The melted fuse breaks the circuit, disconnecting the faulty circuit and keeping you safe. When a fault or overload current flows through the fuse wire, it will become hot and melt. But make sure you correct the fault first.įuses (may be found in place of circuit breakers) – rewirable fuses have a piece of special fuse wire running between two screws. By contrast, the fuse box in 1990 EZGO golf carts and those before and after may be located in the wheel of your golf cart. When they ‘trip’, you can simply reset the switch. They are similar in size to fuses, but give more precise protection.

In this case you may have a separate fusebox.ī) Residual Current Devices (RCD) these are switches that trip a circuit under dangerous conditions, and instantly disconnect the electricity.Ĭ) Circuit Breakers – these are automatic protection devices in the fusebox that switch off a circuit if they detect a fault. You might have more than one mains switch, for example if your home has electric storage heaters. It contains three things – the main switch, fuses and/or circuit breakers, and Residual Current Devices.Ī) Main Switch – this allows you to turn off the electricity supply to your home. It’s important that you know where your fusebox is in case you ever need to turn the electricity off in an emergency. The fuse box or circuit breaker box will be a metal or plastic box attached to the wall, about the size of a shoebox, usually with a large cable or a piece of pipe running out of the top or bottom. Fuses should be sized and located to protect the wire they are connected. If service is fed from above ground, follow the wires from the pole on the street to the box. We recommend that you use an electrician registered with one of the government-approved schemes Find an electrician The main job of the fuse is to protect the wiring.

Fuse box location