Checking your fuses
When the lights go out in one room, the cause is often a blown fuse. Replacing a fuse or resetting a circuit breaker is something a layperson is allowed to do, and it's safe.
You will need
- Torch
- Spare fuses of the right size (if your fuse box has screw-in fuses)
- The fuse box's circuit diagram
Steps
Find the fuse box
The fuse box is usually in the hall or utility room, or in a block of flats near your front door. Take a torch with you.
Remove the load
Find the blown fuse
Reset or replace
Plug appliances back in one at a time
Check the residual current device
Call an electrician if needed
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