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== == In most houses, the fuse box is usually located on the wall in the garage or basement. Typically, it's a rectangular gray metal door with switches inside. == == <><><>
The initial answer is helpful, in that MOST service panels are in the basement or garage.
The easiest way to locate your service panel is to go outside and look to see where the electric company provides power to your house. For the sake of simplicity, we will assume a detached single family home.
There will be an electric meter [flat faced glass globe]installed in a grey or aluminum metal box. It can be located by following the wires that come in overhead from the power company lines. If your service is underground because you live in a newer housing development, the meter will be on either side of the house, toward the front, or on the front wall.
When you locate the meter, the panel will usually be RIGHT behind it in the garage or basement [as suggested earlier]!
If your house is built on a poured slab, there may be a second box, a disconnect switch with a breaker or fuse. In this case, the panel for your home could be literally ANYWHERE except the bathroom, depending on how old the house is. Many older homes have an interior disconnect near the meter and a fuse panel at the top of the basement stairs or installed between the basement ceiling joists.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on where you live, your electricity system, and its age. For example, in the UK, fuses may be found in consumer units (although, these days, miniature circuit breakers are more common). But they are also found in 13-A plug tops, and in some types of appliance (e.g. hi-fi amplifiers, etc.).
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∙ 9y agoThere is a fuse on each main circuit and a main fuse on the cable coming into the house. These are normally in the fuse box otherwise known as the consumer unit, which is found near the place where the main cable enters the use. Modern consumer units tend to have circuit breakers instead of fuses.
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