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 ...

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, ...

Circuit breakers in homes are doing their job reliably, but still, not enough homes have the right ones in place, putting too many at risk from frequently subpar electrical infrastructure. That’s the ...

Arc fault circuit interrupters or AFCIs serve an important purpose: they prevent electrical fires caused by wiring problems. An AFCI detects electric arcs, breaking the circuit before trouble arises.

The United States' National Electrical Code (NEC) recently expanded Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) requirements (see "Arc-Detecting Circuit Breakers Will See Wider Use" at ...

Double-tapped circuit breakers are one of the most common electrical defects that home inspectors find. Everyone seems to sign off on this defect as a 'big deal', but I'm here to tell you it's not. It ...

The 2002 NEC implemented new requirements to help reduce the number of electrical fires caused by parallel arc faults in branch circuit wiring. All branch circuits supplying bedrooms in single-family ...