2006-09-21 07:17:16 · 14 answers · asked by Cool Dude 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It seem to trip when it tries to turn/spin. Could it be the brushes?
2006-09-21 07:22:16 · update #1
The breaker is 10A. The machine pulls max 5A. It has been running for at least six months.
2006-09-21 07:23:34 · update #2
It is an MCB and the rating is 15A not 10A and there is nothing else on the ring.
2006-09-21 07:41:56 · update #3
Personally I think it is the motor because my good lady keeps overloading it and when it gets wet it doubles in weight, but, YOU try telling her that. Thanx all
2006-09-21 07:50:31 · update #4
5A may be the washer's rating, but the inrush current may be higher. Is there anything else on that cicuit? The breaker should be 15A.
2006-09-21 07:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't panic just yet.
Any motor will draw somewhere around 10-11 times its normal running current to start. For a motor rated 5A, this could be 50A or more ("worst case"). When your washer is in a wash or rinse cycle the gear reduction is higher, allowing the motor to come up to speed faster. In the spin cycle it takes much longer for the motor to come up to speed, and the current draw to ease off. Time delay trip breakers are designed to handled this, and the vast majority of dwellings are built using them.
First check to see what else you have plugged in to the circuit. It's really easy to inadvertently overload a circuit that has to power a motor. Ideally the washing machine should have a "dedicated" circuit.
Second, have an electrician check the circuit out. You could possibly have a "weak" breaker.
If neither of the above works, plan on replacing the motor or the washing machine, whichever is more economical.
2006-09-21 08:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) Tripping what? an MCB or an RCD ?
2) What rating is the device that is tripping. ?
3) What else is on the same circuit ?
Can't suggest anything without more information.
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Are you sure its an MCB? an RCD looks similar but has a little 'Test' button on it.
If it's a ring circuit it should be a 32amp mcb, if its a radial circuit it should be 15 or 20 amp mcb . So if its tripping a 15a it must be drawing 23 or more amps (depends how long it takes to trip) or be shorting. I assume its on a fused 13 amp plug and socket.
2006-09-21 07:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"tripping the mains"...do you mean the breaker or the ELCB ?
If its the ELCB then earth leakage in the motor is most likely. The spin cycle will use a different armeture coil to the tumble.
If its the main break then loading, the motor might be a bit tight, the breaker might be weak. Perhaps trying swapping the break ( or run the washing machine to another ring via an extension ( just for the test - not permanently ! ) if you cannot switch the breakers over yourself. )
2006-09-21 21:23:39 · answer #4 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi ,i assume you are in the states with all the talk about 15 amp fuses,I'm in the uk and we use 13 amp but the principle of the machine is still the same.I am an appliance engineer by trade,going by your given symptoms i would also be of the opinion that the 1st place to look is the brushes on the motor,if not the motor it self.A set of brushes should last with daily use for around 2 yrs,when was the last time they were changed?
2006-09-24 10:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by martinsbits2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a heating element problem, or a motor problem. 5A isn't a lot to pull if the heating element is working to heat the water.
If it's the RCD that's tripping, there is an insulation fault and earth leakage is tripping the supply for safety.
If the MCB is tripping, you are pulling more current than the MCB was designed to carry.
You need to consult a competent electrician before disaster strikes.
2006-09-21 07:46:53 · answer #6 · answered by Phish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On some washing machines there are timers that are located in the administration panel it is got here across atop the unit. now and lower back the timer for regardless of reason does not make a reliable touch with an electric powered element in the timer and then it won't paintings till the timer is forced to bypass previous this element. They never seem to get greater powerful in trouble-free terms worse. I even have had this take place to me and had to replace the timer
2016-12-12 12:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should normally be on a 30 amp ring main, my advice is - get a qualified tradesman to sort it for you and do not rely on answers here, even mine!
2006-09-21 23:29:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a loose wire in the plug
2006-09-21 07:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your breaker is not strong enough to run everything that is with that breaker
2006-09-21 07:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by kristi_adams7 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋