LG F1256QD tripping electrics after cycle completed

[666deb]

Hello first time posting on a forum so I hope I’m not making any faux pas. since yesterday my electrics are tripping after I finish using my washing machine. i did move the machine recently for a kitchen refurb and failed to use the transit bolts (completely forgot) but it worked ok for the first couple of weeks after it was plugged back in. the only difference since yesterday is that all the white goods are plugged in although the others haven’t yet been used, and i noticed on my second load today that the machine has walked itself out when on rinse and spin so I need to level the feel. It first tripped last night 2-3 hours after finishing a load (unsure as I had gone to bed and was awakened when I heard the trip) and again today about an hour after finishing two loads. Seems odd, any ideas or advice?

[electrofix]

Re: LG F1256QD tripping electrics after cycle completed

are you sure its the machine and not some other appliance?

check for leaks under the machine in case itva dampness problem

unplug machine to make sure its the problem ( ie if it still trips when its not plugged in it can be the machine)

Dave

[666deb]

Re: LG F1256QD tripping electrics after cycle completed

Thank you Dave. After I posted I thought it could be some other appliance. I have pulled the machine out and couldn’t find any dampness under the machine or near the socket. I’ve just finished running another load by plugging it into a different circuit, and will wait to see if it trips in an hour or so (I also made sure the feet are steady). I’ll check with the machine not plugged in as you suggested to see if it’s one of the other appliances. They were allo plugged in with sockets turned on but none were in use but I suppose they could have been pulling power, microwave would have been using power to run the clock. I’ll update when I have more info from the little tests mentioned. thanks again. Debbie

[666deb]

Re: LG F1256QD tripping electrics after cycle completed

a quick update now that I think the problem is solved. you were spot on Dave, and it wasn’t the washing machine but the dishwasher that had been brought back in from the shed on Friday and plugged in. it caused the breaker to trip on the original circuit and also on the second circuit that i ran the washing machine off of to see if it would trip (and the washing didn’t cause a trip). thanks to a fix it video on you tube i was able to open up the dishwasher today and there was this little dead mouse stuck across something electrical looking… i have just run a cycle on the dishwasher and no tripping of the circuit, so i’m hoping the dead mouse was the only problem and now fixed. thanks for the advice

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