Hotpoint Aquarius Wd63 Banged And Tripped Fuse
HI
The washing machine was on then heard a bang, though a belt had snapped or something, then the wife said the power had gone, the washing machine had tripped the fuse.
After putting it back to test, it was just spinning, not filling with water on any cycle. Have took of the top can't smell anything electrical. Funny noise coming from a long box that looks like it sits abouve the drum kind of ticking. Doesn't even sound like it is trying to call for the water.
A friend said sounds like the solenoid, but cant seem to find one for this model
Have looked at troubleshooting guide, non of them fit
Cheers in advance
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Hotpoint Aquarius WD63 banged and tripped electrics, then would not fill
- The problem
- Hotpoint Aquarius WD63 made a loud bang during use and tripped the electrics. After resetting, the machine would only spin and would not fill with water on any programme. The owner also reported a ticking noise from a long box above the drum and no obvious burning smell from the top of the machine.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply suggests an electrical insulation fault or short circuit. A possible explanation given was the tub bouncing and cutting a wire or striking another component, although another underlying fault such as a motor-related problem was also mentioned. The fill valve was considered unlikely.
- What fixed it
- No single repair was confirmed. The accepted advice was that this type of fault is difficult to diagnose without inspecting the machine and that the electrics should be checked for insulation faults with an insulation test meter. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
- Checks to try
- Machine tripped the electrics after a loud bang
- After reset, machine spun but did not fill with water
- Top removed and no electrical burning smell found
- Ticking noise heard from a long box above the drum
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Insulation test meter
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
The tub could have bounced around and cut a wire or hit something and shorted it out. Then again it could have jumped around because of another fault such as on the motor, or the noise could have been something else.. Unfortunately this type of fault is difficult to diagnose without seeing, it could be too many things. You need an insulation test meter to check the electrics for insulation faults. I doubt it's the fill valve. There are some pointers in this article worth checking out though - fusing or tripping electrics
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