hotpoint aquarius wd440 tripping rcd when door closed/start cycle?

my washing machine trips as soon as itrun it on we replaced two paddles in it and my husband thinks the element is broken from when the paddles broke

martina
July 2013

I had the same problem (in fact the rcd was tripping as soon as the door closed). I opened up the dryer section and found that there was quite a bit of water in there. I also noticed that part of the rubber seal between the two halves of the dryer section had come adrift (so I put it back in place).

I put everything back together again but it was still tripping, so to get things going I disconnected the pink wire. I'll see if things dry out over the coming days and I'll also see if I can get a new seal too.

Luckily we're in the middle of a warm dry spell so I can dry the laundry on line/clothes dryer :)

DrBike
April 2011

That pink thermal cut out cable was the problem here. It had burnt out (broken) and had arc'd itself onto the main body of the dryer heater element, hence, tripping the main circuit breaker. Removed it as I dont use the drying programmes but I will still look for a replacement !!

All working fine now :)

Curtis WW
November 2010

had exactly the same issue, took it apart, and the heater element (dryer section on top) had cracked right though thus creating a short.

Pretty easy to rectify.

pfc2170
September 2009

UPDATE: i think i may have found the problem, i disconnected the thermal cut out cable (pink), the machine runs without tripping so hopefully will just need to replace this part i am just worried what may have caused this in the first place and if the problem is deeper than i imagine ?

Craig
April 2008

suspect your heater element is faulty power going to earth through the water takes out the rcd in the fuse box

wirecutterman
April 2008