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Knowing a bit about your new home’s electrics will help to keep you and your family safe, and minimise inconvenience if things go wrong.
You might know it as a fuse box – it’s the place where the electricity for your entire home is controlled.
Knowing what these different switches are for will help you to know what to do in the event of an electrical fault.
Losing the electrical supply to your home can be frustrating and even alarming if you’re suddenly left in the dark. Normally, though, it’s nothing serious. Here’s our step-by-step guide to what to do.
Finding the fault
If you lose electricity in your home, the first thing to do is check your consumer unit.
Discovering the cause
Now that you’ve found the fault you can investigate what’s behind it.
The New Home Customer Care Team is available via phone and email.