Indesit D63

Hmm, started off OK, but probably would not go for this Indesit D63 again. Wash cycle average - can't get the burnt on stuff from baking trays without an extra scrub unlike they claim.

Intermittently sticks in pump out mode and no matter what you do to the clock and powerfailing this mode will not release.

The powder tray stopped workign ages ago so it goes in the cutlery basket now, just had a look behind the control panel and a loose piece of polystyrene may have been jamming the release solenoid but cannot confirm this until the pump out error is resolved.

7 years of use (2-3 time weekly) and not a single mechanical problem. Friends have same Indesit dishwasher for 5 years and also experienced no problems.

This machine doesn't work well and seems to have a fundamental design flaw that leads to the main pump motor failure.

We have had this Indesit D63 for about 4 years and about six months ago the wash pump had to be replaced, now it has failed again. It has never washed well and the engineering is obviously fatally flawed - and dangerous if you read Watchdog's assessment.

Ive had my Indesit for roughly 7 years now and the only problems in the past have been leaking from below for no apparent reason and again for no apparent reason it decides not to leak. For about the last year now it doesn't seem to wash the dishes in the top tray they are left with some kind of grime and little bits all over them which need washing by hand, defeating the purpose of the dishwasher.

My Indesit D63 dishwasher was more trouble and work than it was worth from the outset. It was not a labour saving device at all. Appalling build quality. After 3 years of very light use the nasty programme controller failed. They are £40 over the internet, but you have to know when to quit. I failed to give it away on Freecycle, which says it all really. Indesit has no integrity, neither do 'Which' who gave it an undeserved top mark rating. If you want one, you can collect mine for nothing and fit a new controller. It won't be any worse than a new one.

After having my Indesit D63 dishwasher for 29 days the element failed. Curry's refused to take it back, Indesit say it's Curry's problem. Trading Standards sorted it out with me in the end.

I have had this Indesit D63 machine for about 4 years. Just after the warranty at 1 year and 1 month the element went. Once cured it washed okay 7 times out of ten, but sometimes everything has to be washed by hand once its finished its cycle. It's a bit of a lottery really, whether it will come out clean or smeary. At two years it failed to drain, don't know what's wrong but the engineer said this is a common problem with Indesits in his experience. Got another problem, guess what the elements gone again! I'm going to have a go at replacing it as I can get one off the internet for £20. However it will be going down the tip if anything major fails which I suspect will in the very near future. Don't buy an Indesit dishwasher, although I did have a washing machine that lasted 12 years with no problem, that's why I bought this.

While our Indesit D63 dishwasher performed OK for the first 4.9 years, on the eve of the extended warranty expiring so did the machine. After the 5th 'engineer' failed to fix it, I pointed out that the warranty said that the machine would be replaced if Indesit couldn't fix it. They said that they wouldn't consider a replacement until it was at least 10 years old. In all it took 9 visits to fix a broken pump. This included 1 trip to fit the new pump, 1 to fit some sort of electrical kit, 6 to try (and fail) to figure out why it still wasn't working, and the last one to find out that the new pump had not been fitted correctly in the first place, and that the person that fitted the electrical kit didn't bother reconnecting the wires (he just left them hanging free!!).

I worked out that even at a conservative £40 for a call out it would have been cheaper for them to have given us a new machine, but they didn't.

In total my wife and I wasted 2 weeks of our leave waiting for an 'engineer'?? to arrive.

When you phone them up and ask to speak to a supervisor they refuse to put you through, but instead give you an email address. They then ignore your emails.

I certainly will not be buying an Indesit/Hotpoint product ever again.

The most telling thing was when I asked the last Indesit engineer (the one that finally fixed the machine) what he would recommend - he said Bosch.

I've never had any problems with our Indesit D63 Dishwasher. I was concerned because this model was reviewed on BBC Watchdog. It appears a fault causes a fire, but I have not had that problem.

It did however go wrong yesterday, as it blew the house trip. It has a live to ground short, probably indicating a heater fault. I cannot get it fixed for a few days.

I would however buy the same model again.

I have not used the Indesit service, as I prefer a small local company.