DI Bruce Robertson Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 My other QQ for today is : My washing machine is causing the safety switch in the fuse box to trip - is it a washing machine engineer or an electrician I need to call out? Call the police. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 13 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: My other QQ for today is : My washing machine is causing the safety switch in the fuse box to trip - is it a washing machine engineer or an electrician I need to call out? @Flybhoy (magee) Stirling's 8th best plumber will sort this oot. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Think we've had something similar to this before. Easy and fairly cheap to sort it yourself, just tie up or tape the cut-out switch so it can't trip. There may be a slight smell of burning but that will soon disappear. That's what grimbo thought 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 14 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: My other QQ for today is : My washing machine is causing the safety switch in the fuse box to trip - is it a washing machine engineer or an electrician I need to call out? If you are having tripping problems, consult your dealer for a better batch of tabs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) 15 minutes ago, bennett said: @Flybhoy (magee) Stirling's 8th best plumber will sort this oot. I never accept any less than 6th best. #ivegotstandards Edited June 3, 2017 by Boghead ranter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 My other QQ for today is : My washing machine is causing the safety switch in the fuse box to trip - is it a washing machine engineer or an electrician I need to call out? You're having a great time of it pal?!Heating on, windows open. Sorted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 hour ago, NorthernJambo said: You're having a great time of it pal?! Heating on, windows open. Sorted. 10-year veteran on here - that's the first thing I tried! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 10-year veteran on here - that's the first thing I tried! Saying it never worked?! This changes everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: 10-year veteran on here - that's the first thing I tried! Have you tried changing or checking the plug on the washing machine? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, NorthernJambo said: Saying it never worked?! This changes everything. It never worked #P&Bheresy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Just now, welshbairn said: Have you tried changing or checking the plug on the washing machine? It's one of those pain-in-the-ass sealed efforts, that you can only change the fuse on. Changed fuse, no solution. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Boghead ranter said: I never accept any less than 6th best. #ivegotstandards Your machine is fucked. Water making contact with electrics somewhere inside machine, unless its under warrantly look for a new one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 My other QQ for today is : My washing machine is causing the safety switch in the fuse box to trip - is it a washing machine engineer or an electrician I need to call out? You're a disaster zone. Step away from the machinery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I'd try a new plug before getting someone in. And as a ten year veteran you should know the word is "arse". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: It's one of those pain-in-the-ass sealed efforts, that you can only change the fuse on. Changed fuse, no solution. Almost certainly your machine needs the coup. To double-check I'd use an extension cable and plug it in to a difference circuit. Your distribution panel (not fuse box) should tell you which circuits are 'different' for you to try. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 18 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: Your machine is fucked. Water making contact with electrics somewhere inside machine, unless its under warrantly look for a new one. If there was a leak causing this would there not be a fairly obvious puddle on the floor? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: If there was a leak causing this would there not be a fairly obvious puddle on the floor? It would depend on the leak rate. If it were a drip over a long period of time the water would evaporate, similar to an overflow on a fridge which uses the heat of the compressor to evaporate condensation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Almost certainly your machine needs the coup. To double-check I'd use an extension cable and plug it in to a difference circuit. Your distribution panel (not fuse box) should tell you which circuits are 'different' for you to try. Tried that too - connected to a socket upstairs, and the upstairs circuit tripped as soon as I switched it on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Just now, Boghead ranter said: Tried that too - connected to a socket upstairs, and the upstairs circuit tripped as soon as I switched it on. A fucked bike and a fucked washing machine? The perfect time for you to be Scotland's next Graeme Obree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Obree This could be the birth of a legend... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 minute ago, The_Kincardine said: A fucked bike and a fucked washing machine? The perfect time for you to be Scotland's next Graeme Obree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Obree This could be the birth of a legend... played, sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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