Bosh washing machine tripping the consumer unit

[bigGman]

Hi any suggestions before I she'll out for a news machine....
For a while one our machine stops working every so often so I have to take the brushes out, clean them, put them back in and it works foe a while. I did this yesterday and it worked last night, just put it on this morning and it is tripping the RCD at the consumer unit, any ideas.......

 

[big-all]

have you worked out what is causing the problem ??
what kicks in when the problem arises??
it could be a combination off 2 things[double fault]

 

[JohnD]

no sign of a water leak? or chafed wire? Does it happen during the heating cycle, when the heating element switches on?

how old is it? Bosch often do a fixed price repair, or a repair plus one year's service contract for quite a good price, worthwhile if it's a good machine.

 

[bigGman]

Hi guys. This is my thinking, I cleaned the motor with wire wool. Could a strand be trapped and causing it to trip the RCD? As soon a I switch the machine on it trips. It is quite old and could probably do with a new one but if I can fix it its money in my pocket for a bit longer....

 

[big-all]

wire wool is the last thing to use stray bits can get anywhere and be churned up at a later date

metal polish is best brasso or other non abrasive cleaner then buff clean with a lint free cloth