Washing machine My main switch trips when i switch my washing machine on My washing machine has started to trip the main switch. When I switch it back on the machine starts again--sometimes for 1 minute, sometimes for 20 minutes but eventually blows the 13amp fuse in the plug.Is this a big problem or how can it be fixed

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Aug 17, 2012 - 110.24872300) washing machine which up to this point has been ...Note what is happening when it trips (is it starting to spin, starting to drain, filling, etc.).... If the outlet trips when the washing machine isn't running and isn't ...

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Switching on the plug socket that the washing machine's plugged into caused no problems, but switching the machine itself on trips the RCD. ... then its possibly the water fill solenoid as most cycles start with a water fill. ... I've always guessed it is theelectricity/water combo somewhere in the machine so err on the side of ...

check heater element also motor

Possible that there is higher current drain which trips off the circuit. This can be due to moisture or dampness in the circuit , coils or the motor. You need to remove the top panel and dry using a dryer. check the connectors, check the main line , the motor circuit. Isolation of the motor or the heater can confirm the short if the circuit stays. Check the main power to the panel and allied circuit for possible capacitor leak or short.

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?

Hello,
It would seem to me that the heating element needs replacing from the information you have supplied especially as it performs most of the other functions like filling and spin and drain.
Good luck

electrical short in m/c.could be heating element. regards

Yes. It may be an internal safety fuse or switch. RJ

A faulty heater in both a washing machine and dishwasher will trip swithes because they both cause an earth........the chances are you heater needs replacing......the reason its tripping after a short period is probably beacause the cycle doesnt start heating the water until after approx 15-20 mins depending on the cycle chosen

With the symptoms you describe i would suspect a intermittent heater element fault as you are getting earth leakage current which is tripping the whole supply rather than a current overload which would just trip the socket circuit breaker. Get the heating element checked over first as this is the most likely cause.