A fuse switch that keeps tripping is usually caused by a faulty electrical item or an overloaded circuit.
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.
Find the culprit and leave it switched off.
Most likely there is an overload or a short circuit.
Here we ll talk you through how to work out why your electric keeps tripping and how to repair a tripped fuse.
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.
Hopefully it will trip when you get to the faulty circuit.
Modern electric circuits are fitted with a circuit breaker fuse system.
You have to do it one by one.
If the trip stays on switch the next mcb on and so on.
Unplug all of your appliances and try resetting the fuse switch.
Does it stay on.
You and the people upstairs will need to work to isolate the problem.
Check each appliance for overheating when you unplug it.
If so try switching the mcb s on one by one.
Unplug all appliances that are plugged into outlets on that circuit and turn off all the lights then try the breaker again.
Start with the tumble dryer.
Once reset plug your appliances back in one at a time and switch them back on.
How does a fuse work.
Why won t the trip switch reset.
In case it s an le fault try switching off all the mcb s then reset the switch that has tripped.
First disconnect or turn off everything on the circuit then turn on.
In the case of loss of electric light or power your fuse box or consumer unit will either have fuses or trip switches.
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.
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.
The fix is to reset the breaker lever to the on position or replace the blown fuse.
Leave them on for a good few minutes.
Locating the root of the problem is largely a process of elimination and something you can do yourself.
