Once reset plug your appliances back in one at a time and switch them back on.
Trip switch on fuse box won t stay up.
All the downstairs lights have gone off but everything else still working.
You and the people upstairs will need to work to isolate the problem.
Check each appliance for overheating when you unplug it.
In the case of circuit breakers the immediate answer is to find the breaker that has tripped and reset the lever to the on position.
The fix is to reset the breaker lever to the on position or replace the blown fuse.
Most likely there is an overload or a short circuit.
Switch the tripped switch to the on position and plug in the appliances one by one until the trip goes again.
Why won t the trip switch reset.
First disconnect or turn off everything on the circuit then turn on.
If it won t stay on in that circumstance it is certainly bad.
A fuse switch that keeps tripping is usually caused by a faulty electrical item or an overloaded circuit.
Unplug all appliances that are plugged into outlets on that circuit and turn off all the lights then try the breaker again.
What causes it to trip or blow a fuse.
Locating the root of the problem is largely a process of elimination and something you can do yourself.
The trip switch is down but when i flick it back up it won t stay up and seems to spark.
Doing this on tablet with no lights not going well.
Here we ll talk you through how to work out why your electric keeps tripping and how to repair a tripped fuse.
First turn off all the individual breakers one by one then turn the whole house breaker off then turn the tripping breaker on.
Leave that appliance unplugged and have it repaired by a qualified electrician.
Unplug all appliances on that problem circuit and switch off any immersion heaters if you have one.
If it stays on plug the appliances back in one by one until it trips again and service or discard the appliance that makes it trip.