Hotpoint WM63p tripping electric RCD

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  • September 11, 2005 at 12:39 pm #11902
    tukky142
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    My Hotpoint washing machine stopedafter filling and has tripped the main house RCD. When I reset it and put the program dial in any position it trips the RCD.

    I have disconnected the motor and waste pump but when i turn on the machine it still trips.

    How do you check the door switch – there is a red, black and brown wire going to the switch. I have used my multimeter to check continuity and there is no sound from the multimeter to say that there is continuity with the switch in either position.
    I have noticed that the rubber seal around the door has a split in it so some water must of escaped – it may have got to the door switch?

    Could it be the heater? I have checked continuity on the heater but the mutlimeter does not sound on this either – it comes up with 0.24 ohms?
    How do you test the heater – There is another connector block on the heater – should I have disconnected this – Can I disconnect the heater totally and then turn on the machine to see it is doesnt trip

    thanks

    September 11, 2005 at 1:23 pm #147119
    kwatt
    Keymaster

    Mains filter, water valves, wiring? 😉

    Don’t run the machine with anything disconnected as for a start it probably won’t work and for another there’s a serious safety concern with having 240VAC floating free inside.

    K.

    September 11, 2005 at 2:38 pm #147120
    iadom
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    Re: Hotpoint WM63p tripping electric RCD

    Door switch itself is the most likely candidate especially if door seal is faulty. If you cannot get a reading between at least two of the terminals, regardless of the position then it is faulty.

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