A 240-volt service powers heavy-duty appliances like ovens, air conditioners, water heaters and electric dryers. If something goes wrong in that panel, it may cause those systems to fail, damage the ...

Many transfer switches come with a piece of flexible metal conduit (FMC) to connect them to your main service panel, for all ...

Churning with voltage and resembling an explosion at the wire factory, the breaker panel exudes mystique. But it's just a big switch, filled with other smaller ­switches, which lead to the switches ...

Before you buy the breaker, make sure you check the manufacturer’s name, box model number, and style number of the breaker that is approved for your box. You cannot ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about building a simple, home backup power system forcharging phones during extended electricity outages — like that which occurred during storm Sandy. However, there’s a ...