Hotpoint SDW60 – trips main circuit breaker

[sezicoolcat]

Posting for someone else. I am afraid I don’t really know much more than this:

“It broke down mid cycle and it trips the main switch on the electric box i have changed the fuse and left it off for over a week to see if maybe the electrics got wet and needed drying but it is still doing it.”

This machine is 1 month over its 1 year warranty. I guess this one is off to DW heaven, but any ideas would be greatly appreciated…

Sarah

[cockney steve]

Re: Hotpoint SDW60 – trips main circuit breaker

“trips the electric”…..but does it do that IMMEDIATELY ?

I don’t know a lot, but in a warm environment, assuming you left it unplugged and the casing open/off, I would expect it to be fully dried out.

BUT….heaters are notorious for absorbing just enough moisture, when it warms up, the moisture evaporatesfrom the heater-core but condenses on the cold ends, thus tracking enough to “earth” to knock out a trip.

I assume the fuse wasn’t “blown” ?

If it stopped mid -cycle, and it was “just left” to “dry out”…..it WON’T

lay out a couple of towels,edge tucked under the back of the UNPLUGGED
machine….tilt it back…tip to about 45*….if water comes out, it’s got a leak.

DO NOT IGNORE IT….the machine could well start working but the soap-residue etc. will rot all the electronics that have already been wetted…..I’d suggest you use the “find an engineer” feature at the bottom…..at least you’ll get an honest answer and you won’t get fleeced.

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