Circuit breakers, despite any techy magic happening beneath the surface, should be the most predictable things in the world. If they encounter a ground fault or an overcurrent/overload situation (or ...

Do-it-yourselfers face special hazards of electrical shock during winter and spring, when damp conditions often exist inside and outside homes because of melting snow and frequent rains. The risk is ...

Update: In June 2025, the National Fire Protection Association approved the 2026 National Electric Code with a new requirement to use ground-fault circuit ...

Q: We’re selling our house, and the buyer had an inspection done on it. The bad news is that our bathroom needs a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) installed. It’s the only outlet in the ...

A GFCI is only as good as its installation and inspection. A ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is the only protection device designed to protect people against electric shock from an electrical ...

Dear James: I am concerned about a fire from an electrical issue in my older house. What are the differences among fuses, breakers, GFCI and AFCI, and which are best? — Peggy T. Dear Peggy: You are ...

I was once this close to buying an entirely new refrigerator when ours stopped working. As I remember it, we had a power outage during a storm, and everything except the fridge came back online just ...