In the case of circuit breakers the immediate answer is to find the breaker that has tripped and reset the lever to the on position.
Trip switch on fuse box won t stay up.
If it stays on plug the appliances back in one by one until it trips again and service or discard the appliance that makes it trip.
If a fault develops a switch is tripped and the circuit is broken.
Modern electric circuits are fitted with a circuit breaker fuse system.
Does it stay on.
You and the people upstairs will need to work to isolate the problem.
Find the culprit and leave it switched off.
Once reset plug your appliances back in one at a time and switch them back on.
Why won t the trip switch reset.
Most likely there is an overload or a short circuit.
If the trip stays on switch the next mcb on and so on.
Locating the root of the problem is largely a process of elimination and something you can do yourself.
Check each appliance for overheating when you unplug it.
Here we ll talk you through how to work out why your electric keeps tripping and how to repair a tripped fuse.
The lights are already all switched off the trip switch won t go back up so i cant turn them back on one by one.
In the case of loss of electric light or power your fuse box or consumer unit will either have fuses or trip switches.
Leave them on for a good few minutes.
Older ones have fuse holders and when a fuse is blown it must be replaced or rewired.
If you have attempted to reset your fuse switch but it keeps tripping it s likely there s a problem with one of your appliances or sockets.
First disconnect or turn off everything on the circuit then turn on.
Hopefully it will trip when you get to the faulty circuit.
Switch off every light switch then switch each one on one by one.
In case it s an le fault try switching off all the mcb s then reset the switch that has tripped.
How does a fuse work.
A fuse switch that keeps tripping is usually caused by a faulty electrical item or an overloaded circuit.
When an appliance or light fixture suddenly goes dead it is very likely that a circuit breaker has tripped and interrupted the power flowing to the electrical circuit.
Start with the tumble dryer.
Unplug all of your appliances and try resetting the fuse switch.
Unplug all appliances that are plugged into outlets on that circuit and turn off all the lights then try the breaker again.
