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Could a failed element cause earth leakage?
Yes. Take the back off, disconnect the heater and measure the resistance between the connection spades and the body with a cheap multimeter. It should be too high to measure, if it isn't buy a new element and swap.
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We had one recently, was cheaper to buy another than repair it. Lot of this stuff just doesn't seem to want to be repaired now sadly.
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Any help on fault finding a washing machine that trips the RCD?
Trips the RCD not during a drain cycle, or spin cycle. Starts a normal cycle but trips it after about 10 mins which makes me think it's related to the heating element. Could a failed element cause earth leakage? Surely if it's a big resistor that gets hot, if the outer fails and water gets in, that could trip the RCD right?
Any other likely avenues to inspect?