If you've spent any time around DIY websites and home improvement stores, you've likely heard about GFCI vs. AFCI outlets. These important electrical safety devices, technically called ...

When you think about it, not having a third-wire ground at all is the ultimate ground fault. A GFCI does not require an ...

Also note that if a GFCI trips, it can shut off power not just to the outlet but often to other outlets connected downstream in the circuit, says Vasilevski. “If you have multiple outlets not ...

Power strips are a common and convenient way to provide additional sockets, but experts warn that there are certain household ...

It's always a good time for a reminder of some of the ways that we can become "electricity blind" in our own homes.