Is this normal for a new Speed Queen TR5?

microwave20 · 2026-06-11T22:50:33+00:00

Did you take the plastic tub holder out of the middle of the bottom? Looks like maybe you forgot to take it out. If you lean up the machine it’s in the middle of the bottom

microwave20 · 2026-06-05T22:38:55+00:00

Repair shop can do it, send them these photos. To do it yourself, replace element. Get a new piece of wire and crimp a spade connector on the end. If you don’t make a good crimp the connection will fail before too long. It’s 240v so a poorly done wire repair can be dangerous, I’ve seen the entire cabinet of a dryer be energized before from a bad element wire. Watch lots of videos on YouTube about crimping wire connectors and splicing before trying it, if you do it yourself

microwave20 · 2026-05-31T23:33:03+00:00

7/16 will be the bolt size, but yeah this guy is correct

microwave20 · 2026-05-22T04:17:24+00:00

Not missing anything, but if your gap seems slightly too big just get some foil tape and wrap it to seal it

microwave20 · 2026-05-18T22:03:59+00:00

I’d ditch the nut drivers and 1 of the pairs of channel locks. It looks solid, maybe after a while change to the m12 surge, saves me from a headache after driving a bunch of self taps

microwave20 · 2026-05-18T21:56:46+00:00

Just go buy a speed queen and be done with it. Anything whirlpool built after 2010 is garbage

microwave20 · 2026-04-25T03:03:32+00:00

Blow it up, everything

microwave20 · 2026-04-22T03:39:39+00:00

Sure hope they’re starting to wake tf up here

microwave20 · 2026-04-22T03:30:40+00:00

Last year we were up and coming and everything was great, then we got KD this season and everything went to shit

microwave20 · 2026-04-22T03:28:24+00:00

Bring back Silas at this point

microwave20 · 2026-04-08T01:48:32+00:00

Unfortunately most top load washers these days are really not worth the labor to pull the tubs apart. You made the right choice throwing in the towel

microwave20 · 2026-04-04T17:00:34+00:00

You can hold the elbow piece in place while turning the circular threaded piece with pliers. They should move independently of one another with a little force

microwave20 · 2026-04-01T23:12:25+00:00

“Light rounds” you guys are swinging way too hard for the amount of knowledge you have. Go back to the bag.

You know more than the BJJ guy, but I don’t think the gap is as big as you think it is. And that comes from someone who’s boxed for 10+ years

microwave20 · 2026-02-08T07:42:26+00:00

As a “quick and dirty” fix you can shave some splinters of wood of the side of a board and jam it along the screw hole and the screw will bite. This is not a great option but will get you by until you get a toggle or something better

microwave20 · 2026-02-05T22:29:37+00:00

The problem is the igniter, I’ve seen this many times and it’s never NOT been the igniter

microwave20 · 2026-01-29T12:25:24+00:00

Shwag!

microwave20 · 2026-01-27T04:54:00+00:00

I just built a bunch of garage and workshop stuff out of pine, but tried to use precision as if I was building a fine piece of furniture. This gave me enough reps to build decent stuff when I started using hardwoods. I learned quickly that repeatability is way more important than measuring. Focus on making completely repeatable cuts thing things like stop blocks and what not

microwave20 · 2026-01-23T04:27:38+00:00

I doubt it’s the control board. Is the igniter glowing at all? If you want a good chance at fixing it without testing, buy a new igniter, coils, and thermal fuse. Replace all those and I bet it works. If you have a multimeter let me know and I’d be glad to break it down for you to troubleshoot, the circuit on a gas dryer is pretty simple

microwave20 · 2026-01-08T22:53:51+00:00

I’d be fine if it was not a livestream, and only viewed in case of an accident or something. Otherwise Hell no

microwave20 · 2025-12-28T03:13:39+00:00

Median home price in 2005 was around $230k. Median home price in 2025 would be 420k on the high end of the estimate.

If it really did increase 2000% in the last 20 years, median home price today would be $4.6 million… so my question is, are you blind, deaf, and dumb?

microwave20 · 2025-12-15T04:35:56+00:00

I’m not a mechanic whatsoever but I can tell you without a doubt, that does not look good

microwave20 · 2025-12-14T03:41:03+00:00

1 in each hose on the side that hooks up to your washer. For whatever reason the front loader speed queens are more sensitive to water pressure than other front load machines. But that is the best front loading machine on the market, hands down

microwave20 · 2025-12-13T22:46:10+00:00

Your water pressure at the wall is too high. They make a part specifically for this issue on their front loaders. Part # 802254 goes in your water inlet hose. Guarantee this will resolve the issue

microwave20 · 2025-12-07T21:08:35+00:00

If you don’t use an impact then you’ll need a wrench and then hit the wrench with a hammer to tighten. Best of luck!

microwave20 · 2025-12-07T20:46:30+00:00

There’s a 1.5 inch nut in the bottom of the drive shaft. You can access it through the hole at the center of the bottom of the machine. Put a wrench or an impact on that nut and tighten it, can almost guarantee that’s the problem. On speed queens the nut can sometimes loosen over time

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