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 ...

You'd think by now that every home would have its electrical panel up to code. Wrong. Inspectors and electricians keep stumbling upon the same dangerous violations during home inspections, remodelings ...

Schneider Electric is recalling about 62,500 PowerPact J-frame molded case circuit breakers with thermal-magnetic trip units. The circuit breaker will not trip during an overload condition, posing 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 ...

Open an electrical panel and you will likely find a bus bar or two along with circuit breakers. Distributing large currents efficiently is more than just dropping a hunk of metal between two points.