Though some residential electrical wiring troubleshooting can be done without the potential of shock to the do-it-yourselfer, some cannot. In either case, try to understand your electrical system ...

Circuit breakers protect the electronics in your home. In the event of a power overload or a short, they "trip", which is to say, they turn themselves off, cutting off electricity to the affected area ...

The source of your home’s power is the breaker box, also known as the electrical panel or circuit breaker box. Whatever you call it, there are a few things you need to know about it. The first is that ...

Q: Every few hours—sometimes minutes!—my living room and one side of my kitchen lose electrical power. I’ll check the breaker panel and, sure enough, a circuit breaker has tripped…again. Should I call ...

Tandem breakers split a single-pole breaker slot into two 15—or 20-amp breakers, with two switches each controlling a separate circuit. They free up space in overcrowded electrical panels, but their ...