Q: I had some wiring work in my attic and where the wires come together the electrician left the covers off several of the boxes. I then had insulation added to the attic and they placed flexible ...

In electrical work, installation requirements can be found in a variety of codes such as building, fire/life safety, or energy. Although trade specialists (such as electricians) may be experts in ...

They’re inexpensive and easy to use, and they help keep you safe when doing DIY electrical work. Solution: Test. Use. Verify. First, test the tester by holding it to a known live circuit, like a ...

Q: I had some wiring work in my attic, and where the wires come together the electrician left the covers off several of the boxes. I then had insulation added to the attic, and they placed flexible ...

Hylec-APL has revamped its tool-less Debox SL junction box to make it easier to use. Now the 16A four-circuit UL/VDE-compliant terminal block inside has green twin-lever actuators that visually ...

When it comes to interpreting the National Electrical Code (NEC), Chapter 3 addresses the building stage of electrical construction projects, outlining general installation requirements for tasks ...

YAKIMA -- Faced with copper wire thefts that disable warning signs, weather monitoring stations and traffic cameras through Snoqualmie Pass, state road crews are welding shut electrical junction boxes ...

There was a time, not too long ago, when you paid no attention to them: after all nothing could be more ordinary than electrical junction boxes, silver coloured, smothered in layers of peeling poster ...