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Bizarre one for you, when turning the programmer the other day the missus got a shock in her arm and there was a visible blue/orange spark between the side of the machine and the freezer which is next to it (2 inches away).
Since this occurance they washing machine has completely died, will not start a programme, lock the door, put the programme light on.
I have changed the fuse in the plug and still nothing, I am a technically minded person but when it comes to washing machines I know feck all. If I had to guess I would put my money on the main circuit board being fried and it being time to buy a new machine but hoping it could be something less serious.
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Why does everyone assume a board fault?
Okay so the board runs on low voltage bar the transformer to get mains to an LV current it can use, most electronics don’t run 240VAC. 😉
So, with that in mind, I’d be starting to look elsewhere.
Perhaps I’d begin with the mains filter as that’s grounded and, from what you describe, there’s a dead short to earth.
Don’t assume, check. 😉
K.
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I would be getting the wall socket and mains plug wiring checked out by a competent electrician ASAP as well.
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I will get my brother, who is an electrician, to check out the mains socket asap, freezer still works in both socket outlets though.
I wouldn’t have a clue what a mains filter would look like or where it would be..:-/Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WD64 fireworks
The fact the appliances work doesn’t mean the sockets are OK, if the earth is faulty the machine will work but still give you a nasty, potentially lethal shock.
Difficult to see how she physically ‘got a shock’ whilst holding the timer knob, it is all plastic as is the facia. 😕
Mains filter on these rarely if ever causes the problem you report.
There isn’t a ‘main circuit board’ as such on these, the controller is known as a hybrid unit, a timer and circuit board all in one.
They also rarely fail of their own accord in this manner they are however often damaged by doorlock, main motor failure or other short circuits.
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