Q: Every few hours—sometimes minutes!—my living room and one side of my kitchen lose electrical power. I’ll check the breaker panel and, sure enough, a circuit breaker has tripped…again. Should I call ...

Man looking at an open electrical panel in a home - Photoalto/eric Audras/Getty Images Imagine you're relaxing in your living room — the lights are on, the TV is streaming your current favorite show, ...

Electrical failures rarely arrive without warning. Long before a breaker trips or a fire starts, your outlets and circuits begin sending subtle signals that the system is under strain. If you learn to ...

What would we do without circuit breakers? For one thing, our homes would be a lot less safe. Circuit breakers are switches that disconnect electrical circuits by interrupting the current running ...

This infrared photo shows two electric cables that are much warmer than the others. Is this dangerous? (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter A few days ago, a reader named Marcus asked me an ...

Branch circuits are undoubtedly the most commonly installed circuits in both residential and non-residential applications. And, since they supply the equipment that utilizes the electricity, they are ...