Burning smell (electrical) from my washing machine
Dear Experts,
Here's a quick background to my problem:
I believe it may have started from having an unbalanced load in the drum (a heavy bath mat, though the total load was rather light). The machine made a relatively loud, hollow 'pop', which happened I believe in the first stages of the cycle (after the machine had finished loading water, and the wash had begun). Then the machine seemed to have died: It switched off, and there was no power indication - red light was off). Assuming the fuse had failed, I unloaded the machine, removed it from its housing, changed the fuse, and switched the machine back on. It then switched on successfully, and immediately burned the fuse again and died. I then used a little pipe at the bottom front to drain the water that was sitting still in the drum, replaced the fuse again, and started the machine. It now seems to work fine, except it now makes a clicking noise (which I think comes from the motor), and a burning smell ('electrical' I think) follows shortly afterwards. Let me mention that I opened the back panel and the belt is fine.
Summary of symptoms: 1) the 'clicking' noise, 2) the burning smell, and (forgot to mention) 3) the red light (power indicator) in the front of the machine is always off now, even when I turn the machine on and it seems to be otherwise working fine...
Any assistance would GREATLY appreciated.
Many thanks in advance, and thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully,
A
Here's a quick background to my problem:
I believe it may have started from having an unbalanced load in the drum (a heavy bath mat, though the total load was rather light). The machine made a relatively loud, hollow 'pop', which happened I believe in the first stages of the cycle (after the machine had finished loading water, and the wash had begun). Then the machine seemed to have died: It switched off, and there was no power indication - red light was off). Assuming the fuse had failed, I unloaded the machine, removed it from its housing, changed the fuse, and switched the machine back on. It then switched on successfully, and immediately burned the fuse again and died. I then used a little pipe at the bottom front to drain the water that was sitting still in the drum, replaced the fuse again, and started the machine. It now seems to work fine, except it now makes a clicking noise (which I think comes from the motor), and a burning smell ('electrical' I think) follows shortly afterwards. Let me mention that I opened the back panel and the belt is fine.
Summary of symptoms: 1) the 'clicking' noise, 2) the burning smell, and (forgot to mention) 3) the red light (power indicator) in the front of the machine is always off now, even when I turn the machine on and it seems to be otherwise working fine...
Any assistance would GREATLY appreciated.
Many thanks in advance, and thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully,
A
Washing Machines - Smeg - WD16BA Front Load Washer / Dryer
Answers & Comments
Possibly the suppressor capacitor. take lid off and trace where mains input is connected and that is the suppressor. they sometimes go pop
other possibility is the neon burnt out