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  • February 28, 2012 at 8:41 am #68152
    stuart_faust
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    Hi i have a Hotpoint Aquarius WF541.
    Its causing some some pain as when we plug it in sometimes it trips the electric for the whole house , sometimes just the downstairs sockets sometimes it allows you to have it plugged in and turn it on without tripping then after a few seconds of it starting on any form of wash it trips again.

    Please can anyone help or advise on where to start?

    February 28, 2012 at 8:50 am #370014
    nigegt
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    Start at the heater. Test if insulation reading is poor and if so replace.

    Nige

    February 28, 2012 at 8:54 am #370015
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    ok thanks , when you say test if insulation reading is poor , how do i do that? i have a multimeter but no clue where to start if thats what you mean?

    February 28, 2012 at 8:54 am #370016
    clivejameson
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    Time to get a meter out and look for an earth fault, heater is the usual culprit but could be a number of other things.

    Plug out at all times while working on it :zap:

    March 3, 2012 at 11:01 am #370017
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    hi , i tried disconnecting the brown cable to the heater and it still trips. how do i test the heater with the multimeter?
    there is brown , green yellow and blue terminals.

    March 3, 2012 at 11:20 am #370018
    iadom
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    Please don’t take offence but if you don’t know how to use a multimeter or megger to do an insulation test then you REALLY should get someone who does know to have a look at it. :zap:

    March 3, 2012 at 12:41 pm #370019
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    im after some basic help as im skint and cant afford to buy a new machine. or pay for an engineer. Thought that this place was for help.

    March 3, 2012 at 12:48 pm #370020
    iadom
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    stuart_faust wrote: Thought that this place was for help.

    It is within the rules laid down HEREa
    Better skint then electrocuted. 😉

    March 3, 2012 at 1:21 pm #370021
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    please could you tell me how to test the heater. i have a multimeter but am not sure what terminals to test and how. should i be testing shorts across the heater?

    March 3, 2012 at 1:34 pm #370022
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    i get approx 30ohms from brown to blue. can i disconnect the heater completly and turn the electrics on and see if it trips. and if it trips its not the element?

    March 6, 2012 at 8:45 am #370023
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    Ive disconnected the heater element and the electrics in the house dont trip. the washing machine does not turn on at all , does this mean it should be the heater element that’s at fault?
    Any help would be great?

    March 12, 2012 at 8:45 am #370024
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    I have replaced the heating element and the washer still trips the electrics.
    Any ideas?

    March 12, 2012 at 8:52 am #370025
    Martin
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    stuart_faust wrote:Any ideas?

    There is an issue with the moulded 13amp plugs on these machines going faulty. I would suggest you cut off and discard the plug and replace it with a decent quality 13amp plug. 🙂


    Please ignore the 3amp (red) fuse in the illustration, you’ll need a 13amp (brown) fuse

    March 12, 2012 at 8:55 am #370026
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    Ok thanks ill try that.

    March 13, 2012 at 8:27 am #370027
    stuart_faust
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    Re: Washing Machine Tripping Electrics

    Tried a new plug , trips the second i plug it in.
    Any other ideas anyone?
    Does anyone know if the washing machine should turn on with the heating element disconnected?

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