Identify the tripped breaker look for the breaker on which the switch lever has shifted away from the on position.
Fuse box trip switch will not reset.
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.
There may be different types of circuit breakers in the box but all operate the same way and all are reset in exactly the same fashion.
Unfortunately sometimes that is hard to discern so the best way to check is to push the reset button and see if it pops inward which indicates that it was tripped.
Find the circuit breaker that is near the off position or not in the fully on position.
Circuit breakers can malfunction but it s rare.
When a breaker won t reset the problem is usually a bad connection or ground fault in the circuit.
If you do isolate the problem to a bad breaker you can t repair it.
These devices are designed to automatically shut off power to the circuit when problems occur.
Here s where the flashlight comes in handy.
Some breakers will show a bit of red on the switch if they re tripped.
You must push the breaker handle firmly and fully to the off position and then back to on.
The fix is to reset the breaker lever to the on position or replace the blown fuse.
The advantage of having a modern fuse box is that you will not have to replace the fuse wire every time it blows.
The only option is to remove the faulty breaker from the panel and replace it.
Locating your fuse box.
A breaker is also designed to trip on a sudden and extremely high flow of current short circuit condition.
Are you taking the proper steps to attempt to reset the breaker.
This will contain trip switches or circuit breakers.
The circuit break flips the switch toward the off position but it doesn t move all the way off.
Here are the most common reasons why a circuit breaker won t reset.