AFCI circuit breakers are specialty safety devices that have been around for well over a decade, and their job is to prevent fires. They get better and better as time goes on, but they're still not a ...

Nobody looks forward to a power outage. After all, we rely on electricity to power appliances. And when there is a blackout, the situation can move from a minor to a stressful one quite easily. That ...

An older couple taking a look at their circuit breaker box - Coldsnowstorm/Getty Images Circuit breakers can be frustrating. You're happily bopping through your day, perhaps craving an English Muffin, ...

Have you ever come across a system that has tripped its circuit breaker and thought, “Great, a nice, easy service call. I’ll just need to reset the breaker and be on my way.” Well, it rarely turns out ...

If a motor isn't adequately protected, a short circuit will likely result in premature replacement. Then there's the problem of nuisance tripping upon initial start-up because the magnetic setting of ...

I figured this was more of a lounge type topic. I have a 15 amp circuit breaker that handles the power to the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms. The 2nd bedroom is where my office is and subsequently where my ...

My friend's dad has some very strage problems with his PC. He took it to his ISP to have them diagnose an unrelated problem (software-related) several days ago. Ever since he plugged it back in at ...

Circuit breakers are designed to keep you and your family safe from fire, but one brand of breaker might not only fail to protect your family – it could actually cause a fire. “There’s thousands of ...

Arc-fault circuit breakers are a boon for household electrical safety. The garden-variety home electrical fire is usually started by the heat coming from a faulty wire arcing over. But as any radio ...