DANGER! WHAT TO DO IF you hear unusual crackling, sizzling or popping noises, or you can smell burning coming from your fuse board or meter box, then please call our Master Electricians at Rhino Electrical Services immediately for free on 0800 744 664. We will get out there immediately to assess the situation. While you are waiting for us to arrive, turn off your main switch if possible and if it is safe to do so (i.e. if no life support devices could be affected).
Re-Wireable Fuses
Many homes around New Zealand still have fuse boards full of old, obsolete, porcelain, re-wireable fuses: They had their time back in the good old days, but are now well past their prime and in most cases, quite dangerous. The job of the fuse was to protect the cable attached to it from overloads and short circuits. If there was no protection on the cable and the Load (appliances and lights etc. – anything that uses power) became greater than what the cable is designed for, it would cause the cable to become very hot and potentially cause a fire in severe cases. The fuse is designed to blow and break the connection between the incoming power and the cable supplying power to the offending load. These re-wireable fuses are not very accurate, so can blow too early or too late depending on manufacturing defects. There is also the hassle of having to fumble around in the dark, trying to hold the torch between your teeth, whilst re-wiring the blown fuse.
Great to know about master electrician's electrical services. Doing switchboard installation at the right is very necessary when we are experiencing power shocks. Overall nice post to read. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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