Breadmaker trips electrics

50Twuncle

My wife has just used a breadmaker for the first time in a year or so - it mixed the dough but after an hour it started to heat the element - this has apparently tripped the electrics in the house (RCD I am assuming) - which when reset, tripped again - and when the breadmaker was unplugged - was OK


Next question - is there going to be anything that we can do to save the breadmaker or will it have to be sent to the great big oven in the sky ?

JohnB47

50Twuncle wrote: »

My wife has just used a breadmaker for the first time in a year or so - it mixed the dough but after an hour it started to heat the element - this has apparently tripped the electrics in the house (RCD I am assuming) - which when reset, tripped again - and when the breadmaker was unplugged - was OK


Next question - is there going to be anything that we can do to save the breadmaker or will it have to be sent to the great big oven in the sky ?

Sounds like it needs a new element. My washing machine did exactly the same thing. I replaced the element fairly easily myself, with help from a youtube video.

It works fine now, although the bread is a bit wet

Have a search on-line for a replacement element. You might find instructions for replacing it too.

Edit: I've just searched for 'replacing a breadmaker element' and the top of the search results was a video showing how to replace an LG breadmaker element.

Myser

50Twuncle wrote: »

My wife has just used a breadmaker for the first time in a year or so - it mixed the dough but after an hour it started to heat the element - this has apparently tripped the electrics in the house (RCD I am assuming) - which when reset, tripped again - and when the breadmaker was unplugged - was OK


Next question - is there going to be anything that we can do to save the breadmaker or will it have to be sent to the great big oven in the sky ?

You need to know if it was the RCD or MCB that tripped - that may help you narrow down the problem.

If the RCD is tripping when the breadmaker isn't operating, you most likely have a fault to earth and replacing the element perhaps won't help in this instance.

Was the breadmaker stored in a damp place? Could water have found its way in?

brightontraveller

Basic elements etc there design often means they start break down as they age so older it is more it tends happen also as certain temps achieved the effects are greater most will trip a RCD, A dead short would take out mcb rcd etc immediately..? You can either plug it in to a non rcd protected circuit till element finally gives up, change the RCD type ( not recommended ) replace element or flog it on ebay