Every winter, you ask more of your outlets and extension cords than at any other time of year, piling on space heaters, holiday lights, and outdoor decorations. That extra demand quietly exposes a ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Electrical outlets and switches are so ordinary that you barely notice them until something goes wrong. Yet the earliest ...

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 ...