Washing Machine is cuts out (popping the main breaker on the domestic unit)?

Hi Peccavi,

Thanks for the info, I'll check it out tonight.
The RCD that pops does the whole ring main but not the lights

Andy

Andy Hartnell
March 2010

The breaker that trips - if it's the large two-pole breaker that turns off all power and lighting - is the RCD (or similar) intended as a safety device to prevent electrocution.

The machine's heater is unaware of the weight of the load put inside - the machine's motor will feel the extra weight.

It follows then that you may have a motor related fault - many people change the motor's carbon brushes when things begin to go wrong - sometimes it's a fix. Brushes are relatively cheap and relatively easy to replace.

Here's a video of brush-changing on a bench - probably because the camera would not fit inside the machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GmtRBiXLFc

Good luck...

Peccavi
March 2010