Is it possible-Washing Machine on Timer?

11fernsroad

Hi
We do run Washing Machine almost daily.
We have Separate Day and Night Electricity Tariff,which I am told is valid after 11pm only.
My question is- can I use a timer on Power Socket so that Washing Machine turns on say at 12am?
As it is not on while we go to bed, how can I be sure it will start automatically?
Its a Beko Washing Machine

Stompa

I'd check the manual for your washing machine, you may find that it already has the ability to delay the start. It's a pretty common feature.

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11fernsroad wrote: »

Hi
We do run Washing Machine almost daily.
We have Separate Day and Night Electricity Tariff,which I am told is valid after 11pm only.
My question is- can I use a timer on Power Socket so that Washing Machine turns on say at 12am?
As it is not on while we go to bed, how can I be sure it will start automatically?
Its a Beko Washing Machine

11 pm seems very early, try and figure the exact time of when the night rate starts. If you have gas central heating think about switching to a single rate meter. You would have to use approx 30% of your total units to make eco 7 pay

sidefx

sacsquacco wrote: »

11 am seems very early, try and figure the exact time of when the night rate starts. If you have gas central heating think about switching to a single rate meter. You would have to use approx 30% of your total units to make eco 7 pay

I think the OP meant they had E7 from 11pm, hence why they said they'd programme the washer to come on at 12am.

OP I used to have E7 and did just what you suggest. I only ever put my washer on during E7 time. It's an expensive tariff unless you use it wisely. I had no problem with using a timer socket.
HTH

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sorry, a slip there, I meant 11pm of course. Radioteleswitch and meters with built in timers start from 12 am approx onwards. Old analogue timerswitches with a 24 hr clock the cheap 7 hrs can be anywhere in the 24 hrs..thats good if you are aware of it and time to claim compo if you re not

geordie_joe

It may work, but it depends on your washing machine.

My old washing machine had one button to turn it on and start the washing. If I switched the power of at the wall socket then pressed the button on the washing machine it would start washing when I turned the power back on at the plug. So I guess it would have worked with a timer.

My new washing machine has two buttons, one to turn it on and a second to start the washing. If I turn the power off at the socket then press the "on" switch on the washer and then the "start" button, then turn the power back on at the socket nothing happens, the machine won't start washing.

I guess the "start button" just doesn't work unless there is electricity running through the machine.

I found this out because we used to get a lot of power cuts. If there was a power cut when I had the old washer, and it was on, it would just continue washing when the power came back on. That led me to discover I could switch it on during a power cut, and when the power came back on it would start washing.

But with the new one if there is a power cut it doesn't start when the power comes back on. It just sits there in "standby mode" until you hit the start button. And if I try to switch it on during a power cut it does the same, just goes into standby mode.

I guess all you can do is try it.

izzy65

Sorry to be a doubter but I would be thinking twice before having a washing machine on while I was in bed, washing machines can go on fire and should only be used when you can supervise them:)

spiro

What model Beko? Some have an option to delay the start of the program by up to 19hrs.

matelodave

Most washing machines & tumbledryers and even some dishwashers built in the last 10 years have a delay or timer start facility which allows you to set them to run during the off-peak period although some of the basic ones won't.

Check your handbook or have a look on the Beko website if you've lost it.


Most machines with a push button start won't work with an external timer, some older ones with a mechanical controller might.

I shouldn't worry about the paranoid who see danger in everything but it's always a good idea to have a smoke alarm and to test it regularly whether you run a washing machine overnight or not.

We always run our dishwasher when we go to bed.

System

izzy65 wrote: »

Sorry to be a doubter but I would be thinking twice before having a washing machine on while I was in bed, washing machines can go on fire and should only be used when you can supervise them:)

How many out of the millions sold has that happened to?

Now compare those figures to results for other household electrical items in the house that have been involved in similar incidents and how many of those are items that are on overnight.

I bet the incidence is comparable, meaning, following your logic, that the power to the house should be isolated before going to bed.

There is nothing like a few cases splashed all over the media to blow peoples perception of the risk totally out of proportion.

I've had a washing machine in the house for 30+ years without problem. Why should there be more chance of it catching fire at night or when I'm not at home?

stator

My old cheap washing machine had a delay start function, that would work well.
My expensive current washing machine doesn't, it's the one feature it's missing and you can't turn it on with an external timer either.

Are you sure you could sleep with a washing machine going? Mine shakes the whole house :eek: