cda ci993 wasing maching tripping rdb

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hi as above really it is a cda ci993 and it started with the main rcb trip switch tripping, i isolated it to the washing machine , so i opened it up to find the 2 thermostats broken and a loose wire so i orderd 2 fit them, it seem to work for 5 minutes then it has tripped again! is it my motor that is causing this ?? is there a way of checking it?? cheers

[electrofix]

Re: cda ci993 wasing maching tripping rdb

the most common components to trip RCD’s are motors and heaters

i dont know with this machine but on the older machines you could disconnect motor and heater ( taking care to secure wires) then switch on if it did not trip replace motor and try again bit long winded but i am sure you can see where i am going
on later machines if you disconnect components it wont start or it will go into fault mode not sure what yours will do
what you really need is a good engineer with the equipment to find which part is faulty

Dave

[gandh1]

Re: cda ci993 wasing maching tripping rdb

these are one of the worst built washers ive ever seen/worked on. new ones are drastically overpriced (were listed at £600+ last year) and the tub is as thin and brittle as a plastic garden bin after a heavy frost.

i think cda must be aware of a known fault as been out to 3 now in just one building developement of flats within their first year and each one has been authorised for a “goodwill” exchange with a different “upgraded” model. a fagor-based cda. the first machine we wasted 4 call outs on, and replaced the heater, the the pcb, and it worked for about 2 months before failing again with identical symptoms, so we lost faith with repairing this model, as did the agents looking after the building it seemed.

besides, if its trippign the main rcd, then its usually a short to earth, which as previously mentioned, narrows it down to 3 main comps. element, motor or pcb, the flying lead could have caused if it touched the main cabinet, but i suspect this is merely proof of their low quality of build and an ancillery issue to main fault.

personally if it was me i wouldnt spend a penny on it, cos in my experience it will constantly go wrong so bin it and get something decent like a neff or bosch. ci993s tripping seems to be a fairly regular occurance in our trade section here

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