Blown Fuse Repairs
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What is a Blown Fuse?
An electrical fuse in the switchboard of your home is a safety device to protect against overloaded circuits when too many appliances are used at the same time.
Another more serious fault occurs when a live wire touches another live wire or metallic part of an appliance. This causes a short circuit and may result in an electrocution injury, or damage to your home from fire.
Electrical fuses to protect against these occurrences may be found in many different forms, ranging from a simple porcelain “plug-in” fuse, to more robust Residual Current Detectors otherwise known as RCD’s. These devices allow current to flow while everything is working normally. When a fault occurs, the flow of current is stopped until further action is taken.
A porcelain “plug-in” fuse, a low level protection device, comprises a very thin fuse wire connected between two terminals. When an overload or short circuit fault occurs in an appliance or wiring circuit, enough heat is generated in the fuse wire to burn it through, preventing current flow until the fault is resolved and the fuse wire replaced.
However, when a fault occurs, a plug-in fuse is slow to react taking time for the wire to burn through before protection is provided.
In addition, most appliances operate at relatively high current flows, consequently the correct grade of fuse wire must be used.
Circuit breakers including many varieties of RCD’s are very rapid acting and much safer devices, providing greater protection for your family and your property. Being much more sensitive to changes in current flow caused by faulty circuits or appliances, such devices are able to react in milliseconds, much quicker than “plug-in” fuses and therefore provide greater protection.
Why did your Fuse Blow?
The main reason for a blown fuse is usually overloading a particular circuit when many appliances are operated at the same time, often on a “power board” or a multiple outlet adaptor on a single wall power point.
Another reason maybe if an appliance or power point outlet is subjected to moisture or water causing a short circuit. In this case, always turn off the power point and disconnect the appliance from the wall plug. If the fuse continues to “blow” or the circuit breaker needs to be reset again, call an Alliance Climate Control technician and request an emergency call out visit.
Common causes of “blown fuses” or tripped circuit breakers are:
- Too many appliances used at the same time while connected to a single power outlet.
- A fault in any appliance such as broken or exposed wires.
- A broken or cracked housing in a wall or light switch, frequently a crackling sound is easily heard.
- Water allowed to enter a wall mounted power point or perhaps dripping onto bare wires behind the wall.
How to prevent Blown Fuses
The main reason for a blown fuse is usually overloading a particular circuit when many appliances are operated at the same time, often on a “power board” or a multiple outlet adaptor on a single wall power point.
Another reason maybe if an appliance or power point outlet is subjected to moisture or water causing a short circuit. In this case, always turn off the power point and disconnect the appliance from the wall plug. If the fuse continues to “blow” or the circuit breaker needs to be reset again, call an Alliance Climate Control technician and request an emergency call out visit.
Common causes of “blown fuses” or tripped circuit breakers are:
- Too many appliances used at the same time while connected to a single power outlet.
- A fault in any appliance such as broken or exposed wires.
- A broken or cracked housing in a wall or light switch, frequently a crackling sound is easily heard.
- Water allowed to enter a wall mounted power point or perhaps dripping onto bare wires behind the wall.
How can we help?
For Residential fuse repair & replacement service call us today to book an appointment on (02) 8061 5023
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