{"id":2050,"date":"2017-03-27T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T00:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2019-03-27T17:24:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T00:24:51","slug":"top-load-washer-machine-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/top-load-washer-machine-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Load Washer Machine Capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What does it mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What does machine capacity actually mean? Washer capacity refers to the size of the washer basket or drum, and is typically measured in cubic feet. So does a bigger number mean the more laundry you can do at one time? Not necessarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government formula measures only the RAW size of the wash tub- which is the capacity rating you see listed on the machine.&nbsp; This is not the measurement of how much of that tub is actually usable for clothes, water and the best washing action. This is a major source of confusion when purchasing a top load washer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The below video shows &nbsp;how a Speed Queen Top Load Washer, with a 3.2 capacity rated tub,&nbsp; can hold the same load size as other competitors with larger capacity rated tubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/smart\/2017-q1\/www.youtube.com\/?v=lrpbbYwwUY4\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/03\/tlcapacitysnipjpg.jpg\" alt=\"top load capacity snip\" class=\"wp-image-2053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/tlcapacitysnipjpg.jpg 840w, https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/tlcapacitysnipjpg-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/tlcapacitysnipjpg-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many things to consider when purchasing a top load washer. Don\u2019t let the capacity rating of the machine effect your final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy washing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does machine capacity actually mean? Washer capacity refers to the size of the washer basket or drum, and is typically measured in cubic feet. So does a bigger number mean the more laundry you can do at one time? Not necessarily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":2049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[24,28,21,22,25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-quality","category-independent-dealer","category-products","category-smart-buying","category-speed-queen-love","category-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2054,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050\/revisions\/2054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedqueen.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}