Why does my washing machine trip the GFCI breaker?
Just doing what it is supposed to do!
A GFCI needs to be very sensitive to do its job. My guess is you've got some moisture getting into the controls and causing an intermittent ground fault. Which is exactly what the GFCI is supposed to do.
Since it is only 5 months old, I recommend talking to Samsung about a warranty repair. You might get &quot;nowhere&quot;, but you might find that they have had other problems - perhaps bad gaskets or something allowing water to get where it shouldn't.
If you can't get any warranty (a.k.a. free) help from Samsung, then I would see if there is any way to seal the control panel better.