Washing Machine and Dishwasher not working

TBagpuss

I have a problem and can't see an obvious answer.

My washing machine an dishwasher live either side of my kitchen sink, and are plugged into a double socket.

This evening, while running, both stopped dead.

I have checked my fuse box and no fuse has tripped (and I did test the relevant one, just in case it had tripped but not visibly clicked down!)

I tried the socket which seems to work, and I've tried plugging in each of the machines to a different, working socket, (via an extension lead) which doesn't.

Which on the face of it, looks as though both machines have died simultaneously. Which seems unlikely.

Can anyone suggest another possible explanation (and solution)?

Both machines had started their cycles and are partly full of warm soapy water, so I have just inadvertently washed the kitchen floor with persil and will be hand washing all the clothes in the bath shortly.

Thank you for any help.

djp64

You don't say that you've changed the fuses in the plugs for each appliance - if the socket works but the appliances don't this may be the cause.

Debbie

EssexExile

Both machines partly full of water - is the water on? Are they waiting to get completely full? Alternatively do they both pump out into the same place which is blocked so they can't empty?

TBagpuss

Thanks for the replies.

I haven't tried to change the fuses in the plugs but will give that a try.

Water is fine - I did consider that, but all taps are working and there don't seem to be any issues either with the connections or the outlet.

Neither machine has any lights on at all, I think if it were a pumping issue the power lights would still be on.

EachPenny

TBagpuss wrote: »

Which on the face of it, looks as though both machines have died simultaneously. Which seems unlikely.

Can anyone suggest another possible explanation (and solution)?

Both machines had started their cycles and are partly full of warm soapy water, so I have just inadvertently washed the kitchen floor with persil and will be hand washing all the clothes in the bath shortly.

Possibly both appliances started heating the water at the same time, the high current consumption caused a voltage drop on that circuit leading to something nasty happening to both? Just a theory rather than a definitive answer though.

The 'something nasty' could just be blown fuses in either the plugs or possibly internally, or worst case it may be electronic or electrical components which have failed.

I would change the fuses in the plugs - after checking them in something else to make sure the replacements are working before you fit them.

Otherwise you probably have little option but to decide whether to call a repair person, or buy new machines.

TBagpuss

Just to update - repair man came out and it turns out it was a fuse in a plug - unbeknown to me there was an extension lead, so the fuse had gone in the plug that was plugged into that, not the one plugged into the wall which I changed.
As the machine was plugged in by the removal men I'd never actually seen behind it, and am not physically strong enough to move it myself anyway so would have had to get someone out even if I had known in advance.
But thanks for the help, and I thought you might like to know that those of you saying 'fuses' were right!