Indesit on Watchdog again

[ozzie908]

Costs prevent this.....

It's time the classic Hotpoint brand was brought back to be made in the UK.

Will this ever happen due to the cost of setting it all up it would be good if it did and it would be great for providing jobs etc but would people in the UK stump up the extra cost of the machines somehow I doubt it and lets be honest the one thing that has brought about this catastrophic turn of events is penny pinching and cutting back on materials used in production just so us the customer can buy the cheapest on the market. OK so not us who know better but the average washer user on the street...)

Austin

 

[glenfieldmathk1]

@ Optima
Unless a recall happens, Indesit company will continue to own Hotpoint, and it won't be a UK brand ever again.
However should a recall happen, which it wont, the amount of machines that are affected, could lead to Indesit going bankrupt, as they wouldn't be able to afford forking out all the cash to either repair or replace. It would be the only way either Indesit company is purchased. Even if a purchase happens, it would probably be to another Italian company anyway, who probably wouldn't be able to afford UK build again.
The only way I feel is if BSH purchased them, that we may get washers in the future back from the UK. (If I remember right BSH were interested in Hotpoint before Indesit got them? plus a hand full of dishwashers were made in GB by BSH).
The plastic protector doesn't really do anything. In fact, all it does is stop the concrete block flying through the machine lid. The explosion is still going to happen with that there.
I am interested to know, are the new ones currently on sale got that plastic/metal thing just under the lid? If you ask me, they could still explode if that's on there?

@nrones
Yes here in the UK Hotpoint/Indesit far outsell Hoover/Candy therefore they are bound to show the Indesit Company on a programme, which is shown at prime time slot of 8pm on the UK's Leading channel BBC1 (programmed to no 1 on most people TV's).
It could also be that Candy have fixed the fault as you said, with drum changes.
Indesit have tried to fix the fault by covering over the weld with a paddle (however as you saw in the show, the paddle falls off as the drum splits anyway).
There are no WMF760 (the model shown at the end of the watchdog story) still on sale today, they left the market about 2 years ago. They were probably in production in 2009, as shown on Watchdog, though they were possibly purchased in 2011, which people won't realize. i just wonder if the current models, have a new drum, which I doubt as they look the same.

I just feel a recall is needed from Indesit, after two injuries shown on Watchdog, how many have actually happened that haven't been reported?

Also hotpoint Service website isn't help full.

Finally why haven't watchdog purchased a Hotpoint/Indesit and put it to test? They are only going on peoples reports, but they do have test labs at Watchdog, maybe they could put the machine to test on various spin cycles, and record what happens?

 

[electron1100]

Add Samsung To the List

I see that Samsung are to recall toploading machines in Australia due to them catching on fire must be connected with Beko

so the list of modern lethal appliances grows..........amazing just amazing

 

[aeg03]

I remember we purchased an Indesit IWD5123 from John Lewis in Oct 2011. I never liked it. The drum paddles were loosely fitted and the machine would vibrate so much every time it spins and the flimsy detergent drawer would keep popping out (video link below) the machine was stable but would still shake until I out cushions on the side and top. It stopped shaking and moving as much. I felt it wasn't made too well. A friend of mine has a 5 year old Indesit and its never let her down. Shakes and has loose fitting paddles but it goes on and on. It only spins upto 1100rpm.

Never encountered vibration on any Zanussi machine I've had. The Zanussi Jetsystem 1200rpm I purchased in Sept 2012 does spin very unbalanced sometimes but it never shakes and is nice and stable. Our previous AEG was a heavy machine and would bang sometimes but again never shook.

Apart from the issue highlighted it seems Indesits are very reliable machines though.

 

[aquacycle]

"but it never shakes and is nice and stable"

That's because it has an induction motor.

"Apart from the issue highlighted it seems Indesits are very reliable machines though"

What!? That's like saying "apart from the fact that he killed thousands of people, Hitler was a nice bloke!". Constant reports of exloding drums, bearing failures, PCB failures, brush replacements and repairs due to poor construction such as dials and detergent drawers coming loose ALL on machines that are under 5 years old. Sorry, but there are no excuses for it.

 

[aquacycle]

For those interested, here is the info from last nights clip regarding Indesit and Hotpoint machines exploding

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mg74/features/indesit-hotpoint-exploding-washing-machine

 

[aegokocarat]

Im rather worried now, I have an indesit IWDC6125 washer dryer and I admit that I do sometimes leave it to do its job, now Im worried to leave it as I dont want to come back to find bits of my washing, metal, plastic,glass,ect scattared around the wash house. It is rather odd as it doesnt seem to have a drum seam, but still I wont feel comfortable anymore using it until I know its safe.
Tom

 

[aeg03]

Aquacycle.

No my Zanussi does not have an induction motor in it so please get your facts right first on that one.

It's not acceptable that Indesits explode no. But no one has been killed yet (so not sure what Hitler has got to do with it!!) The law should be tougher on issues like this.. If they are not then Indesit company will be able to get away with it. Just like years ago when they had machines that could open on full spin cycle.

I was referring to the fact that I know quite a few people with Indesits that they purchased in 2008 and those machines are still going strong with no problems whatsoever!

 

[lavamat_jon]

Interestingly, the so called "problem" models are the Polish made smaller capacity ones, not the larger capacity models that are made in Italy.  Wonder if there is correlation between different factories etc...

 

Any bad press is a shame really, the 4 Hotpoints I've used from their latest range with the round doors have been solidly built and performed superbly.

 

Jon

 

[hotpointfan]

Tom

The drum seam may be under one of the paddles, it is the same with my great-gran's Hotpoint WDF740.

 

[aegokocarat]

@hotpointfan: Nope, mine doesnt have any seam, Ive even looked around the paddles and there is no seam. So mine may be press formed.