It is rare for domestic appliances to have their own circuit breaker. Circuit Breakers are usually part of the house wiring and several are fitted to protect lighting and power circuits.
A circuit breaker acts very much like a fuse but it looks like a switch. To reset a tripped breaker you just push the switch toggle handle to the up position. Some older breakers have a red button - you just push the button in.
Here's a picture...
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All the circuit breaker switches in the picture are off with the switch handles pointing down.
Peccavi, February 2009
