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  • January 29, 2016 at 5:58 am #87443
    shaun70
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    Hi its Shaun here a maintainace person of 500 units for a housing association
    i have a problem with a washing machine, Bush A127QW .
    every time you turn the dial it turns the trips the electrics
    if i turn the power of at the wall then select a program then turn on the washing machine then it will wash for 5 mins then trip it again.

    cheers
    Shaun

    January 29, 2016 at 9:35 am #434847
    iadom
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    Re: washing machine trips electrics

    If you have a megger or good quality multimeter and know how to use one correctly then the first thing you should do is to isolate the machine from the mains power and then check all components for insulation faults. you should start with the heating element and the main motor.

    500 units, hope they are not all Bush machines. :crying:

    February 2, 2016 at 7:05 am #434848
    1totalshambles
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    Re: washing machine trips electrics

    If and when you`ve checked all the components and are now pulling your hair out in frustration I`d cut off the moulded plug and redo a new one then try it. I had a Bush only last week and that was the plug taking out zee trip.
    500 units, I hope they`re all Bush- simple machines that you can change the drum bearings if caught early enough whether it be the Turkish or the Chinese made ones, most are Turkish.

    February 2, 2016 at 8:03 am #434849
    Andy jones
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    Re: washing machine trips electrics

    As said only way to be sure is to use an insulation (megger) to find fault. Bush in my opinion are up there with the worst machines I’ve ever come across

    February 2, 2016 at 9:25 am #434850
    iadom
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    Re: washing machine trips electrics

    Although the moulded plug is often a source of such faults on other machines as well, in 99.9{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of cases it will trip as soon as it is plugged into the socket with that fault. 😉

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