Beko wiring on/off switch
My son has a Beko wm6110 washing machine. The seal around the door split, so he fitted a replacement seal. During this, a part dropped from the on/off switch, which seemed to vanish into the ether...
He has bought and fitted another on/off switch, but since fitting this, the fuse in the "socket" (it's hard-wired into it's own box on the wall, with a switch above the work-top) keeps blowing. He suspects the switch may be wired up wrongly, as nothing else has been disturbed.
With the mains power off at the circuit breaker on the mains distribution board, he changed the 13A fuse in the "socket" box. When resetting the circuit breaker, and switch on at the wall switch, the fuse blows immediately.
Can't find anything in the FAQ section, so can anybody tell me (& him) how to wire up the on/off switch, which colour wires go to which terminal on the switch, or if it could be anything else?
Picture below is of the part that dropped and vanished - haribo gummy ring for scale -, link is to the replacement switch...
Thanks
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Beko WM6110 fuse blows after replacement on/off switch wiring disturbed
- The problem
- After replacing the door seal on a Beko WM6110, a small part fell out of the original on/off switch. A replacement switch was fitted, but the 13A fuse in the wall connection box blew immediately when power was restored. The poster suspected the new on/off switch had been wired incorrectly.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis was incorrect wiring of the replacement double-pole on/off switch, causing a direct short between live and neutral. A less likely possibility mentioned was the missing metal piece from the old switch having fallen inside and causing a short.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to identify the switch contacts with a continuity tester and wire the double-pole switch so the two live wires are on one side and the two neutral wires on the other, according to the switch's actual continuity. The reply did not guarantee a specific colour-to-terminal layout for this machine. Exact repair confirmation was not provided.
- Checks to try
- 13A fuse in the wall connection box blew immediately when the wall switch was turned on
- Power was isolated at the circuit breaker before replacing the fuse
- Advice given to test switch contact continuity to determine correct terminal pairing
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Replacement on/off switch
- 13A fuse
- Continuity test meter
Safety: Do not continue energising the appliance with suspected shorted wiring. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
3 Answers
Hello David. If the on off switch is a double pole switch (they usually are) then it will have 2 live and 2 neutral wires. If you get them mixed up it will cause a direct short between live and neutral. Such a short would usually be quite violent unless you have a good RCD fuse board that cuts power in milliseconds. Wiring an on off switch up correctly is a matter of using a continuity test meter to work out which contacts pass power through when the switch is operated. They are commonly wired so that the live and neutral are on separate sides of the switch. 2 browns on one side and 2 blue on the other. However, I can't guarantee that's right for your machine. A continuity tester will confirm if power passes from one side to the other contact on the same side or not.
Here is a little diagram I just knocked up to show how a double pole (switches power on live and neutral side) usually works
If it isn't the on off switch it's possible that the metal part from inside the old on off switch has fallen somewhere and causing a short. However, it is quite small and it would be unusual for it to find somewhere to short out.
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Sorry, missed out link to switch...
http://www.bekospares.co.uk/push-switch/product.pl?pid=865478&query=Beko+wm6110w+on-off+switch
Have you found the way if so can you let me know ive done the same thing lol
Thanks
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