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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Number of Different Temperatures 3
Number of Programmes 4
Width in cm 45
Height in cm 85
Depth in cm 60
Noise Level in Decibels 55
Energy Efficiency A
Drying Efficiency B
Display of Remaining Time No
Water Consumption in Litres per Program 14
Cleaning Efficiency B
Energy Consumption in kWh per Program 1
Energy Savings Trust Feature No
Number of Place Settings 9
Colour White
Colour Silver
Integrated not applicable
Automatic Program No
Start Delay Option No
Water Control System Yes
Release Date 1 Aug 2004
Quick Wash Yes
Delayed Start Option No

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Impartial Reviews

384 shoppers have reviewed this product.
83% of people would recommend it.

out of 10
Features7.6
Cycle times7.5
Cleaning Performance8.0
Noise7.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.5
Choice of Wash Cycles7.5
Ease of Loading7.1
Ease of use8.6
Overall rating8.0
Score: 5.6/10

David, Oswestry

Very quiet

Does not work properly and I am not getting any service from Indesit. When I arranged for a service engineer to attend, no one turned up or phoned to explain the absence.

Having registered for service wih Indesit, no one could find the registration on the records. I re-registered and was told that I didn't qualify for service as the machine is being used by a charity, contrary to what I was told in the first place. The machine still does not wash properly or dry at all. I will never buy another Indesit!

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28 people found this review helpful

19 May 2006

Score: 7.8/10

Frances, London

Very quiet. Washes the dishes very well

The eco wash takes a very long time. The dishes are not very dry after the cycle is complete.

Economically priced. Good value for money.

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26 people found this review helpful

15 Nov 2006

Score: 6.2/10

Anonymous

Efficient. Excellent energy ratings

Long cycle time. Sometimes slow to start. Flimsy plate racks

Good basic machine

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25 people found this review helpful

21 Sep 2006

Score: 8.8/10

Helen, Isles Of Scilly

Well constructed, easy to use. The quick wash is fabulous, quick and a life saver when all our mugs are dirty!

Sometimes it can be a bit slow to respond to being turned on or reset, but this is really a minor thing. Could do with a wash cycle which is clearly just 'normal'.

I don't have a great deal to compare this to, having only had a full size miele in the past. However it does compare favourably and after 5 months of use i am still happy with my choice!

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25 people found this review helpful

17 Jul 2006

Score: 9.8/10

Elizabeth, Alexandria,dunbartonsshire

The dish washer is so simple to use and I now have sparkling dishes,cutlery

can't say it has any bad points

I'm glad I chose the Indesit IDL40. It fits in perfectly to the space we had left in our upgraded kitchen.

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20 people found this review helpful

12 Sep 2006

Score: 9.0/10

Anonymous

easy to fit in a tight space, ideal for two people and has a fast cycle !

Non

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20 people found this review helpful

10 Apr 2007

Score: 6.2/10

Anonymous

Fairly good wash

Top and bottom baskets need a re-design to make them more effective for dish and utensil loading

Not as good as the Tricity-Bendix which it had replaced

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19 people found this review helpful

31 Jul 2006

Score: 8.2/10

Ann, Fife

After a hard days work, then coming home to cook, I no longer ned to slave over the sink to do dishes too....great.

Length of cable to connect from dishwasher to waste pipe. A range of available lengths would be better.

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19 people found this review helpful

17 Jul 2006

Score: 9.2/10

Philip, Glasgow

excellent product easy to use

very hard to find

excellent value for money

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19 people found this review helpful

10 Jul 2006

Score: 9.2/10

Pamela, Slough

Very pleased, very quiet when running

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18 people found this review helpful

31 Jul 2006

Score: 6.0/10

Rob, Medway

small compact and easy to use

build quality is poor but does the job

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12 people found this review helpful

08 Sep 2008

Score: 8.2/10

Graham, Northampton

very easy to use and quiet.

a very good product

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17 people found this review helpful

02 Feb 2006

Score: 9.0/10

Anonymous

Simple and easy to use. Hasn't got lots of buttons and is plain and simple looking.

The motor broke 3 months after buting it and we had to get it fixed but apart from that it has been good!

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16 people found this review helpful

18 May 2006

Score: 7.0/10

Matt, Southampton

Very easy to use. Plenty of room inside. quick wash time.

A tad on the noisy side.

Glad we bought it. Good value.

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16 people found this review helpful

28 Apr 2006

Score: 8.6/10

Sharon, Manchester

We chose this model as we could only fit a slimline model in our kitchen. I was impressed that the indesit scored a,a,and a in various categories and is also really good value for money. There is not much choice for slimline dishwashers but this is one of the cheapest and has a good choice of programmes.

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12 people found this review helpful

04 Aug 2008

Score: 7.2/10

Anonymous

Fits into the limited space

long cycles do appear long documents do not describe energy and water use of the cycles

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14 people found this review helpful

18 May 2006

Score: 9.0/10

Steve, Andover

Gets everything sparkling clean

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13 people found this review helpful

29 Jan 2007

Score: 8.8/10

Anonymous

Fits into small space.

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12 people found this review helpful

18 Feb 2007

Score: 6.8/10

Anonymous

very compact

bigger items can not fit in

wonder how i managed without it

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12 people found this review helpful

24 Apr 2006

Score: 5.6/10

Carrie, Gillingham

Nice looking and we like the Eco cycle. Although very long, the dishes are very clean and only a tad wet on the bottoms.

Feet don't adjust to allow stablising on an uneven surface. Our cups and glasses are always falling over in the top. Not enough room for larger items like mixing bowles. Door does not stay down without bottom basket being pulled out.

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12 people found this review helpful

16 Jul 2007

Score: 5.8/10

Rita, St. John Torpoint

Nice design. Controls clear to understand.

Difficult to load - plate settings too close together and sometimes plates are unwashed. Top shelf doesn't easily slot home and the pressure needed to allow door to close, can result in glasses etc. falling over. At the end of a cycle crockery is not as dry as my previous model.

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12 people found this review helpful

30 Apr 2007

Score: 9.4/10

Anonymous

It's a good straightforward easy to use dishwasher. No hassle at all with easy to understand instalation and operation instructions.

N/A

A decent quality product at a very good price.

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12 people found this review helpful

06 Nov 2006

Score: 9.0/10

Simon, Leeds

Compact and easy to install. Very quiet when in operation. Really easy to operate as there are only four cycle options to select from and one button to push. All internal fittings such as salt dispenser and drain filter are easy to access for filling / cleaning.

Only one: there's no way of telling how far through the wash cycle the machine is.

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9 people found this review helpful

16 Jul 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Avril, Canterbuy

Easy to use, quiet and efficient. 10/10

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9 people found this review helpful

30 Jul 2008

Score: 6.5/10

Esther, Orpington, “busy working mum”

fits into small space. easy to use

cycle times are too long but it seems to be energy efficient

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8 people found this review helpful

04 Sep 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Anonymous

reasonable, efficient, energy saving, compact and quiet

not the easiest to load - never seem to be able to quite fit in what you want

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11 people found this review helpful

25 May 2007

Score: 7.0/10

Patricia, Malmesbury

compact, neat, cleans well

cycles too long and drying not thorough

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11 people found this review helpful

08 Mar 2007

Score: 9.4/10

Valerie, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Simple easy to use, a good choice of cycles, compact

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11 people found this review helpful

02 Aug 2007

Score: 9.8/10

Anonymous

fast, cleans well, efficent,

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10 people found this review helpful

05 Apr 2007

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous

Simple to use

Wine glasses are tricky to fit in with a fairly full load

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10 people found this review helpful

12 Feb 2007

Score: 6.6/10

Anonymous

easy to use

quite noisy

good value for money

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10 people found this review helpful

18 May 2006

Score: 10.0/10

Nick, London

In its price range it is the best buy. The Indesit Slimline saved us from endless nights of washing dishes and is the perfect buy if you are considering getting a dishwasher. The size means you do not need to wait for it to full up and can do a clean every night.

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10 people found this review helpful

18 Jun 2007

Score: 4.7/10

Anonymous

It washes dishes that have a normal amount of soiling.

Leaves dishes very wet, machine is very noisy, top basket sticks so that when you pull it out to add more cups any previously loaded crash together.Wash cycles take a long time.Dried on debris will not be removed.

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9 people found this review helpful

02 Aug 2007

Score: 5.4/10

Carole, Aylesford

Nice and quite

Door does not stay down to allow ease of loading it pops back up pushing the basket back into the machine making loading a two handed job.

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9 people found this review helpful

31 May 2007

Score: 9.2/10

Mel, Swanley Kent

Monkey proof, really easy to use considering this is my first dishwasher

Quite noisey

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9 people found this review helpful

12 Feb 2007

Score: 9.1/10

Anonymous

The dishes come out really clean, which is the most important thing to me.

It's not really a big deal but, although there is an express wash it would be better if the regular wash was a little quicker.

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7 people found this review helpful

04 Jun 2008

Score: 8.9/10

Roy, Comberton, Cambridge

Extra to markings as above, cold fill only. Size fits well into units.

Cutlery basket - slots not large enough for spoons round edge. No slots in top of basket to stand knives and forks upright. Basket tends to topple from side to side.

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9 people found this review helpful

12 Jul 2007

Score: 8.7/10

Carol, Abergee , North Wales

fits all dishes and pans for just 2 people without washing by hand or reloading

door seems a bad design

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9 people found this review helpful

12 Jun 2007

Score: 9.8/10

Amy, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Quiet Good simple programmes - not lots of useless programmes that will never be used

the top doesnt fit large glasses in well the cutlery basket can sometimes get in the way

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8 people found this review helpful

25 May 2007

Score: 10.0/10

Marie, Seaford

Very quiet, does not jump about, nice looking, good value, lots of information on the front of the machine making it easy to use.

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8 people found this review helpful

27 Jul 2007

Score: 9.3/10

Anonymous

Economy wash is excellent dishes sparkling so much so I have never used a full cycle!

Have not found any as yet!

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8 people found this review helpful

09 Oct 2007

Score: 8.4/10

Chris, Thetford

simple and straight forward to use with a minimum of programs, but ones that you would actually use

the cutlery tray could do with some clips to fix it to the basket, it has a tendancy to over balance or be easily knocked over during loading

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6 people found this review helpful

10 Jul 2008

Score: 9.0/10

David, London

It's good looking. Does the job well. The cleaning performance is good. The items are bone dry when they come out (if you leave inside for a little while after the wash). Perfect for single or couples. Not too big Overall very happy with this product.

A little noisy but not too bad. The layout of the place settings could be improved, but a minor moan. A little small for a family.

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5 people found this review helpful

08 Oct 2008

Score: 6.6/10

Anonymous

Very quiet cycle - simple to operate and use

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7 people found this review helpful

14 Jul 2007

Score: 9.5/10

Renee, Kinman

Has all what I was looking for - quick washes - height adjustment on top tray - and value for money - what more can I say ?

None that comes to mind

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6 people found this review helpful

23 Dec 2007

Score: 8.1/10

Anonymous

Wire racks inside are in sensible places to maximise on space. Machine was easy to plumb in ourselves, on replacing our old machine.

Noisier than we had been led to believe - even comparing with previous size dishwasher which was about 5 years old and possibly not an 'A' rating. The 'Start/reset' button is reluctant to work - I've learned to push it with more force! This may be a connection problem, if it starts to annoy/concern me more I'll make a call while within its guarantee. The feet dug into & tore the lino floor when pushing the machine into place! Is this machine heavier than our previous slimline dishwasher or does it just have spiky feet?!

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6 people found this review helpful

29 Jan 2008

Score: 4.3/10

Gilles, West Molesey

the price and the size

seems to leave a grimy film on all dishes and glasses, doesn't wash and rince very well.

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6 people found this review helpful

25 Mar 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Diana, Birmingham

It's like the Tardis, small on the outside but holds a lot of dishes on the inside

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5 people found this review helpful

16 Jul 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Donna, Ashford, “dont like washing up!”

excellent value, quiet and does a good job

machine feels warm to touch when working

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5 people found this review helpful

08 Jun 2008

Score: 6.6/10

Gloria, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent

I find the product very efficient, and have no problems with it

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5 people found this review helpful

27 Jun 2008

Score: 4.8/10

Kevin, Warminster

Lack of useful features, ie. lights to signal salt & rinse aid refill. Bad layout of basket/shelves.

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5 people found this review helpful

18 Jul 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Anonymous

Excellant Slimline machine and great for the price.

Nothing as yet!!! Hopefully it will stay this way.

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5 people found this review helpful

15 Jul 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Francisco, London

Compact...unobtrusive...easy to use/operate.

None found(yet!!!)

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6 people found this review helpful

17 Jun 2007

Score: 7.6/10

Justine, Bury

Very versatile can fit a lot of things in with verious combinations of arranging the pots. Not had any problem keeping the door open whilst loading which was mentioned in a lot of the reviews i read before purchasing it.

The cycles take quite a long time and the wire of the racks is quite flimsey and bends very easily

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6 people found this review helpful

17 Jun 2007

Score: 3.3/10

Mick, Birmingham

Noisy, flimsily constructed. Cutlery tray is poorly designed and keeps falling over during washing. Not half as good as our old Bosch.

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6 people found this review helpful

12 Jun 2007

Score: 8.7/10

Jane, Nottinghamshire

Easy to use and a compact design but still holds an amazing amount for its size.

Needs a delay timer so I can run it over night. The Indesit washing machine I have has one.

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6 people found this review helpful

13 Nov 2007

Score: 8.8/10

Sarah, Lincoln

compact, looks nice, cleans dihes perfectly

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6 people found this review helpful

01 Jun 2007

Score: 6.7/10

Anonymous

efficient and gives a great wash with hardly any noise

A nightmare to load

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5 people found this review helpful

13 Mar 2008

Score: 7.2/10

Nicky, Plymouth

cheap to buy and economical to run - has an eco wash

A little bit clunky - the top basket does not run smoothly on the runners and it doesn't look so good inside as the hotpoint I previously had - ie grey plastic instead of white and the element is exposed.

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4 people found this review helpful

20 Oct 2008

Score: 7.1/10

Anonymous, “me, wife, 2 kids”

EASY TO USE

Fails to operate occasionally, and you must run a cycle twice

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5 people found this review helpful

12 Apr 2008

Score: 9.4/10

Amanda, Barton Seagrave

cleaning. drying without smears and glass comes up perfect

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5 people found this review helpful

12 Mar 2008

Score: 7.0/10

Amanda, Leicestershire

The base of the unit is a flimsy cosmetic shield. I bought this applance for my disabled father and he hit the base plinth below the door with his wheelchair. It fell off instantly. The cosmetic base plinth is not very secure and has very weak clasps. Althought it will not affect the workings of the appliance, any kind of bump, even with a mop could break it. So therefore I would not not recommend this appliance to my family/friends.

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10 Mar 2008

Score: 7.2/10

Trina, Suffolk

Good value for money.

Bit noisey - frightened my dogs the first night!!

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4 people found this review helpful

19 Jul 2008

Score: 7.0/10

Christine, Coventry, “buisy life no hastle”

looks good

Is slightly noisier than Ithought

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4 people found this review helpful

23 Jul 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Denise, St Helens, “HAPPY,HEALTHY AND LOVED”

NOTHING OVER FANCY JUST A GOOD SIMPLE MACHINE THAT DOES THE JOB

DOESNT PUT DISHES BACK IN CUPBOARD!

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05 Jul 2008

Score: 8.7/10

Jean, Astley, Manchester

Compact and unobtrusive, quiet and efficient, with a good capacity for the size if you pack things in cleverly. This is an exellent dishwasher, I live mainly alone but cook a lot and I only need to use it about three times a week.

It is a slightly greyer white than my other white goods and the electric cable and plug are black so if you need to plug it in above your worktops like me it offends your eye!! I'll have to change that.

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03 Jun 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Anonymous

Quiet, efficient cleaning and drying. Excelent value for money.

Long wash cycles, no 'time remaining' indicator, bottom tray tends to slide back into the cabinet unless held.

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17 Jul 2008

Score: 9.3/10

Anonymous

all good

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15 Jun 2008

Score: 6.4/10

Anonymous

Small and economic and a good price. looks nice too.

Doesn't always seem to clean everything even when i use recommended products. Sometimes get a residue.

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5 people found this review helpful

23 Oct 2007