Designations on the Indesit washing machine

Having bought a brand new washing machine of the brand Indesit, users in the first couple fall into a stupor looking at the abundance of signs displayed on the control panel. In such a situation, the icons on the Indesit washing machine must first be decrypted, and only then use the “home assistant”. Otherwise, finding the right programs by trial and error can be fatal for your clothes. We will deal with decoding of the washing machine icons of this company, and at the same time we will see the marking codes of such equipment.

Main icons

Indesit washing machines, especially modern ones, often have a brief decoding of characters directly on the control panel. Moreover, this decryption is quite understandable and does not require additional explanations. You can see a vivid example in the picture below.

Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Many models of Indesit washing machines, especially those released several years ago, have the so-called old type of control panel, in which there are nothing more than a few dozen icons and numbers. It is similar in modern budget models. To begin methodical decoding, break all the icons into at least two groups (main and additional), disassemble the main icons first.

The main icons indicate the modes and programs that are used by users of Indesit washing machines most often.

1. Cotton.
2. Soaking cotton.
3. Cotton: Intensive Wash.
4. Cotton: gentle wash.
5. Synthetics: intensive washing.
6. Synthetics: gentle wash.
7. Delicate fabrics.
8. Economic washing.
9. Super fast wash.
10. Rinsing.
11. Drain
12. Spin.

In the figure above, we highlighted these modes specifically so that you can look at the icons representing them. An interesting fact is that on Indesit washing machines released 5 years ago, the “cotton” icon was indicated more often in the form of a cotton flower, while on the most modern models they often use the sign in the form of a white T-shirt. In our opinion, the difference is not fundamental, the main thing to remember is that both of these icons refer to the same thing.

Additional icons

Additional, or as they are also called, special signs are also present in the modern "home assistant" of the Indesit brand, moreover, the newer the model of the machine, the more it has these signs. Why it happens? The fact is that machine manufacturers in recent years have begun to introduce a huge number of highly specialized programs and functions that are designed for things with special characteristics. Thus, manufacturers of washing machines are trying to please the most demanding users.

Among other things, new technologies appear in the field of clothing care, which are used in the advanced models of Indesit washing machines.

At the top you see a picture in which we highlighted signs of additional programs and functions. Their list is far from being exhausted by what we noted, since completely new models with new programs and new functions are already appearing. Let's talk about additional signs in more detail.

• Sign "wool". It is displayed either in the form of a sweater or in the form of a skein of wool, in principle, a completely understandable image. This is a wash program specifically designed for woolen items. Its features: long execution time, low drum rotation speed, low water temperature.
• Sign “delicate fabrics”. Drawn in the form of a flower with six petals. This is a wash mode suitable for silk, satin, cashmere and other moody fabrics. In this case, washing occurs in a large amount of water, the drum rotates slowly, the water temperature is usually 30⁰C. A complete counterpart to delicate fabrics is the silk badge.
• Jeans sign.He practically does not undergo external changes, and what is there to change, because the pattern of jeans pants is more eloquent than any other image will tell what kind of program is in question. And this is a program for washing jeans.
• Easy ironing. If you see the image of a small ironing on the control panel, be aware that your Indesit washing machine is capable of washing clothes so that it will then be much easier to iron out. Although, in fairness, it should be noted that this mode worsens the spin cycle and some users complain that linen after it is frankly wet.
• Hand wash icon. It turns out that the washing machine is capable of simulating hand washing. The intensity of rotation of the drum is verified so that it manages to exert a sufficient mechanical effect on the contaminated fabric and at the same time treats it as carefully as when hand washing - hence the name of the washing mode.
• The sign "sports shoes". They designate one of the varieties of careful programs that are ideal if, for example, you need wash the converse or sneakers.
• The designation of the "curtains". If you need to wash curtains from light fabrics, the mode indicated by this sign will do just fine. With heavy curtains, "the number does not work." Firstly, they need a washing machine with a rather large load, and secondly, washing heavy and dense fabrics in this mode is ineffective.
• The soaking sign. The program indicated by this sign will come in handy if the thing just needs to be soaked for a long time, but washing is not required. The washing machine draws water, heats it to the desired temperature, and things in this water lie for several hours, then the machine will drain the water and, without squeezing the laundry, will end the cycle.

The soaking program may be required when you are dealing with especially contaminated things. In this case, this mode starts first, and then the usual washing program.

About the marking code

Now let's talk about the marking code for Indesit brand washing machines. In each country where this washing machine is manufactured, the marking is different, and the differences are quite significant. We will be interested in, first of all, models released on the territory of the CIS countries, and we will talk about them.

In the picture that we can see above, we give an example of the marking code of a specific model of the Indesit washing machine, which was assembled in Russia. A brief decryption is already shown in the figure, we can only make some explanations.

The first two letters of the code have no meaning for the user. The third letter indicates that this model has a narrow washing machine, and it has front loading. If you come across a washing machine with a vertical load, then in the first part of the code there will be not 4 letters, but 5, the letter T will be added. The fourth letter, in the first part of the marking code, defines the type of control (electronic or mechanical), as well as the type of indication.

The second part of the code consists of 4 numbers and one letter. In our example, the first digit is 8, which means that the washer has a load of 8 kg. The next two digits are 1 and 0, which means that the drum of the machine rotates at a speed of 1000 rpm. The last digit of the code indicates what design and color this machine has. And finally, the last letter of the code, which stands apart, indicates the country of assembly, in our case it is Russia.

In conclusion, we note that a modern Indesit brand washing machine can have dozens of different programs, routines and useful functions. Each program and function has its own special icon, which encrypts a lot of useful information. Each user just needs to know what this or that icon means, otherwise it will be difficult to use the machine normally.