When you are all alone in the house and everyone is out for appointment. What should you do if there is a power failure?
If you have an advance warning of a power cut, switch refrigerator and freezer controls to maximum, put candles and matches where you can easily find them.
Circuit Failure
If several appliances or lights in one area fail at once, a circuit fuse in the main fuse box has probably blown. Switch off everything on that particular circuit.
Replace the blown fuse. If the fuses are not labelled, look for scorch marks. Check for broken wires and repair them.
Check for and repair any visible damage to plugs and flexes used on the circuit.
Switch on appliances and lights one at a time. If the fuse blows, again, the circuit may be overloaded or an appliance may be faulty.
Power Cuts
When power returns. Reset electric clocks and timer switches. Do not open the freezer for at least six hours.
During a power cut. Turn off all your appliances and lights – apart from one bulb, and the refrigerator and freezer. A power surge when electricity is restored could blow a fuse.
Keep some emergency candles and matches near some place for you are sure to find them in a power failure.
If you have an advance warning of a power cut, switch refrigerator and freezer controls to maximum, put candles and matches where you can easily find them.
Circuit Failure
If several appliances or lights in one area fail at once, a circuit fuse in the main fuse box has probably blown. Switch off everything on that particular circuit.
Replace the blown fuse. If the fuses are not labelled, look for scorch marks. Check for broken wires and repair them.
Check for and repair any visible damage to plugs and flexes used on the circuit.
Switch on appliances and lights one at a time. If the fuse blows, again, the circuit may be overloaded or an appliance may be faulty.
Power Cuts
When power returns. Reset electric clocks and timer switches. Do not open the freezer for at least six hours.
During a power cut. Turn off all your appliances and lights – apart from one bulb, and the refrigerator and freezer. A power surge when electricity is restored could blow a fuse.
Keep some emergency candles and matches near some place for you are sure to find them in a power failure.
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