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washing machine trips breaker Fire & Ice 06-01-2006
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Posted by Fire & Ice on June 1, 2006, 11:35 pm
In the past 6 months or so my washing machine will fill up with water and as
soon as it starts the wash cycle/agitate, the breaker trips and it takes
about 10 minutes of flipping on and off to get it to start working again.
It doesn't happen every time I wash clothes but usually about once every 3-4
cycles. It only started after the dogears (?) were replaced. I know some
of you must know what may be the cause of this.
Thanks


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Posted by Tony Hwang on June 1, 2006, 11:48 pm
Fire & Ice wrote:

> In the past 6 months or so my washing machine will fill up with water and as
> soon as it starts the wash cycle/agitate, the breaker trips and it takes
> about 10 minutes of flipping on and off to get it to start working again.
> It doesn't happen every time I wash clothes but usually about once every 3-4
> cycles. It only started after the dogears (?) were replaced. I know some
> of you must know what may be the cause of this.
> Thanks
>
>
Hi,
Motor is overloinged or going bad. It has built in thermal breaker.
Until it cools off and resets, you can flip the breaker on/off which
won't do anything.

Posted by Fire & Ice on June 2, 2006, 12:07 am


> Hi,
> Motor is overloinged or going bad. It has built in thermal breaker. Until
> it cools off and resets, you can flip the breaker on/off which won't do
> anything.


Thanks so much for your quick reply. Maybe this is my chance to get my new
washer/dryer. =)


--
~Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.~



Posted by RichK on June 2, 2006, 2:30 am

>
> Thanks so much for your quick reply. Maybe this is my chance to get my
new
> washer/dryer. =)

Have you considered a new motor? Why throw away the patient, when a smiple
tansplant will do?

Rich



Posted by Stubby on June 2, 2006, 9:33 am
RichK wrote:
>> Thanks so much for your quick reply. Maybe this is my chance to get my
> new
>> washer/dryer. =)
>
> Have you considered a new motor? Why throw away the patient, when a smiple
> tansplant will do?

You could try to find out why the motor is straining to turn the drum.
Maybe it will turn out to be lint in the bearings and all you need to
do is clean them. Or maybe something is rubbing on the drum (like the
sock monster).

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