When a circuit is pushed past its limits, it rarely fails politely. It signals trouble through tripped breakers, hot outlets, ...

Overloading electrical circuits is easier than you may think, especially around the holidays. At best, overloading the circuit is inconvenient, but it can also be dangerous. So, if you see the warning ...

CATEGORY. THE DEADLY FIRES BEING BLAMED ON AN OVERLOADED CIRCUIT AND YORK’S FIRE CHIEF THINKS TOO MANY APPLIANCES WERE PLUGGED INTO ONE CIRCUIT, OVERLOADING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT LIKE THAT IS ...

Charging your phone is an important part of getting ready for the day, like grabbing your keys or making sure you have your wallet. You need that battery life for directions, messages, and everything ...

Your circuit breaker is not supposed to be a daily annoyance you grudgingly reset on the way to making coffee. When it starts ...

As the holiday season approaches, many of us are eager to get our homes set up with holiday decorations (especially before cold temperatures make it an unbearable chore). But before you go all-out, it ...

When we do an infrared inspection along with a home inspection, one of the extra things we do is to go around the house and turn on everything that's built into the home that uses electricity, to help ...

Motors and their associated equipment must be protected against both overload and overcurrent (short circuit or ground fault). This function is usually split, with ...

It may seem inconsequential (or even design-minded) to slip cords through a window crack or beneath a closed door to access outlets. But the pressure from the frame can pinch wiring, crack the ...

When the temperature goes down, the number of house fires goes up in the Pensacola area. The Pensacola Fire Department and the American Red Cross said they see a spike in residential fires each year ...

The savings from multiwire branch circuits can come at a high cost. It's true that multiwire branch circuits reduce raceway size, voltage drop, and the number of conductors. However, mishandling or ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 9, 2015) – A memo ...