Washing machine/electric help

T.K.Maxx

washing machine gone :mad:. Started to wash and then gave up. Had engineer out he changed some part and working again :jthen it went again :mad:. Each time it blows the main 13amp fuse in the wall I guess its on a spur? It has its own socket and a switch that works it.

Anyway today i replaced the fuse in the wall with a 13amp only realising the fuse in the wall was a 5amp! Now homebase where i got the fuses from must have put a 5amp into the 13amp packet i bought! Is this the reason for the machine stopped working this time? It was literally 5 mins into wash. Would the 5amp of powered the machine in the first place? ie it wouldnt work unless a 13amp was used? Bit scared to try it again unless call the engineer to look at it

Any help appreciated.
Thanx

espresso

Would the 5amp of powered the machine in the first place? ie it wouldnt work unless a 13amp was used?

Most washing machines have a heater element to heat up the water to the required temperature for that wash cycle program. This is usually 2000W - 3000W heater element.

A 5 Amp fuse will only allow less than 1200W (5A x 240V) to be passed safely. Therefore if a 5A fuse is used, it is very likely it would get hot and melt when the heating element is in use.

A 13A fuse should definitely be fitted to a washing machine.

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