Reviewed by Larry Campbell Fact checked by Alexandra Kay Wire color codes play a vital role in ensuring safe and correct ...

A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

Here's what to look for, and how to fix what you find. Working on your own home is empowering, and it saves you money. Even ...

The multi-wire branch is here to stay; so is ground fault protection. But we should unite these technologies only when it’s a good match. Ground-fault protection and the multi-wire branch circuit ...