A tripped GFCI is an annoyance because it will interrupt your work. Therefore, if your washer keeps tripping the GFCI, you will probably respond quickly. After all, the washer won’t work until you...

Electrical panels are the beating heart of a home’s electrical system. But where is the best place to install them? You would probably dismiss the idea of placing an electrical panel in the kitchen...

Do you have a welder in your home? Can you afford to connect it to any random circuit? No, you can’t. Welders are powerful tools that could easily burn your house down. You need a fitting circuit...

The NEC expects you to install GFCI technology if you live in a modern home. But if your house is older and you don’t have grounding, what does that mean? Will the GFCI work? Does it need the...

Do you have a light switch in your shower? If you do, you are probably questioning whether the switch is safe. If you’re thinking about renovating your bathroom, you may wonder whether the...

The last thing you want to do is to connect a washing machine to an undersize circuit. Depending on the machine’s wattage, you may start a fire. But what counts as an undersized circuit? Are 15...