some heavily dirty clothing (from doing construction works), I guess mileage may vary somewhat. I did notice that the dryers (which I think are the same brand) have a hard time properly drying some articles such as thick wool socks within their programmed time.
Glawen 3y ago
I'm in Europe so we don't have these, but I got interested in what are speed queen. Turns out they are laundromat machines that are also sold for residential use. This article does say it is not an efficient machine. they tweaked the normal cycle to pass the DoE efficiency test (but your clothes are not washed), and left alone the inefficient cycles which are not checked by DoE: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/speed-queen-review/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/speed-queen-revie...

hoseja 3y ago

Using a ton of water is a plus. Saving water is a necessity in overcrowded megalopolises maybe, imposed on all the rest.

yanellena 3y ago

Those are two sides of the same coin though. More durable machines (solid, thick components for example) will be heavier and in the example of a washing machine will require more energy to move. Washing machines have also become much cheaper than 40 years ago, making them more of a disposable item.