Please Help!! City Council have installed a new consumer unit. Now when I use may washing machine there is a good chance it trips the RCD for my ring main. City Council say my HOOVER Logic 800 washing machine is faulty?? Is this normal and can anything be done - I can't afford to change my machine.
Washing Machine trips RCD in new consumer unit
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Needs to be checked for earth leakage, it's possible a faulty heating element could be to blame.
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breezer
could also be carbon dust from motor brushes.
in short it needs to be looked at / diagnosed by a washing m/c engineer / bod
in short it needs to be looked at / diagnosed by a washing m/c engineer / bod
Thanks Guys (Eddie M & Breezer) - in essence it requires looking at. Just thought it queer no problems before rewiring and new consumer unit but suspect fuses have more tolerance. Thanks once again.
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Sorry I used a word which I thought was acceptable it started with qu ended in r and had two e's in the middle. I meant it was curious but obviously used a word which offended - I apologise but there are none so queer as folk. 
It's quite a common occurence when an old fuse box with rewireables is replaced by modern CU with RCD.
the old fuse box will only protect against short circuits or overloads in the order of whole amps.
Any electrical appliance that uses water like kettle, washing M/C dishwasher steam iron where there's a possiblilty of damp causing an earth leakage would have gone on noticed until a RCD is fitted.
I think most of us in the trade would have heard the words "It was working okay until we had a new consumer unit fitted"
the old fuse box will only protect against short circuits or overloads in the order of whole amps.
Any electrical appliance that uses water like kettle, washing M/C dishwasher steam iron where there's a possiblilty of damp causing an earth leakage would have gone on noticed until a RCD is fitted.
I think most of us in the trade would have heard the words "It was working okay until we had a new consumer unit fitted"
It could also be that there is nothing wrong with the washing machine per se, but if it incorporates a lot of electronics it could be introducing harmonics on the earth which the RCD interprets as leakage current. It is a common occurance with a lot of electronic equipment that has not been designed to protect against this with filters etc.
However to urge caution I would suggest that the suggestions above are adhered to and you get the machine checked out to be sure.
However to urge caution I would suggest that the suggestions above are adhered to and you get the machine checked out to be sure.
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