how can i fix..switch tripping( hoover pe23501)washing machine?

when i switch on the machine it trips the switch.checked the fuse, also tried the plug in a different socket, still trips the switch....it has had a slight leak to the front of the machine of late..
mrs barnes, April 2006


done
if it trips the switch in ure fuse board(possibly the rcd), then ur hoover has a fault on it. it is tripping the switch beacuse ur fuse board has a safety device on it(the rcd) and this is recognising the fault

hoppe, electrician frm liverpool, April 2006
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