• Check for the cause of the outage. Use a flashlight to carefully check to see if any lights or appliances are operating. If only several lights in your home will not turn on, turn off or unplug all lamps and appliances that are using the effected circuit.
• Before resetting a circuit breaker or installing a new fuse check to see if the outlet has been overloaded. Correct faulty conditions before taking further action.
• If you need to work on anything electrical to fix the problem remember to always turn off the power at the main switch before working on an electrical system.
• If you have discovered that your power outage is due to a blown fuse take the following steps:
  • Turn off the main switch that is located near the meter or in the fuse box.
  • Find the fuse with a blackened window or a broken metal strip inside the window.
  • Remove the blown fuse.
  • Replace the fuse. Be sure to replace the fuse with another fuse that has the same amperage. This is very important.
  • Fuses and circuit breaker protect against overloads. If overloaded wires could become too hot and cause a fire.

For more information, contact Southern California Edison at 800-655-4555, or visit sce.com.