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My washing machine is tripping the circuit breaker
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My Beko WMA665W washing machine is tripping the electrics in my house. It first happened a couple of days ago, when a wash cycle wash about to finish. It had rinsed the clothes and had 1 minute left on the digital timer, when the whole house's electricity suddenly cut out. I unplugged it and the electricity came back on and stayed on, but every time I plugged the washing machine back in, it stayed on for about 10 seconds, still with 1 minute remaining on the rinse cycle, and then tripped the circuit out again. I cancelled the rinse cycle, and the machine stays on without any problem. I then tried to run a spin cycle, and it ran for around 4 minutes before it tried to kick into a high speed spin, the machine made a short, high-pitched wirring noise, the digital timer began flickering, and then it tripped out the power again.
washer has no power unless you unplug from outlet for a couple minutes then plug back in. machine then powers up and runs through complete wash cycle then loses power again.washer has no power unless you unplug from outlet for a couple minutes then plug back in. machine then powers up and runs through complete wash cycle then loses power again.
AnonymousMar 14, 2014
washer will only power up unless you unplug for couple minutes and plug back in. after doing this machine will run through complete wash cycle then power back down or lose power again. you have to repeat this to wash another loadwasher will only power up unless you unplug for couple minutes and plug back in. after doing this machine will run through complete wash cycle then power back down or lose power again. you have to repeat this to wash another load
AnonymousMar 23, 2014
Not rinsing or spinning jus got the machine today taken 5 hrs to do 1 washNot rinsing or spinning jus got the machine today taken 5 hrs to do 1 wash
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The modern fusebox contains two types of breaker; the micro circuit breaker (mcb) that replaces the old fashioned fuse and the residual current device (rcd) and which one trips indicates the type of fault.
The mcb trips in response to an overloaded circuit or short circuit and the rcd trips when current leaks from the circuit to ground.
When a washing machine does this there is a strong possibility some water has found a way to mix with the electrics. The first task will be to examine the power cord and then to remove whatever covers can be removed for a close examination of the internals looking for evidence of water...
This tells me that you do not have an overload situation. There is a short, and/or one or more faulty breakers possibly including the main breaker.
Even an experienced DIY'er with electrical knowledge would probably contact an electrician at this point. If there is a potential problem with the main breaker then it is best to get professional help.
Hi, I have just come back from holiday. I turned on my beko washing machine,power comes on and when it starts it switches off the main electric box.before i went away i turned off the main electric box. Is the machine broken and if so expensive job?
You might need to contact a different electrician. Also a different retailer of machines as this one is obviously trying to make a sale. The apparent problem is that the house is wired with all of the outlets in the house on one circuit breaker--a recipe for trouble. Any house with multiple outlets should be divided into zones so that the whole house doesn't shut down if one appliance trips the breaker. A heavy user of power like a dishwasher should have it's own breaker and wiring for that machine alone. The electrician should have load-checked the dishwasher to make sure it is not drawing more than rated power, then suggested that it be wired to it's own breaker and circuit. Any other high power appliances should also have separate circuits (washing machine, microwave, toaster, etc.). Hope this helps!
run the machine, after it trips, unplug and carefully touch the motor,it may have a bad capacitor, or dry bearings causing it to draw excessive current,if these 2 things are not it, then look for a bare wire that may be touching case during this part of the cycle,and if you can get an "Amprobe" it reads current and check machines current draw during the start to trip current
It could be your iron drawing too much current but it sounds more likely that you have a weak circuit breaker on that circuit. You might try the iron on a different house circuit to confirm if its actually the iron or the house breaker giving you problems.
It's possible that the current rating of the MCB is too low to run your washing machine PLUS all the devices plugged into the other sockets on the same circuit. If possible, try plugging in the washing machine on a circuit with fewer or no other appliances plugged in. MCB's are much faster tripping than circuit breakers and are rated to trip at the current rating on them. Circuit breakers, may carry a current slightly over the rated current which may be why it never happened before. The permanent solutions (if the overloaded circuit is the problem) would be to install a circuit solely for the washer and dryer or install a MCB with a higher current rating. The latter solution is not practical, however, since an overload on lower power devices may never reach the current rating of the MCB creating a hazardous shock potential.
washer has no power unless you unplug from outlet for a couple minutes then plug back in. machine then powers up and runs through complete wash cycle then loses power again.
washer will only power up unless you unplug for couple minutes and plug back in. after doing this machine will run through complete wash cycle then power back down or lose power again. you have to repeat this to wash another load
Not rinsing or spinning jus got the machine today taken 5 hrs to do 1 wash
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