Key Takeaways Upgrading your electrical panel prepares your home for modern appliances and reduces fire hazards. Installing Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) in wet areas prevents ...

I recently moved into a home with old knob and tube wiring. I have limited options for grounding my outlets and an electrician suggested I use a panel surge protector that is installed right before ...

Roby Electric has installed whole-house surge protectors in 300 to 400 homes over the past couple of years – usually after the homeowner or someone in the neighborhood suffers a powerful spike or ...

What is the homeowner's No. 1 complaint regarding his HVAC system? It's downtime. What is the No. 1 cause of downtime? Other than poor maintenance or old age of the equipment, the leading cause is ...

If you have point-of-use surge protectors in your home, don't forget that these will need to be replaced and this might be ...

In the electrical profession, questions still arise about what type of circuit breaker to use with surge protectors. Don't make this task more difficult than it has to be. Choosing the right device is ...

Surge protectors stand between you and an electrical disaster. Power surges are more common than you may realize and if you have sensitive electrical equipment, it’s important to make sure it stays ...

Your prized electronics deserve an extra level of safeguarding from electrical interference and damaging spikes. Here’s how to protect your tech. By Stan Horaczek, Amanda Reed, Brandt Ranj Updated May ...

Every three years, the National Electric Code (NEC) undergoes revisions that move us forward toward protecting life and property more effectively. While adoption of these updated versions of the Code ...

Hank Merges was washing dishes in his Springettsbury Township home one evening when he saw smoke rising around the sink. "I thought: 'Dear God, what's that?'" he said. Merges dropped the dishes and ...