When you purchase a home, you may notice large boxes covering the outdoor electrical outlets. This is a weather-resistant receptacle outlet box, and it's one of the most common electrical outlets ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. What are the NEC requirements for sizing receptacles? A. A single receptacle on an individual branch circuit must have an ampacity not less than ...

Are you building, renovating, or upgrading a house or a condo … or planning to someday? Don't forget the electric outlets and switches. These are small details, but they will contribute a great deal ...

Once you cut into a wall, you are not just exposing studs and insulation, you are exposing the history of your home’s wiring ...

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Electrical outlets are likely among the most significant and overlooked devices in the common household. And, depending on where you are in the world, you may have a vastly different image pop in your ...

Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, N.Y., in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), recently recalled its commercial-grade tramper-resistant duplex electrical receptacles.

When the temperature drops and your space heaters, holiday lights, and kitchen gadgets all run at once, your electrical ...

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Q: I live in an older building and my apartment doesn’t have enough electrical outlets. Isn’t the owner required to add more or update the system? A: Depends on the condition of the system. A property ...

What do a cool home, a chilled beverage, a television show and clean clothing have in common? They are all made possible by some form of energy. For most Americans this source of energy is electricity ...