Unless you have an old home that has never been rewired, you don’t need to worry about knob and tube wiring. It was the standard back in the 1950s because the installation cost was relatively low. In recent times, most old homes have been rewired due to the risks...

Your electrical panel is that metal box which lets you control the distribution of electrical current to the various areas of your home. It is also referred to as the distribution board. Circuit breakers are fuses allows the protection of the system from over-current....

Any regular home these days most certainly has a complex wiring system. A regular home would contain common household gadget such as a TV monitor, a home entertainment system, a desktop computer, and a whole lot more. In the kitchen, there can even be a more complex...

More often than not, people associate power surges with powerful thunderstorms. Without denying the fact that a lighting strike near your house can short circuit all your expensive electronics, take note that power surges can originate from almost anywhere in your...