Indesit INC265

Advantages: Good value, good variety of washing programmes, energy efficient
Disadvantages: Noisy, unimpressive manual, long wash cycles, unreliable

...UPDATE on reliability at the end, but a quick synopsis is "don't buy an Indesit washing machine". This is the third Indesit washing machine I have owned which may be considered stupid – why have I needed three and why did I even consider a third? It’s not all doom and gloom. The first one, I sold to a friend, as the second one was on offer and had more functions and a faster spin speed. Nine years later the second one started to play up, not always spinning properly. I commented on PhilRoots’ Hoover washing machine opinion that mine would not last much longer, but I didn’t actually expect to be ordering a new one only 2 weeks later having mopped the floor about 20 times that week. I couldn’t complain – it had given me nine long years of good service. •• THE HUNT FOR THE WASHING... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Its Broken

...After 18 months my WD12X Indesit washing machine gave up the ghost, a repairman came, took one look at it, and said, it's an Indesit, they're always going wrong, it's not worth repairing. Searching on the web rapidly confirmed that indeed Indesit washing machines are always going wrong. To add insult to injury, my Indesit cooker (also 18 months old) went wrong the same week, which cost £60 to repair, and my Indesit diswasher is giving me cause for concern too. Indesit offered the usual fob off excuses you would expect, and in short showed no concern for the fact their machines break down so shortly after the guarantee expires. My advice, avoid Indesit like the bubonic plague, their machines are a waste of money.... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Leaky and a nightmare to repair

...I bought my Indesit D63 dishwasher in August 2001.Within two weeks it began to leak,the engineer didn't know what was wrong but the leak stopped.Shortly afterwards I had to call the engineer out again as there was a problem with the salt indicator.The engineer told me not to use salt as I live in a soft water area but Indesit told me that I should use salt.Result? a lot of my glassware was ruined due to the salt pitting the glass.Things seemed to be O.K. with the machine for a time afterwards until January this year when the machine began to leak again.This time I had to pay a repair shop as the machine was out of it's 12month guarantee.The shop had to order new seals for the door which took five weeks to arrive fron Indesit.The repair was a nightmare for the engineer as there are no clips to hold the seals in place and on my machine... Read review

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