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 ...

Let's be real, most of us don't think twice about the wiring hidden inside our walls. It's one of those out-of-sight, ...

Wiring in parallel has many advantages for DIYers. This video explores the benefits and provides tips for successful ...

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$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 ...

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 ...

When clients call you because operating problems on pieces of their 120V equipment cause them to suspect their facility's power supply, you have to decide where to start your investigation. Don't ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

TTI, Inc., the leading authorized specialist distributor of passive, connector and electromechanical components offers the Molex Picoflex family of 1.27 mm (0.50 inch) pitch wire-to-board Insulation ...

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 ...

Which wall outlets are best? As technology changes, the role of the wall outlet changes as well. Besides being merely a place to plug in for power, many receptacles also include ports for charging ...

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 ...