What's wrong with the elevator?

Hint 1 of 7:

Did you try pushing the button?

Hint 2 of 7:

It doesn't work.

Hint 3 of 7:

But I suppose you knew that already.

Hint 4 of 7:

There doesn't seem to be any power.

Hint 5 of 7:

Maybe it blew a fuse.

Hint 6 of 7:

You need to get into the manor house before you can fix it.

Hint 7 of 7:

There's a fuse box in the manor house.
(See "What do I do with the fuse box?" in the Manor House for details.)