Blew a fuse

hi came home to a blown fuse and the uth was off temps where at 80 so it wasnt that bad but how do i prevent this from happening again..

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Originally Posted by RichieBoo

hi came home to a blown fuse and the uth was off temps where at 80 so it wasnt that bad but how do i prevent this from happening again..

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Buy a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) like you would hook your computer up to and run your power cords through that. Get a good one with a decent battery life that should tide you over in an emergency.

What type of fuse blew. Something in house or thermostat.

And they can survive few days at cooler temps with no ill effects.

where can i buy one .

www.newegg.com

house fuse .

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

www.newegg.com

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thank u very much..

If you hadn't overloaded that circuit, the fuse wouldn't have blown.

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Originally Posted by mykee

If you hadn't overloaded that circuit, the fuse wouldn't have blown.

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hahaha

Yea I was thinking how did you blow a fuse? What on earth are you running?

Not much.my two uth and two heat lights which are not on all the time..nobody was home so i don't no what happened so just wanted a back up plan..

Fuses popping in the Box is not always due to overloads. Sometimes its faulty wiring.

Rich, which would suck even worse than an overloaded circuit...

It sure would and wont be a cheap fix. If it keeps happening get a electrician out to check wires.

probably an old fuse with a corroded filament if you weren't running enough to actually overload it.. when you go to buy more just buy tungsten or make sure they are high quality copper

you can get like a 4 pack of cheap ones for like 5 bucks go all out and by the $15 4 pack lol
and if you are able to spend a couple hundred bucks upgrade to circuit breakers they ONLY flip when its overloaded/faulty wiring but faulty wiring causes it to overload.. so either way its an overload.. lol