You might think that quick fix looks harmless. Maybe you've walked past it a hundred times without a second thought. That ...

Home inspectors are trained to treat a sketchy outlet setup as a potential emergency, not a cosmetic flaw. When they see the wrong combination of receptacles, wiring, and protection devices, they know ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

When doing electrical work and troubleshooting, or renovation and remodeling, it is essential to locate circuit breakers, detect "hot" wires and identify outlet wiring faults. The new Circuit Breaker ...

The E! Insider Shop editors and writers search the internet to find the best products out there. We interview expert sources, comb through customer reviews, and use our own personal experiences to ...

There are 15 standardized types of domestic electrical outlet plugs in use worldwide. The standard North American outlet, for example, has two vertical slots and a round hole beneath them for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person plugging something into a GFCI outlet with red and black buttons - Tomsmith585/Getty Images Have you ever noticed how some ...

More than 660,000 safety outlets that were sold at Home Hardware are being pulled from shelves across Canada due to the risk of fire. The Electrical Devices GFCI outlet is being recalled because its ...

Health Canada issued a product recall notice for “Electrical Devices GFCI Safety Outlets” sold at Home Hardware. “Immediately stop using the recalled products, contact Unison Ridge for instructions on ...

In early July, when temperatures were rising to the 90s, my smart thermostat, a Nest Gen-4 model, shut down completely in the worst timing possible. None of the quick fixes I had used when testing ...