Indesit or Inde"shit"

Well I have discussed about the ariston product, lets move on to the next product shall we? Today i am going to blog about the brand called "Indesit" what it is? where did it come from?


Indesit Company is Europe’s second biggest producer of home appliances by market share. It leads the market in Italy, the UK, Russia, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria and the Ukraine and is one of the leaders in France, Poland, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Greece. Founded in 1975 by the current chairman Vittorio Merloni and listed on the Milan stock exchange since 1987, the Group posted sales of €3.2 billion in 2008, having turned out 15 million appliances (washing machines, dryers, washer-dryers, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, ovens and hobs). Indesit Company operates through 17 production facilities (Italy, Poland, the UK, Russia, Turkey and China) and 24 commercial branches worldwide and has 17,000 employees. The Group’s main brands are Indesit, Hotpoint-Ariston and Scholtès.

Source - Indesit.com -

They said they was the second, who was the first? so i researched more and found out that the worlds leading brands in kitchen appliances is La germania.

Comments about all Indesit products

DO NOT BUY! - bought one 4 years ago and (thankfully) was talked into the
extended warranty for a further £189.00. Glad we did.
Engineer has been out 4 times.

1)compressor failure
2)frostfree drain blocked with mastic (manufacturing fault) upsetting
running,
3)re-circulating fan failure due to ice build up
4)Failure of circuit board and electrical feed to compressor - because
the back is foam filled, no remedial work could be carried out, the
freezer is being replaced by Indesit! Here`s to another 4 years of spoilt
food!

It matters not how good the deal appears, believe me, long term it is not
at any price. I`d recommend walking away

- John -

Source - Comments on indesit-

Has to be one of the worst washing machines,we have ever owned......... i kid you not!!!
Noisy,sore on electric,and take forever with your clothes.....
Er indoors,has to play with it (the washing machine!)to get it to go.ie.....
1.She selects a program....so far so good
2.Puts powder,conditioner etc in the drawer...looking good...
3.She pushes the power button,and holds her breath...
4.Red light flashes a couple of times ....and..
5. It starts to fill,then slowly turns left,then right......yippee,its alive!
6.It drains,and timer knob goes around and around and around,click....click......click......click......click.......click........c lick......
Does this sound like yours???
This is the third timer card in just over a year.The first two thankfully where under warranty,but why would you want to spend £100 on a repairman-fix when a new reliable Candy or hotpoint can be bought from curry's for about £170...

My advice for what its worth,,,,don't touch an Indesit WI101...UNLESS of course you're loaded!!!

- jimmyantrim -

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When I bought this cursed machine 5 years ago, I was not so bothered about the price of the product than of the appearance and features. However, since purchase it has had to have the bearings replaced, the entire drum unit and bearings were changed within 2 years of purchase, the door hinge has also been replaced once, and it has had a new electric motor following an internal water pipe coming loose and spraying the entire workings with water. Also the kick-plate trim fell off as the lugs holding it to the machine had snapped, and finally the on-off button popped out one day and i couldnt glue it back on. During one of the engineers many visits I was told.

- andyP1972-

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With very little use (I live alone!) my machine broke down after 13 months. A local engineer who charged me £5 to visit confirmed that the bearings had gone and it was not worth fixing. Rang Indesit and they told me to look at my warranty details and they stood by the terms. They offered to send one of their engineers but would charge me £69.98 to do so! They confirmed that even if their engineer confirmed it was a write off they still wouldn't give me a new one. They would however give me a courtesy discount off a new Indesit! .... Like I'd ever ever touch Indesit again!

I really believe that companies like this deserve to go out of business. They wreak of corruption and I hope that all their personnel wear masks - after all, Dick Turpin wore one!

I spoke to my local engineer who advised that the machine was not of merchantable quality as bearings take three to six months to go on a washing maching. He advised me to go to Fair Tradings. However, as Indesits warranty conditions are tighter than .... Well, let's say it's tight .... they told me it could take years to get satisfaction. So, instead, I've opted to recommend to all you lovely purchasers out there to NEVER EVER BUY AN INDESIT. In my opinion - they are the worst machines in the world and built to fail so you have to buy new ones 13 months after you've purchased!

INDESIT in my opinion are CROOKS! DO NOT BUY INDESIT!

I have now bought a lovely new washing machine ... needless to say, it's NOT an INDESIT!!!!

Regards
Sally

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Following my story earlier this year about my FrostFree Hotpoint freezer, I did go back to the retailer, Curry's, quoting the Saqle of Goods act, and they told me that they would indeed replace the freezer PROVIDED I paid myself for an independant report from an engineer stating that it was unfit for purpose.
I could see another 50 quid or so going down the tubes, so have done nothing further. I have now bought a replacement freezer, highly recommended by a local supplier (not one of the big chains). It seems excellent, has better insulation and is obviously a more soundly constructed product that the Hotpoint, and cost £100 less than I paid for the Hotpoint.
To reiterate what I said previously, Hotpoint/Indesit are an appalling company and I will do all I can to ensure that no one I know ever, ever buys one of their products again.
They deserve to go out of business and the sooner the better.

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Had mine (WD865) just over 3 years. Had 6 call outs - all related to dryer. Talking to Hotpoint (Indesit) is like talking to a brick wall!
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY - IT WILL BE INDE-SHIT!

- Timm wilsher

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Be warned and save yourself a lot of stress – DON’T BUY Indesit/Hotpoint.

- Bionic Woman

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not sure if this helps any:

but i bought an Ariston (same as Indesit) from Currys and exactly a year later (within days) the bearings went in the drum !

luckily i did buy the warranty (sorry i know that doesnt help) - but it does seem a little strange...

also - these "bearings" are parts they carry on the van at all times - i dont think they are made to last.....

if i were u i would threaten with watchdog etc, n tell them u hav details of someone whose machine had same prob exactly a year later etc etc, (if u mail me u can hav my details to giv them)

am sure they wont want the adverse publicity - n stick to your guns !

good luck

- sunflower

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Do not buy and inde-shit product, why? here's why

1. Too many problems

2. Consumers are having headache purchasing this brand

3. Worst of the 3 brands ranging " Indesit, Ariston, Fabriano"

4. Too many comments from small items to big items

5. Selected malls have this

6. Selected service centers

7. Very few available materials

8. Some of the equipment are hard to find

9. Burner cams are thin, easy to break

10. Same as Ariston brand - Worst brand

I haven't tried out indesit yet so i based my comments on other people comments, and i do not want to try it lol!

Okay thats it for now. Found out this morning that GE, ARISTON, INDESIT, FABRIANO are all the same corporation here in the philippines so next blog i will be discussing about fabriano. And look out in these brands you might got a headache if you buy one. Just heed my warning and read other comments before buying something from them.