Seems just about every time we have a hard rain like last week, the circuit breaker in our hall bathroom kicks off. The circuit breaker is the one that doubles as an outlet. Obviously this should not ...

Most homes are protected by GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) outlets in kitchens, bathrooms and other areas where water and electricity are in close quarters. These outlets are designed to shut ...

Q: I went to use my hairdryer in the bathroom, but I discovered some of the outlets have stopped working. My GFCI test button won’t push in when I try to reset it, but nothing has tripped in the ...

Q. We just bought an old house, built in the 1950s, so the electrical outlets are not grounded. We'd like to add GFCI outlets near the bathroom and kitchen sinks for shock protection, but our home ...

So I just bought a house and there are no GFCI outlets in the kitchen. There are 7 outlets total that I can find, on three separate 20-amp circuits in the CB box located in the garage. One outlet is ...

You probably CAN do it yourself, but if you're not familiar with the codes, I wouldn't. There are special codes that apply to bathroom outlets (need GFI, as you said), so either study up and do it ...

Many a homeowner has had the experience of losing power halfway through a morning shave or blow-dry. A quick run to the breaker panel to see what happened doesn’t help at all. None of the breakers ...

Article 210 provides GFCI requirements in 210.8 and AFCI requirements in 210.12. These requirements apply to 125V receptacles rated at 15A or 20A (circuits are 120V, but the receptacles are rated 125V ...