servisslimline
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could anyone tell me about indesit washers from the oldest to modern day, as i am beginning to think indesits of old were quite good, thanks servisslimline (phil)
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aquarius1984
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Now as much as I dont want to be a killjoy most of us are happy to provide information but it would be nice to recieve some back instead of having it requested out of us in a one way conversation.
You have said in a previous thread you would post info and pictures of your machines notably the Bendix but these have yet to materialise.
It would be very nice of you to return such favours courteously and perhaps we may divulge more information for your education.
Something to mull over perhaps?
Share and share alike I say.
Rob
You have said in a previous thread you would post info and pictures of your machines notably the Bendix but these have yet to materialise.
It would be very nice of you to return such favours courteously and perhaps we may divulge more information for your education.
Something to mull over perhaps?
Share and share alike I say.
Rob
servisslimline
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i have been trying
i have been trying but i cant seem to get pics or vids on the website, sorry
i have been trying but i cant seem to get pics or vids on the website, sorry
aquarius1984
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Ok so to post pictures you.....
1.Transfer the pics from your camera to your PC - this could be done in 2 ways. Using the software that came with the camera or transferring from the device to your hard drive using "My Computer" files.
2. Save them in appropriate labelled files on your PC.
3. Resize them using perhaps microsoft picture resizer and set it to large. Dont forget to rotate them so they are the right way round.
3. Create a thread in the usual manner with the required text.
4. to add a picture click "Browse" and find the file with the picture (it must be the resized one) then click ok to upload it,
5. Then click on preview message to see your post, edit as required in the usual manner etc etc.
6. click post message just like you do for all posts.
Its really that simple although it did take me a few posts to get the hang of it.
any questions you need answering about uploading do ask.
Cheers
1.Transfer the pics from your camera to your PC - this could be done in 2 ways. Using the software that came with the camera or transferring from the device to your hard drive using "My Computer" files.
2. Save them in appropriate labelled files on your PC.
3. Resize them using perhaps microsoft picture resizer and set it to large. Dont forget to rotate them so they are the right way round.
3. Create a thread in the usual manner with the required text.
4. to add a picture click "Browse" and find the file with the picture (it must be the resized one) then click ok to upload it,
5. Then click on preview message to see your post, edit as required in the usual manner etc etc.
6. click post message just like you do for all posts.
Its really that simple although it did take me a few posts to get the hang of it.
any questions you need answering about uploading do ask.
Cheers
electron800
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Hi Phil
My childhood washer was an Indesit from 1989, not too sure of the model number but it was 800rpm with a variable temperature dial, half load and 800/400 options.
From what I remember the programming was very similar to Hotpoints of the 80s, short cycles with high water levels (1/4 up the door for both wash and rinse). My friend still has an Indesit 1060W, and having used it recently I can say the wash results aren't great, probably a bit better than the similar Hotpoint or other low end brand from the same era, considering it actually tumbled as it heated, lol.
As for reliability again ours was pretty similar to an equivalent Hotpoint of the time. Pretty unreliable, bearings and brushes IIRC, but it seemed fairly cheap and easy to repair with parts plentiful. Ours lasted 10 years till it finally bit the dust, certainly better than a modern Indesit machine I'd say!
Round here I'd say Indesit were more common than Hotpoint or Hoover back in the day, most people I knew growing up had the same or similar Indesits to ours. Infact our very own Dan (washboy2005) also had Indesits and lives not too far from me. I guess the economy of the area plays a part. You had Hoover or Zanussi round here if you were "a bit posh". Brands like AEG or Bosch, let alone Miele, were pretty much never seen outside of the shops.
Matt
My childhood washer was an Indesit from 1989, not too sure of the model number but it was 800rpm with a variable temperature dial, half load and 800/400 options.
From what I remember the programming was very similar to Hotpoints of the 80s, short cycles with high water levels (1/4 up the door for both wash and rinse). My friend still has an Indesit 1060W, and having used it recently I can say the wash results aren't great, probably a bit better than the similar Hotpoint or other low end brand from the same era, considering it actually tumbled as it heated, lol.
As for reliability again ours was pretty similar to an equivalent Hotpoint of the time. Pretty unreliable, bearings and brushes IIRC, but it seemed fairly cheap and easy to repair with parts plentiful. Ours lasted 10 years till it finally bit the dust, certainly better than a modern Indesit machine I'd say!
Round here I'd say Indesit were more common than Hotpoint or Hoover back in the day, most people I knew growing up had the same or similar Indesits to ours. Infact our very own Dan (washboy2005) also had Indesits and lives not too far from me
. I guess the economy of the area plays a part. You had Hoover or Zanussi round here if you were "a bit posh". Brands like AEG or Bosch, let alone Miele, were pretty much never seen outside of the shops.Matt
paulc
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Iam a big fan of late 70's Indesits. My Aunties had them. One had the L5, the spin drain was fantastic to watch although you needed a separate spin dryer as the 380rpm left clothes still dripping. She had that machine for 9 years and chronically overloaded it!! My other Aunty had the L8, higher water levels for wash and rinse, not a spin drain machine.....and took a LONG time to complete a cycle. My cousin had a single dial dark facia 400rpm indesit that was in her house when she bought it. Very quiet in operation. Sorry I have no pics of these machines but happy to provide more info, well as much as I can remember.
Paul
Paul
servisslimline
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thanks for the pics help
thanks for the help on uploading pics but is it the same with a mobile phone?
thanks for the help on uploading pics but is it the same with a mobile phone?
ronhic
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If you can get the pics from your phone to your PC, then the process is the same from step 2. onwards
zodawash
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Hi Phil, we had an Indesit in the 80's a series 2000 machine which was very nicely styled for its time and way ahead of the rival machines on the market in terms of looks. It featured a variable spin from 300-1100 and variable temp as well as economy buttons and half load button. It lasted about 13 years and only failed due to pressure switch fault. Was a very good machine well built and washed well with 5 very deep rinses.
Theres a pic of a similar machine at the link below to an old post. Robm's pic is closest to the 2103 machine.
Steve
Hi Phil, we had an Indesit in the 80's a series 2000 machine which was very nicely styled for its time and way ahead of the rival machines on the market in terms of looks. It featured a variable spin from 300-1100 and variable temp as well as economy buttons and half load button. It lasted about 13 years and only failed due to pressure switch fault. Was a very good machine well built and washed well with 5 very deep rinses.
Theres a pic of a similar machine at the link below to an old post. Robm's pic is closest to the 2103 machine.
Steve
Indesit .....a vampyres tale
Indesit was an appliance factory located in Turin outskirts.
They made those famous spindrain washers whose pics Rob posted a while ago and a 3 racks tall-tub (like a fridge) dishwashers : lower for pots and pans middle for plates, upper for glass, mugs and cups. The upper spray arm was between the middle and the upper rack, so the middle rack was only for plates and shallow bowls (actually we call them "piatti fondi"="deep plates". Candy too did such tall tub DW (the Stipomatics). Today they are no more produced, because of the out-of-standard size either the facts that families ara smaller and many people don't have lunch @ home
In the seventies, while other appliance manufacturers were growing up, Indesit went into a crysis, because of many management mistakes and many people lost their jobs.
Then Merloni Elettrodomestici CO (Ariston - not to be confused with cousin's Antonio Merloni CO) bought Indesit. since then Indesit became their budget badge.
In the last years Merloni Elettrodomestici CO (who has already purchased Hotpoint UK and Scholtes FR) changed its name into Indesit CO
Here's a pic of a mid 60s INDESIT with sudsaver (the worktop is actually a lid over a "sink" tank )
Indesit was an appliance factory located in Turin outskirts.
They made those famous spindrain washers whose pics Rob posted a while ago and a 3 racks tall-tub (like a fridge) dishwashers : lower for pots and pans middle for plates, upper for glass, mugs and cups. The upper spray arm was between the middle and the upper rack, so the middle rack was only for plates and shallow bowls (actually we call them "piatti fondi"="deep plates". Candy too did such tall tub DW (the Stipomatics). Today they are no more produced, because of the out-of-standard size either the facts that families ara smaller and many people don't have lunch @ home
In the seventies, while other appliance manufacturers were growing up, Indesit went into a crysis, because of many management mistakes and many people lost their jobs.
Then Merloni Elettrodomestici CO (Ariston - not to be confused with cousin's Antonio Merloni CO) bought Indesit. since then Indesit became their budget badge.
In the last years Merloni Elettrodomestici CO (who has already purchased Hotpoint UK and Scholtes FR) changed its name into Indesit CO
Here's a pic of a mid 60s INDESIT with sudsaver (the worktop is actually a lid over a "sink" tank )
servisslimline
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i have just found out
i have just found out that i need a special program on my pc for photos to upload, so untill then i will find that software in the house somewhere and then try to do it, no guaranteess that i will find it, but if i cant i will try to use the camera at home
i have just found out that i need a special program on my pc for photos to upload, so untill then i will find that software in the house somewhere and then try to do it, no guaranteess that i will find it, but if i cant i will try to use the camera at home
Indesits..!!!
Hi Phillip
Yes the early Indesit washers where quite a big hit over here in the 60`s, one of the most affordable frontloaders around, Hot & Cold fill, around a 9lb load with 3 compartment dispenser..the only drawback for our climate was the spin speed, a paltry 400rpm abouts..after twintubs & spinners it was quite a shock for the first time buyer!!!most people kept a small seperate spinner to dry the clothes...
AND, as a teenager, carry on asking all the questions you like on the club about washers etc..after all its the same way we all learned, and the only way the knowledge will be passed on!!!
Cheers, Mike
Hi Phillip
Yes the early Indesit washers where quite a big hit over here in the 60`s, one of the most affordable frontloaders around, Hot & Cold fill, around a 9lb load with 3 compartment dispenser..the only drawback for our climate was the spin speed, a paltry 400rpm abouts..after twintubs & spinners it was quite a shock for the first time buyer!!!most people kept a small seperate spinner to dry the clothes...
AND, as a teenager, carry on asking all the questions you like on the club about washers etc..after all its the same way we all learned, and the only way the knowledge will be passed on!!!
Cheers, Mike
matchboxpaul
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How do.
The picture, posted by Favorit, is of the Indesit K5 SR from circa 1964.
I dont know for sure, but i would assume that this was one of the earliest Indesit models to hit the UK shores and would have run through to the introduction of the Indesit Europa (L5), which ran from the late 1960s through to mid 1970s.
The left hand piccy below is from a 1969 edition of Which magazine...
The picture, posted by Favorit, is of the Indesit K5 SR from circa 1964.
I dont know for sure, but i would assume that this was one of the earliest Indesit models to hit the UK shores and would have run through to the introduction of the Indesit Europa (L5), which ran from the late 1960s through to mid 1970s.
The left hand piccy below is from a 1969 edition of Which magazine...
matchboxpaul
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Here is the pure L5, which an aunt and uncle of mine owned, as well as a cousin and his girlfriend.
This is the L5LGB from 1977...
This is the L5LGB from 1977...
matchboxpaul
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Alongside the L5's, ran the Indesit L6's.
I would think that these were the De Luxe machines, with the L5's as the standard.
The machine below is the L6SGB.
The machine on the left is the very machine that my dad repaired for an Aunt of mine. I have airbrushed myself out of the picture, as I was a 4/5 year old crouched alongside it.
It ran for about 4 years (the picture was from 1982 - think) and was replaced by my parents cast off Hoover 3236H matchbox in 1986...
I would think that these were the De Luxe machines, with the L5's as the standard.
The machine below is the L6SGB.
The machine on the left is the very machine that my dad repaired for an Aunt of mine. I have airbrushed myself out of the picture, as I was a 4/5 year old crouched alongside it.
It ran for about 4 years (the picture was from 1982 - think) and was replaced by my parents cast off Hoover 3236H matchbox in 1986...
matchboxpaul
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All conjecture, but I would assume that the Indesit L5 and L6 were replaced, towards the end of the 1970s, by the Indesit L7 and L8.
The L7LGB is shown below (I think the picture is from RobM).
This would be the standard machine at a guess.
Click the link below to catch glimpses of the Indesit L7...
The L7LGB is shown below (I think the picture is from RobM).
This would be the standard machine at a guess.
Click the link below to catch glimpses of the Indesit L7...
matchboxpaul
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and to the top of the range, end of the 1970s machine, in the form of the Indesit L8LGB.
Hope this covers the early Indesits and takes you through to the end of the 1970's.
There were other tweaked vesrions about but they all looked, as far as I know, pretty much the same as the base versions shown.
Good luck with the software hunt Philip. I am really eager to see piccies of the Bendix you own.
Cheers
Paul
p.s piccy on the left is coutesy of Mike again, whilst the smaller pictures down the right are from the backdrop to a Youtube channel.
Probably a member here, but cant remember which member it is. Apologies for not being able to state who you are.
p.p.s there are a number of vids on youtube of classic Indesits, saved by Italian members, plus there are some East European versions of the L5 too. Type in 'Indesit' and click search. happy viewing.
Hope this covers the early Indesits and takes you through to the end of the 1970's.
There were other tweaked vesrions about but they all looked, as far as I know, pretty much the same as the base versions shown.
Good luck with the software hunt Philip. I am really eager to see piccies of the Bendix you own.
Cheers
Paul
p.s piccy on the left is coutesy of Mike again, whilst the smaller pictures down the right are from the backdrop to a Youtube channel.
Probably a member here, but cant remember which member it is. Apologies for not being able to state who you are.
p.p.s there are a number of vids on youtube of classic Indesits, saved by Italian members, plus there are some East European versions of the L5 too. Type in 'Indesit' and click search. happy viewing.
servisslimline
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indesit
my dads friends friend had an indesit, but i dont know the model number, it had a grey door and control panel, one dial and two buttons i think, also with an 850 spin speed, i think it was from the 1980's, any ideas?
my dads friends friend had an indesit, but i dont know the model number, it had a grey door and control panel, one dial and two buttons i think, also with an 850 spin speed, i think it was from the 1980's, any ideas?
vivalalavatrice
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whilst the smaller pictures down the right are from the back
Hi,
Grande Carlo, per la descrizione della storia Indesit.
On K5 Users' manual was said the factory was in Orbassano exaclty but the last IndesitCO plant went unfortunately in trouble was in None... alway in Turin country.
The right pic of L8 model came from a seventies catalogue page Alessandro gave me several months ago. It became his youtube channel (ISZ76) backgroung pics after I did the composition you see below:
- L5LI on left: the machine was provided with 3 knobs, timer, temperature control and on/off-BIO-non/iron switch; the L5SI hadn't this last knob but the 3 pushbuttons as the L8, but always put on top, other differences were that L5LI has 3 detergent compartements and the BIO to be cold or warm depending on temperature selectors position, while L5SI has only 2 compartements and BIO was alway cold
- L8 in middle: timer, temperatures, 3 pushbuttons, on/off-BIO-non/iron
- L6 on right: timer, temperatures, switcher (don't know exacly each position features).
The "legend" says that there were two L6 models, the RED one was jus like this in the picture, the BLU one hadn't the switcher but the 3 knobs was timer, temperature and... BIO timer! Weren't you Paul posted a sample of the BLU one some years ago!?
BYE
Diomede
Hi,
Grande Carlo, per la descrizione della storia Indesit.
On K5 Users' manual was said the factory was in Orbassano exaclty but the last IndesitCO plant went unfortunately in trouble was in None... alway in Turin country.
The right pic of L8 model came from a seventies catalogue page Alessandro gave me several months ago. It became his youtube channel (ISZ76) backgroung pics after I did the composition you see below:
- L5LI on left: the machine was provided with 3 knobs, timer, temperature control and on/off-BIO-non/iron switch; the L5SI hadn't this last knob but the 3 pushbuttons as the L8, but always put on top, other differences were that L5LI has 3 detergent compartements and the BIO to be cold or warm depending on temperature selectors position, while L5SI has only 2 compartements and BIO was alway cold
- L8 in middle: timer, temperatures, 3 pushbuttons, on/off-BIO-non/iron
- L6 on right: timer, temperatures, switcher (don't know exacly each position features).
The "legend" says that there were two L6 models, the RED one was jus like this in the picture, the BLU one hadn't the switcher but the 3 knobs was timer, temperature and... BIO timer! Weren't you Paul posted a sample of the BLU one some years ago!?
BYE
Diomede
