Bear in mind however that some new systems will only ‘click off’ halfway, meaning the switch won’t be completely in the ‘OFF’ position. If this is the case, your safety switch or RCD will likely be in your fuse box or switchboard and, when you find it, if the switch is turned to ‘OFF’ this means it has tripped. If your power has gone out, there is a chance that your safety switch has tripped. Remember however that a safety switch is installed only on one particular circuit, therefore if your home or office has more than one circuit then the tripping of one switch may not mean the disconnection of all power. When a safety switch or RCD ‘trips’, the power to that circuit is almost instantly cut off to ensure no harm comes to the people around that particular circuitry.
What happens when my safety switch trips?
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It is all sorts of frustrating when you are sitting in the dark and your neighbours are watching a movie and eating their dinner with the lights on, but remember a safety switch is an important safety mechanism for possible electrical leakages in your home! This is usually a leaking current or a faulty appliance, so it is important to get to the bottom of the problem. As irritating as a tripping safety switch may be, it is only doing the job it is designed to do! As a safety switch is designed to shield people from an electric shock, if it has tripped that usually means there is a problem somewhere that needs to be addressed.
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