Gyn_Paul Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 This doesn't really fit under 'House Renovations' other than in that ifI don't find out how to set the delay start on my machine, and floodthe bathroom one more time I'll have to replace the floor entirely!We run it on the heures creuse, which is fine overnight, but - withonly 2 hours in the afternoon - if one is a bit late setting it goingit's likely not to have finished by the time the meter turns it off,and (of course) the interlock doesn't stay working once there's nopower so - hey presto! wet feet and 2 gallons of water all over thefloor!So..Is there anyone out there with an Indesit WI10 who can tell mehow to run it on delay start? If I turn the control knob to '4hrs'(say) it simply motors round to the programme setting again and setsoff. What's the trick?and - yes - I have tried the Indesit site for an on-line manual and Google.p (the one with yet another pair of wet shoes and socks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicos Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 No idea about your actual machine- but could you use a timeswitch plugged into the wall? You could prepare the machine well ahead of time and know it will start up at your required time.Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoneye Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Sorry - nothing to do with washing machines.Does everyone who has Heures Creuse get 2 hours in afternoon also (as well as at night)? I am sure I don't ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="londoneye"]Sorry - nothing to do with washing machines.Does everyone who has Heures Creuse get 2 hours in afternoon also (as well as at night)? I am sure I don't ????[/quote]No, it varied from region to region (I think the amount of heavyindustry in the region is a factor). Here in Limousin we have the offerof a 2-hour period anywhere between 14 and 17h30 (I think it was)which is set by the technicien when he installs the meter. In our otherhouse in Pays de la Loire there was only the overnight period. Thetotal hours per day is still the same, of course, but I have to say theafternoon top-up time is a Godsend.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="Nicos"]No idea about your actual machine- but could you use a timeswitch plugged into the wall? You could prepare the machine well ahead of time and know it will start up at your required time.Just a thought![/quote]It's clear to see you don't live in this chaotic household!p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 We get our two hours in the afternoon, have had it since we completed the build four years ago,I think there are various patterns, and they are allocated at random when the supply is set up. Some people have even said that they were offered a choice.Its all about spreading the load on the distribution network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 OK, I'll broaden the question a little.....Does anyone out there have a washing machine with a delay start function? If so, how do you programme it ?(now we'll see how many chaps have the slightest clue how their domestic appliances function [:D])p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridgeman Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hello Gyn_PaulHow is life treating you well I hopeHave had a word with a good friend of mine (washing machine engineer) and he has had a look through his service manuals and cannot find your model now I know you are not silly but did you get the model number from the booklet or off the back or front of machine? if off the front could you have a look on the back just to see if the number on the plate is different, you may have already done this, if this is the case sorry cannot help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridgeman Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hi Gyn_PaulTry looking at model No. WIL133 it may help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="Gyn_Paul"]OK, I'll broaden the question a little.....Does anyone out there have a washing machine with a delay start function? If so, how do you programme it ?(now we'll see how many chaps have the slightest clue how their domestic appliances function [:D])p[/quote]I have a delay function on my dishwasher but not the washing machine, so I just have a cheapo time at the socket end, which is programmed so the power goes on at lunchtime (heures creuses from 12.30 - 14.00 here) and again overnight.Sorry, I can't help with your survey.[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Trouble is with Indesit is that they market the same machine with different numbers for different countries. I suspect they all have the same 'insides' and its just the Crippleware that inhibits some of the higher functions on the cheaper models. However, I am a chap and I know how to do this on my indesit coz it has buttons and a screen. Press the button to the left of the little screen until an unconvincing representation of a clock appears, then press the button on the right to cycle round the delay times, to select the one you want, press the left button again. (this assumes you have already loaded the machine and selected program) After the approriate delay (from 1 to 10 hours I think) off it goes.Just a thought, if I read the OP right, the problem is the electricity being cut off to that socket when the rate changes? If so, there is no way a delay function is going to operate with no 'lectrickry going to the machine - same for timers unless battery powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 You are right, Pierre. Then I guess he has no choice other than to plug it into a normal socket and use the delay function or a timer, or to set an alarm to remind him to put the washing on at the right time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Could it possibly be an Indesit Wi101? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I have a delayed start function on my Ariston WM, but it's electronics rather than buttons and I can program it up to 24 hours in advance...I use a timer set to activate the dryer during off-peak times (2-7am and 2-5pm).The timer "comes on and off" everyday but the dryer will only work when I set it to do so.PS: I'm a girlie too, sorry...[:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Trouble is with Indesit is that they marketthe same machine with different numbers for differentcountries. I suspect they all have the same 'insides' andits just the Crippleware that inhibits some of the higher functions onthe cheaper models. However, I am a chap and I know how to dothis on my indesit coz it has buttons and a screen. Press thebutton to the left of the little screen until an unconvincingrepresentation of a clock appears, then press the button on the rightto cycle round the delay times, to select the one you want, press theleft button again. (this assumes you have already loaded themachine and selected program) After the approriate delay (from 1 to 10hours I think) off it goes.Just a thought, if I read the OP right, the problem is theelectricity being cut off to that socket when the rate changes? If so, there is no way a delay function is going to operate with no'lectrickry going to the machine - same for timers unless batterypowered.[/quote]Oh that my machine was so sophisticated! No screens - little orotherwise and just the one knob with all the programme numbers on itand the last 4 segments being '2h, 4h, 6h and 9h'. 2 othersmaller controls: the spin speed and the wash temp, and a few buttons:quick wash, extra rinse, and pre-wash.As you will have guessed, I got it second-hand, (here in France) and without the instruction manual, obviously.If I could get the timer function to work I would leave it plugged intoan untimed socket with no bother, but as it is, I thinkloading/unloading wearing wellies is probably the safest bet. The buggar of it is that it's in a particularly dark corner of the room andit's difficult to spot it's actually full of water until the second youapply pressure to the door release. Not unlike the way you realise, asyou are slamming the car boot, that the car-keys are sitting ontop of the shopping, and you are about to entomb them. The realisationoccuring at the very micro-second that the decending boot lid ortail-gate leaves you finger-tips!p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="Cat"]Could it possibly be an Indesit Wi101?[/quote]Is that a UK or continental model?p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 <<with only 2 hours in the afternoon - if one is a bit late setting it going it's likely not to have finished by the time the meter turns it off, and (of course) the interlock doesn't stay working once there's no power>>If it's on a socket that's only powered during heures creuses and (as I understand it) the programmer is mechanical, why not just set it up with the programmer and as soon as the power comes on it should run. In effect you're using the feed to the socket as a timer.Sorry if I've got the wrong end of a stick here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridgeman Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Gyn_PaulLook up the WIL 133 on the indesit site, looks the same as you discribed you can delay the start time by 2-4-6-8 hours hopefully this is the same as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridgeman Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Hi Gyn_PaulAny luck with your washer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Bee Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have an indesit like this!Set the dial to the hours you require, then wait for the light to do a series of flickers (about 6 seconds or so), when it stops, turn the dial to the programme you require. The light will then flash steadily counting the time away and during this time you can open the door to add anything you have forgotten. If you set it wrong or part of a remaining programme isn't finished then it will advance to the programme already set and start/continue straight awayIf it still doesn't work you have to call a specialist Indesit man out who will check it with a little plug in computer! We asked at MDA when ours broke and they said only certain places repair Indesit 'cos they are so tricky! Hope that helpsTracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridgeman Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Come on Paul we are all dieing to know if you got your washer working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 [quote user="Fridgeman"]Come on Paul we are all dieing to know if you got your washer working. [/quote]you sad bunch !! [;-)]OK,Well based on Tracy's assurance that she has one like it, I havefollowed her instructions and it seems to have done the requiredquantity of flashing and has managed to sit still on programme 2 withouta) starting, or b) motoring round to some other setting, so in about 4hours time it should burst into life..... or not. Tune intomorrow for the next exciting installment....p[honestly the things some ex-pats are reduced to doing in the name of entertainment [:D] ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicos Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I hope that you have remembered to put the soap in??????[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 [quote user="Nicos"]I hope that you have remembered to put the soap in??????[:-))][/quote]I did, and what's more it worked !So thank you TracyK and Fridgeman et al for taking an interest. All Ineed now is a clock in there so we can calculate 4 or 6 or 9 hrs on,since neither of us wears a watch these days (haven't done so sinceceremonially taking it of when we drove onto the ferry to come herepermanently 5 years ago).Now, about this ventilated roof space.........p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 You might try here for a Manual but it won't be free [:(]http://www.plusdenotices.com/resultats_marque.php?ctexte=INDESIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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