How To Reset Trip Switches In A Fuse Box
There are so many people who face a situation when their fuse box got tripped. Keep in mind that it’s very easy to reset the tripped fuse box. But make sure you know and follow accurate procedure of resetting the fuse box. The first thing that you have to do after your fuse box get tripped is turning off all the electrical appliances present in your home before starting the work. Switching off electrical appliances is important just because overload is the main reason for those tripping. Here in this article we are sharing some instructions that will guide you how to reset your fuse box.
Instructions to reset tripped fuse box:
Identify the Tripped Breaker:
The first thing that you have to do is to identify the fuse that gets tripped. For this you have to open the breaker box that’s present outside your home. From there you have to find out the fuse button that got tripped. Before you switch the button ON once again, it is very important to switch off every electrical appliance present in your home or building.
Turn off All Lights:
If you will see that fuse is getting tripped again and again, then it will be a good idea to call the professional so that he will change the fuse. Moreover make sure you have switched off the lights and electrical appliances that you are using in your home. It will help you to prevent having any type of short circuit or electrical breakdown in your home.
Flip the Circuit Breaker Switch:
If you are not an expert then calling a professional will help you a lot. So you can ask them to change the fuse that got damaged. He will check the fuse box and then change it if required so that all the electrical appliances become safe and secure once again. But if your fuse box will be ok then expert will check all the wires and switch it ON once again.
Test the Circuit:
Before finishing the task keep in mind that it is very important to check whether everything is working fine or not. For this you should prefer to turn ON all the lights once again and try to put pressure on the fuse that you have repaired. That will help you to get the better idea about the current position of the fuse box.
Cost of Replacing the Fuse Box:
Actually, you should know that cost of new fuse box installation will be almost £100-£125. And the process of replacing the fuse box will take an almost half day. Only when we will expect no problems in the replacing process. So yes by adding all these labour cost of replacing the fuse box it will cost you between the range of £300 to £500. Keep in mind that it is the price of complete work included the price of material, certificate, labour and testing.
