Our main hangup, though, is the price: These models cost at least $1,890, sometimes more. We do know that older versions were good cleaners, but because they’re really designed for laundromats, they were also a little loud and rough on fabric by front-loader standards. We prefer front-loaders to top-loaders because they clean clothes better and are gentler on fabrics, but we haven’t been able to test Speed Queen’s latest front-load models, the FF7, as of this writing. The front-loaders are expensive, and you have other durable options We wish more brands would aspire to make such durable washers.
(This is a common practice among appliance manufacturers we’ve seen a few similar labs elsewhere.)Īfter seeing all of that, we have no doubt that these are the sturdiest, longest-lasting machines you can buy for your home. In another room, testing engineers run dozens and dozens of machines constantly to make sure they can live up to their lofty durability claims and to look for any design flaws that pop up with repeated use. We’ve visited a couple of other brands’ quality-testing labs, and we haven’t seen such intensive electronics testing.
The lab has robots that are set up to press the buttons on a control panel 1 million times (even though the washers will see only about 100,000 presses in an average lifespan). Speed Queen’s durability testing is impressive: We saw the lab where the company stress-tests the electronics to make sure that the washers can survive power surges or resume their wash cycles after a brownout. They’re all meant to run cycle after cycle, tough load after tough load, without breaking down too badly-the models for home use just have different control panels, modified wash cycles, and no coin boxes or card readers, basically.
We visited the Speed Queen factory in Ripon, Wisconsin, and the most striking thing was that the company’s “residential” washers come off the same assembly line as the washers Speed Queen sells to laundromats and other businesses. They’re durable machines, built for laundromats But if Speed Queen’s tank-like build quality is appealing to you, here’s what you should know before you buy one. We’ve tested a dozen washers, including front-loaders and top-loaders, from all the major washer brands and across a wide range of prices, and we have a guide to our favorite washer models. We tested 12 washing machines and found that the LG WM4000H front-loader is the best option for cleaning your laundry.Īll things considered, we don’t think that Speed Queen washers are the best choice for most people.
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