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Keep
area in front of your breaker panel clear - 30 inches
wide by 3 feet in front. This is an electrical code.
Needed for proper accessibility to equipment.
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Once
a year turn all the breakers to the fully off position
and then back on. This keeps the breakers functioning
properly. GFCI breakers should be tripped once a year
in addition to being turned off and on.
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Keep
electrical outlets clean of foreign matter, dirt - this
prevents dirt getting on the contacts of the receptacles.
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Trip
GFCI type receptacles twice a year. These receptacles
are the type with the test and reset buttons. Just press
test on that outlet and other outlets located in the
kitchen, bathrooms, garage, and the exterior. Any of
these receptacles may go off with the test button on
the GFCI. After test button is pushed, just push reset
button again to reset. The outlet and all other outlets
fed downstream will be turned back on.
NOTE: GFCI type receptacles that have tripped.
These receptacles are very sensitive. Appliances plugged
into a bathroom or outside receptacle may have tripped
this device. This usually means the appliance has a
fault in the equipment. If after you have removed the
appliance, the GFCI does not reset, then your GFCI is
bad. If it does reset, press the reset and check the
receptacle to the on position.
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If
exterior weather proof receptacles are not working,
check for a GFCI receptacle in the garage or bathroom.
Again, press the reset and check the receptacle for
proper function.
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Whirlpool
Bathtubs. These tubs also have GFCI protection. Some
tubs have the GFCI installed underneath the tub. Look
for your code required access panel. The GFCI is reset
like your other GFCI receptacles, or you have a breaker
type GFCI. This GFCI resets by turning to the full off
position, then to the on position.
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If
your circuit has gone dead or shorted out, go to your
service panel and look at the directory as to the location
in the panel of the circuit breaker. If it was shorted
out or tripped under an overload, just make sure this
breaker has been manually turned to the off position,
and then turned to the on position.
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Blinking
recessed fixtures. This happens when a recessed fixture
has the wrong lamp installed for its rating. A proper
lamp should always be installed for the particular trim
used.
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1/2
switched outlets. If your home has switched receptacles,
the bottom half of the receptacle will get turned on
and off by the switch. The top will stay on and be hot
whether the switch is being used or not.
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Dishwasher
operation. If your dishwasher does not work, check to
make sure the code required disconnect switch located
up on the counter is turned on.
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Your
smoke detectors are electric. They are interconnected
so if one goes off, they all go off. Please test once
every three months for proper operation
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Please feel free to call Spring City Electric if
you have any other electrical questions or problems.
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