any electrical engineers here??

[nogginthenog]

I have a vacuum cleaner that trips the electrical circuit within about a second of being switched on. The motor spins for a fraction of a second, then the 'fuse' on the household supply trips. I have stripped off the cover and worked out that some fool has used it to suck-up water ( it was in a buy-to-let property so my fvcking tenants did it - not me! ) . It's not totally waterlogged, so I have put it in a very warm place to dry it out - the top of a cast-iron stove that gets to a nice heat with just the pilot on - hot, but still touchable.

What I would like to know is :

A - is it likely to ever run safely again?

B - should I apply some kind of anti-moisture aerosol - and if so, is WD40 suitable, or what is the right stuff to use?

I would bin it, but it's a newish Miele machine - an 'S 381' if that makes any odds.

Thanks in advance.

[Ganglandboss]

Spray some electrical contact cleaner in, spin the motor a few times (by hand - not by switching it on) and leave it to dry before trying it again.

[mrobertshaw]

It sounds like its shorting somewhere and returning to much power to earth. Has anyone opened it up before? Any wires broken/ touching?

Edited to remove the bit about replacing if old or cheap.

Edited by mrobertshaw on Sunday 7th September 15:35

[Pesty]

should be fine when it dries out.