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Consumer Unit / Fuse Box:  

A consumer unit or fuse box is used to control and distribute electricity around your home. It usually contains a main switch, circuit breakers and one or more residual current devices (RCD)

remember Know where your consumer unit or fuse box is located, so that you can reach it quickly in emergencies, such as, the lights going out.

remember Keep a working torch close by to it, so that you can see the consumer unit if all the lights do go out

remember Someone in your home should regularly test the RCDs – every three months - by pressing the button marked ‘T’ or ‘Test’.

 

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Know where your Consumer Unit or fuse box is located, so that you can reach it quickly in emergencies