Fuses

When a fuse detects too much power flowing through the wiring in your home, a tiny piece of metal inside the fuse will break, thereby stopping the flow of power from continuing to run through the wire. Many homeowners get annoyed with replacing blown fuses due to many things being used at the same time and often increase the size of the blown fuse to “solve the problem”. Wiring gets overloaded and overheated. This is a serious fire hazard. Many people think if the fuse is made of glass that they can look at the metal piece inside and see if it is broken. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE. The best way to check a suspected blown fuse is to replace it with a new one. If the power comes back on, great! But if it the new fuse blows or if the power doesn’t come back on, then you should call a licensed electrician. If you have any additional questions, give Voltek Electric a call at 262-224-3226, or you can reach us through our online contact form.

Fuse Boxes

Your house was built long time ago if you have fuse box to distribute power. Many homeowners get annoyed with replacing blown fuses due to many more appliances we’re all using today and often increase the size of the blown fuse to “solve the problem”. Wiring gets overloaded and overheated. This is a serious fire hazard. The real solution is to update your electric service and install high quality electrical panel with circuit breakers.