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snorlackx t1_j40fzey wrote

Reply to comment by thedanishcoffeenerd in Just picked up this SpeedQueen dryer/washer set for $175 - both work great, and the washer has a new drum! by JollyBodkin

good luck getting it repaired though. very few know how to work on them and those that do will charge a lot

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thedanishcoffeenerd t1_j40jwve wrote

They work like a refrigerator and has very few moving parts that can break down. Like how often does for fridge jut die? It's not too complicated for a technician to deal with, but I also live in a country where heat pumps are common for hole house heating so we have technicians available for heat pumps. Also always buy from a well know Company that also has good repair service. I don't know any specific brands because it'll vary a lot from country to country how the service is.

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snorlackx t1_j42t04j wrote

I repair appliances for a living and no one in our company works on them. also went out to one by accident and customer said we were the 8th company they called trying to get it repaired. theres simply not enough of them in my market to get trained on them. also cant justify spending 100+ hours of training for a machine you will run into once or twice a year.

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thedanishcoffeenerd t1_j42w73j wrote

Funny how different the markets can be because here you'll be hard pressed to find one that is not a heat pump dryer.

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jankyj t1_j40lewq wrote

I live in the Netherlands. Vented dryers are non-existent. All models are either heat pump or condensing. For my region, reparability is not an issue, but indeed always wise to check what is the case in your market to make an educated decision about reparability.

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teun95 t1_j40y2bq wrote

Huh, I didn't notice this but you're right. Our last dryer was a vented dryer, but that was a pretty old one. I just checked online and they're barely sold anymore. Just a few irrelevant brands.

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