There are many types of wire connectors out there but these are some of the most common ones you'll encounter.

Buying a home with aluminum wiring? The seller will probably tell you it's perfectly fine, has never been a problem, and there's nothing to worry about. We've heard this story many times. I blogged ...

David Hannemann and his wife were aware when they bought their Ellicott City, Md., home 18 years ago that it had aluminum electrical wiring, a known fire hazard. But they waited until this February to ...

Someone who decides to build a house faces a daunting task. It’s hard enough to act as the general contractor for someone else, but when you decide to build your own house, as my parents did in the ...

Uyen Mai and her husband had just finished installing wood floors in their home near Walnut High School when they noticed sparks coming out of an electrical outlet. Electricians told her the sparks ...

Q We recently purchased a 12-year-old house, and our home inspector failed to mention the aluminum wire that runs from the main service panel to the heater. It was discovered when we hired an ...

Q: My home was built around 1970 and the electrical wiring is aluminum. I’ve never noticed any of the danger signs commonly associated with aluminum wire, such as warm face plates on outlets and ...

An estimated 2 million homes in the United States were built or renovated using electrical circuits with aluminum wiring, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And unless certain ...