Beko Washing Machine Tripping Electricity At Start Of Cycle

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Beko WM5120s trips electrics at start of wash

The problem

A Beko WM5120s washing machine trips the household electrics at the start of a cycle. The drain pump runs briefly first, and the machine then trips. The fault was also first noticed near the end of a cycle during draining.

Likely cause

The accepted reply says the pump is unlikely if it runs briefly before the trip, as a pump fault causing this would be expected to trip the electrics immediately. A more likely point in the sequence is when the water valves are energised after the initial pump-out. The exact failed component was not confirmed.

What fixed it

No confirmed repair was given. The accepted advice was that the fault cannot be properly traced without an insulation test meter, and guessing parts is not recommended. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.

Checks to try

• Observed that the pump runs for about 2 seconds before the power trips
• Fault first occurred at the end of a cycle when draining
• Visual check found no water leaking onto parts
• Visual check found no loose cables

Parts or tools mentioned

• insulation test meter