Washing Machine death
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Thought I was being really sensible keeping our Bosch washing machine in the garage at the office for 2.5 years while we rented a place while looking to buy. Finally bought a place, put the washing machine in.
Fills fine, but as soon as the spin starts it trips the RCBO.
Is it even worth trying to fix? I don't want to go down the route of replacing every part before buying a new one having spent just as much on parts as a new machine! Is there anything obvious it's likely to be? I'd guessed perished seal somewhere from years of sitting around allowing a bit of water on to electrics somewhere.
Assuming we replace, Bosch again? LG? Samsung?
Fills fine, but as soon as the spin starts it trips the RCBO.
Is it even worth trying to fix? I don't want to go down the route of replacing every part before buying a new one having spent just as much on parts as a new machine! Is there anything obvious it's likely to be? I'd guessed perished seal somewhere from years of sitting around allowing a bit of water on to electrics somewhere.
Assuming we replace, Bosch again? LG? Samsung?
croyde said:
Have you tried running an extension from another outlet and plugging it into that.
Had this with a Tumble Dryer. Turned out that the socket was at fault.
I have. Same on all circuits, it's a brand new rewire.Had this with a Tumble Dryer. Turned out that the socket was at fault.
craig1912 said:
Ours filled fine and then as drum started to turn it tripped. Turned out it was just the heating element which was covered in limescale and other crap. £100 for a new element and fitting and back to working fine.
This sounds exactly the issue we're having. Could be worth a go then!Bob-iylho said:
R.I.P
Probably a broken heart due to being abandoned and loneliness...............
I've been checking in on it before leaving work each evening, reading it bedtime stories most evenings etc - not sure what more I could have done? Could be the weekend abandonment though to be fair.Probably a broken heart due to being abandoned and loneliness...............
We had similar with our electric range cooker which was in storage for two years while were building a new house. Wired it in, switched it on and it repeatedly tripped the rccb. A friend who is an electrician tested it and found it was showing half a dozen different faults. He "suggested" that we rewire it via an MCB ( he couldn't do it since it was against regs) on a temporary basis for a couple of hours then switch it back over.
We did this and it worked. 5 years on and it's still working fine. Electrical stuff doesn't like sitting in (damp) storage for any length of time.
We did this and it worked. 5 years on and it's still working fine. Electrical stuff doesn't like sitting in (damp) storage for any length of time.
Ours would trip when something was jammed in the drain pump, found a tiny kids dinosaur plastic toy stuck in there! Fixed that, wouldn't trip anymore but wouldn't spin, brushes had worn as well, replaced them myself for 7 quid and its been fine. This is on a NEFF machine but all the same really and they are quite simple when you take them apart, all fixable with parts off ebay.
Tyndall said:
croyde said:
Have you tried running an extension from another outlet and plugging it into that.
Had this with a Tumble Dryer. Turned out that the socket was at fault.
I have. Same on all circuits, it's a brand new rewire.Had this with a Tumble Dryer. Turned out that the socket was at fault.
craig1912 said:
Ours filled fine and then as drum started to turn it tripped. Turned out it was just the heating element which was covered in limescale and other crap. £100 for a new element and fitting and back to working fine.
This sounds exactly the issue we're having. Could be worth a go then!We had same with a fridge freezer unused for months during our refurb - that worked fine for 5yrs and then tripbed the RCBO when it went into defrost and the heater came on. It was 20yrs old so bought a new one.
In your washing machine's case, it's the same motor that does wash and spin so it's hard to imagine there's anything fundamentally wrong. Could be just a bit damp or a spider's got somewhere it shouldn't have. Was it on an RCD before - it might have always been iffy?
craig1912 said:
Ours filled fine and then as drum started to turn it tripped. Turned out it was just the heating element which was covered in limescale and other crap. £100 for a new element and fitting and back to working fine.
Had exactly the same thing with my parents machineMum uses too much detergent/ slop
It caked the element and I reckon it corroded it for the outisde in
I diagnosed this before taking it apart by trying programmes that didn’t heat
So spin/ rinse etc
The second the programme needed heat it tripped the electrics
Consider rodent damage
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