MAINTENANCE OF YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY
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Often a power outage is easy to fix.  Because in most cases, an outage is caused by:

- Short circuit caused by an electrical appliance (toasters, hair dryers are absolute favorites!)
- Short circuit caused by connecting too many appliances to a group
 
When a fault occurs the first thing you do is look in the meter box. Here you may find two different group boxes.
 
 A modern distribution box. This is equipped with circuit breakers and an earth leakage switch. The groups can be switched on and off and in case of a fault or short circuit, the power will cut off automatically. One of the buttons will then be down.
 
A traditional distribution box. This is equipped with stops/fuses and a ground fault circuit interrupter. With the buttons above the fuses (stops), the groups can be switched on and off separately. The ground fault intervenes in the event of a fault, short circuit or overload.
 
Is the power out throughout the property? 
 
Before diving into the meter box, it's a good idea to check that it's not a national or local outage. You do this by checking whether the neighbors have power and whether the streetlights are on. If not, it is a national or regional failure. For this you can call 0800- 9009. Or check here.
 
If the neighbors do have power and the street lights are working properly dive into that meter box anyway and do the following:
1: Check the ground fault circuit breaker and see if it is set to OFF or to 0 and then turn it ON or to 1.
 
Does the RCD keep dropping back to OFF or 0?
 
2: Turn off all groups
3: Turn the RCD to ON or 1
4: Turn the groups back on one at a time to find out which group has a fault.
5: Then unplug all appliances connected to this group.
6: Turn the switch of the group back up and plug in all appliances one by one to find out which appliance is causing the fault.1: Check the ground fault circuit breaker and see if it is set to OFF or to 0 and then turn it ON or to 1.
 
Is the power out in part of the property and is there a modern fuse box? 
 
Look for a switch that is down and put it back up.
If the switch keeps jumping down, an electrical appliance connected to this group may be faulty. Then perform steps 5 and 6 above to find out which device is causing the fault.Is the power out in part of the property and is there a modern fuse box? 
Look for a switch that is down and put it back up.
If the switch keeps jumping down, there may be an electrical device that is connected to this group malfunctioning. Then perform steps 5 and 6 above to find out which device is causing the fault.
 
Is the power out in part of the property and there is a traditional fuse box? 
 
Switch off the group of the fuse that has blown. You can see this because metal spring has blown out of the fuse. Then switch the group back on. When the fuse/fuse breaks again, there may be an electrical appliance that is connected to this group. Then perform the above steps 5 and 6 to find out which device is causing the fault. Is the power out in part of the property and is there a traditional group box? 
Turn off the group of the fuse that blew. You can see this because metal spring has blown out of the fuse. Then switch the group back on. When the fuse/fuse breaks again, there may be an electrical appliance that is connected to this group. Then perform the above steps 5 and 6 to find out which device is causing the fault.
 
Despite these efforts, are you unable to fix the malfunction? Then contact us via the tenant portal. In most cases, the cause of the malfunction lies with the tenant. Therefore, it is important to go through the above steps and take into account possible costs.  Despite these efforts, are you unable to fix the malfunction? Then contact us via the tenant portal. In most cases, the cause of the malfunction lies with the tenant. Therefore, it is important to go through the above steps and take into account possible costs.