What are the six key steps to approach electrical fault finding?
- Collect the Evidence. All the evidence collected must be relevant to the problem in hand. ...
- Analyse the Evidence. ...
- Locate the Fault. ...
- Determination and Removal of the Cause. ...
- Rectification of the Fault. ...
- Check the System.
How do you find electrical faults?
How to identify electrical faults
- Switch off the main power at the consumer unit/fuse box. ...
- Or switch off the breaker and lock it if you can.
- Attach a note to the unit to advise you are working on the circuit.
- Check the circuit is dead with a socket tester or voltage tester/meter for lighting circuits.
How does fault finding work?
Usually when you have an electrical fault in your home, the specific circuit breaker where the fault is present will trip and cut electricity off to it. ... Fault finding can help you to identify the problem circuit and allow you to return electricity elsewhere.
