Product review (1 stars): $900 for less than 5 months use....no way
When our front loading Samsung died after 7 years, we wanted a heavy duty machine for our large family that washes 3-4 loads of clothes per day.  Our local appliance shop recommended Speed Queen, and we did some research ourselves that seemed like it was a good product.  We've had our Speed Queen less than five months and it has stopped agitating during the wash cycle and when spinning it sounds like it is flying into a million pieces. I did some google searches and it is probably a drive belt - however the local dealer (we try to shop small businesses whenever possible) doesn't do "house calls" for repairs, we would have to bring the washer in for repair - this, along with the fact that it had started damaging our clothes before it quit working, makes me want to toss this thing out to the curb. We spent nearly $900 on a machine that has worked less than 5 months.  I will never buy another Speed Queen product again. I will also never shop at our local appliance shop again either, but that is another review.