A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

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 ...

Irecently interviewed Carroll Bryant, owner of Bryant Electric & Plumbing, a Lakeland firm since 1955. They do electrical work throughout Central Florida for manufactured homes, site-built homes and ...

Play it smart and stay safe when wiring receptacles and switches. The post Wiring a Switch and Outlet the Safe and Easy Way appeared first on Family Handyman. Do you know how to wire a light switch?

$24.95, 192 pages. "Wiring 1-2-3," edited by Catherine M. Staub, is a new addition to Home Depot's superb series of "how-to" books. Lavishly illustrated with color photos, diagrams and drawings, this ...

These two-to-six-wire receptacles implement explosion-proof protection in both Class I and Div. 2 hazardous areas. They install directly to standard conduit entries without requiring a poured seal, a ...