So our Miele G5500 tripped the RCD yesteday very early in its cycle and
continued to do so. I connected it to a mains circuit not on the RCD
and it doesn't trip the fuse but after a minute comes up with the tap
symbol and the world 'inlet' and stops. I've checked and cleaned the
filter in the fill hose contraption. But no go.

Any ideas? I know there's a valve in the box in the inlet hose - maybe
a new hose or valve?

John Smith wrote:

I know there's a valve in the box in the inlet hose - maybe
a new hose or valve?

New valve sounds favourite

Andy Burns wrote:
John Smith wrote:

I know there's a valve in the box in the inlet hose - maybe
a new hose or valve?

New valve sounds favourite

Yep - if it's tripping the RCD it suggests there's a leakage current from
live to earth. That would point the finger towards electrical components in
contact with water.

Theo

On 02/06/18 13:41, Theo wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
John Smith wrote:

I know there's a valve in the box in the inlet hose - maybe
a new hose or valve?

New valve sounds favourite

Yep - if it's tripping the RCD it suggests there's a leakage current from
live to earth. That would point the finger towards electrical components in
contact with water.

Theo

On my now scrapped Bosch it was (twice) the heater element burning out


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that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

Jonathan Swift.

On 02/06/18 15:10, Martin wrote:
On 02 Jun 2018 13:41:26 +0100 (BST), Theo
wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
John Smith wrote:

I know there's a valve in the box in the inlet hose - maybe
a new hose or valve?

New valve sounds favourite

Yep - if it's tripping the RCD it suggests there's a leakage current from
live to earth. That would point the finger towards electrical components in
contact with water.

It points to an overload.

No, and RCD tripping is not an 'overload'

It is a short to earth typically.

New heater or pump prolly



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"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign,
that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

Jonathan Swift.

Had the fault diagnosed - needs:

new PCB - £418
new dispenser mechanism - £132

machine was £735 new.

I don't think so. I'm going to call Miele to see if they'll stand by
their machine before we get rid. It's only 7 years old, which isn't old
for a Miele.

I have now bought a secondhand Miele from a semi-retired appliance
engineer in South London, giving him the bust Miele in part exchange.

He has taken it apart and found it was the wash pump that has failed -
nothing to do with PCB or dispenser, so i'm going to ask for my money
back from the firm that claimed to diagnose the fault.

I'm tempted to report them to trading standards if they don't refund -
strikes me some of these firms you find on the internet are scams to
sell new machines but they seemed plausible and sent an 'engineer' when
they said they would.