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Does a blown fuse need a circuit breaker?

Replacing a blown fuse is a simple DIY repair that costs little to perform. However, if your home blows fuses often, it may indicate that your fuse box needs upgrading to a circuit breaker panel, perhaps with higher amperage available. Only a local electrician should replace a fuse box with circuit breakers.

What are fuse and circuit breakers?

Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. FUSES and circuit breakers are ''safety valves'' built into electrical circuits to protect the wiring against overheating due to an overload or a short circuit.

What causes a fuse to blow on a circuit breaker?

Before the wires can overheat, the fuse or circuit breaker will open, shutting off the flow of current. The two things that can cause a fuse or circuit breaker to blow are overloading or a short circuit. Overloading happens when you try to make the circuit carry a heavier load than it was designed for.

What are striker fuses?

Striker fuses are fuses fitted with a spring-loaded striking device that can trip adjacent switches and also indicate that a fuse has blown. A Type C fuse is actually a type of miniature circuit breaker (MCB). MCBs are a type of circuit breaker used with lower-powered circuits to cut off current in the event of an overload.