Indesit ID60G2X Gas Cooker Fault

After owning the Indesit ID60G2X, which I bought from John Lewis (never again) a while ago now, I wanted to write a quick post regarding a fault that has occurred, which seems to be a common problem. It's nothing too major, as in something that's going to affect the cooking of food, or be a big danger. However, it is an annoying little problem that, in a way, has exposed just how cheap some of the components are that are used in the Indesit ID60G2X Gas Cooker.

 The circular plastic is meant to sit tight to the cooker

The "springs" that hold the knobs in place are some of the flimsiest, cheapest looking things I have ever seen on a gas appliance. They shouldn't even be used in products from the pound shop, let alone a cooker. I thought the knobs were held in position by magnets, but no. It's by extremely weak coiled strings of metal. I can't call them springs, as its an insult to a real spring.

 Look at it compared to the one on the right

Anyway the problem is the springs come out and leave the knob(s) just hanging there. The cooker, and the knob itself, are still 100% usable but this shows a sheer lack of quality components being used in a product in my opinion. I have fixed this issue 3 times so far by removing the knob and repositioning the spring (very thin, loosely coiled metal) into place.

However, due to the springs being so cheap and having almost no resistance, the problem just keeps on happening. Very disappointing. The cooker is under a long warranty and I should really contact Indesit and ask them to send me some replacement springs that have a bit of resistance in them so they don't keep coming off. But as of yet I haven't made contact with them. It's one of those non-vital "live with it" problems that I'll get round to doing.

 

July 2022. A quick update after owning this cooker for a few years.

Do not buy this cooker. More faults have cropped up. The first one, which is more of a design fault than something that has developed over time, is how hot the front of the cooker gets when using the oven in combination with a few stove top burners. The front, in particular the area around the ignition button gets extremely hot. Like, burn your fingers hot. Very dangerous if you have children.

The second and most annoying issue is the grill. It has completely stopped working. Well, technically it does [did] still work, but only if I stand there and hold the knob in permanently. As I'm sure you are aware, most cooker grills have a safety feature where the knob has to be held in for a few seconds when first being turned on.

After the usually small amount of time has passed the knob can be released and the grill will stay on. But not the Indesit ID60G2X. First, the grill knob needed to stay held in for around 30+  seconds, which was long compared to all the other cookers I've owned.

But once that time had elapsed the grill did actually stay on. Then, after a few more months the holding in time ended up being nearer to 1 minute. This got quite annoying. Having to stand there for around a minute holding in this knob, my thumb was getting tired! But hey, after the minute was up the grill would stay on, so I just persevered and lived with it.

After a few more months the time this knob needed to be held in for was 2 minutes! I timed it. 2 full minutes of standing there waiting for the grill to stay lit. Any thumb tiredness or an attempt to let go and check to see if the grill would stay on for any time less than a 2 minute hold resulted in the grill just blanking out. Now, even a two minute hold does not work. I stood there for literally 5 minutes, thumb pressed in place, and the grill just won't stay on at all anymore. I give up.

It' clear that whatever element or thermostat is installed in the cooker that deals with this safety / time delay before it gives the green light for the grill to stay on has gradually gotten worse and worse, then packed up altogether. I now don't even attempt to use the grill at all.

Can you imagine an old aged pensioner having to do this, or someone with a disability. No one should have to deal with these types of problems. Absolutely ridiculous. Do not buy this cooker. Personally, I would never buy anything Indesit ever again.