I have no experience with electrics, so it's been difficult to determine what the issue is.
A couple of weeks ago the RCD Circuit tripped while the toaster was on. We changed the fuse and switched the RCD switch back on and everything seemed fine.
Yesterday the RCD Circuit tripped whilst the washing machine was on. We switched the RCD Circuit switch back on, but everytime the washing machine was switched on the RCD Circuit would trip after 5-10 seconds.
I changed the fuse but this made no difference, so i assumed it was a problem with the machine. After thinking about things overnight I decided to try plugging the washing machine into the socket we use for our kettle, and the kettle into the washing machine's plug. Everything seemed fine, but when we swapped the plugs back the washing machine caused a trip again. Swapped again and the washing machine was still causing a trip.
We got an extension cord and plugged the machine into a different room's plug and the washing machine has been working fine, so we felt that the issue then must be with the electrics.
After doing a full wash, I decided to plug the washing machine back into it's original plug socket and now it's working fine! I've even managed to do another wash using the original socket.
I'm so baffled as to where the problem lies. Can there be intermittent problems with the electrics which allows the washing machine to work some times and not others? Or is this usually caused by an intermittent issue with the machine?
As a separate, and maybe daft, question (I did say I knew nothing about electrics!), can having a plug lay across metal pipes cause an electrical problem? i've noticed behind the washing machine that it's plug lays across metal pipes as it's plug socket is above the pipes.
Many thanks for any responses.
A couple of weeks ago the RCD Circuit tripped while the toaster was on. We changed the fuse and switched the RCD switch back on and everything seemed fine.
Yesterday the RCD Circuit tripped whilst the washing machine was on. We switched the RCD Circuit switch back on, but everytime the washing machine was switched on the RCD Circuit would trip after 5-10 seconds.
I changed the fuse but this made no difference, so i assumed it was a problem with the machine. After thinking about things overnight I decided to try plugging the washing machine into the socket we use for our kettle, and the kettle into the washing machine's plug. Everything seemed fine, but when we swapped the plugs back the washing machine caused a trip again. Swapped again and the washing machine was still causing a trip.
We got an extension cord and plugged the machine into a different room's plug and the washing machine has been working fine, so we felt that the issue then must be with the electrics.
After doing a full wash, I decided to plug the washing machine back into it's original plug socket and now it's working fine! I've even managed to do another wash using the original socket.
I'm so baffled as to where the problem lies. Can there be intermittent problems with the electrics which allows the washing machine to work some times and not others? Or is this usually caused by an intermittent issue with the machine?
As a separate, and maybe daft, question (I did say I knew nothing about electrics!), can having a plug lay across metal pipes cause an electrical problem? i've noticed behind the washing machine that it's plug lays across metal pipes as it's plug socket is above the pipes.
Many thanks for any responses.