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3. If the fuse blows or the break- er clicks back off, you have a short somewhere. Keep the circuit off and recheck your cleaning and installation work. If the fuse or breaker is OK, wait 15 minutes and then walk around the house. Check for black marks made by sparks or the pungent smell of an electrical short. If there are any signs of smoking or heating, if the fuse blows, or if a breaker goes off, turn the power off and call an elec- trician. 4. If there are no signs of prob- lems, turn the power off again. Plug a lamp or small appliance in an outlet on the circuit you just tested, or turn on a light switch. Be sure that the appliance you are using to test each outlet is working properly. 5. Thrn the power back on and check the fuse or breaker. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 on each outlet and wall switch for each circuit to check for shorts or problems. 7. Bathroom and outdoor cir- cuits often have a ground fault circuit interrupter at the breaker box or at a wall out- let. These are very sensitive and may keep tripping the cir- cuit off, so you may have to be extremely thorough in clean- ing and drying these circuits. Water Supply Public water suppliers usually provide water soon after the flood. If you are unsure of the safety of your water supply, use it only to hose your home or for sanitation purposes (flushing the toilet). Buy bottled water for drinking if you can. Sometimes large water storage tanks called water buffaloes are brought to com- munities that need clean water. They are filled with clean drink- ing water from places outside your area and are towed to your area, often by national guard or U.S. military personnel. A "boil order" may be issued in your community. If such an order has been issued, do the following: 1. Fill a large pot with water from the tap. 2. Strain the water through cheesecloth, a sheet, a coffee filter, or other clean, porous material to remove as many solids as you can. 3. Bring the water to a rumbling boil and keep it boiling for at least 10 minutes. 4. Pour the water back and forth between two clean pots, This will help it cool and will also add air to the water to make it taste better. 5. Let the water cool. After it is cool, add 8 drops of liquid chtorine bleach (see box, page 26) for each gallon of water. Let the water stand for a half hour. If it gives off a slight chlorine smell and looks clear, it's OK to use. If you do not smell chlorine, or if the water is still cloudy, add another 8 drops of liquid chlo- rine bleach and let it stand another half hour. If you smell chlorine, it's OK to use. If you have added bleach twice and the ~fIIIi1Mp ---- ------- Restore the Utilities ..-# 23