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Why does my Karcher 3.540 switch off

The washer runs with good pressure for about a minute then stops. After a couple of minutes it powers up again and runs for another minute before going off again for a couple of minutes etc etc

By Paul - Hull - 22 February 2014

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  • Chris from eSpares
    Chris at eSpares says...

    This suggests the motor is overheating and a thermal cut out in the motor is tripping. Then as it cools the trip resets. This is almost certainly due to a faulty motor.

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