We just bought a condo built in the 80s, yesterday I heard a crackling/whirring noise and found smoke coming out of the fuse box in the hallway, of course in a panic I unscrewed the whole thing not realizing all I needed to do was pull the knob and remove the fuses.These fuses go to the A/C -heater, the ones I took out were 1 use fuses so I went to Home Depot asked and got the primo Fusetron FRN-R-40 250 V, same numbers as the 1 use fuses, however I was paranoid all night and didn't run the heater. This a.m I did and remaining paranoid, kept feeling the box and the fuses were hot.
My questions are-are they suppose to feel hot?
The previous fuses were in when we moved in and worked 2 months we have been here and do I need an electrician?
Thanks!
2007-12-26
23:59:23
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There are only 2 fuses in the box, both the size of a shotgun shell...I will see what our wonderful maintenance man says if I can find where he is napping today. I do have a program I pay for thru SMUD...unfortunatley it doesn't "kick in" for a week!
2007-12-27
06:44:18 ·
update #1