When clients call you because operating problems on pieces of their 120V equipment cause them to suspect their facility's power supply, you have to decide where to start your investigation. Don't ...

Q. Is a 15A or 20A, 125V-rated maintenance receptacle required for an outdoor evaporative cooler at a dwelling unit? A. Not according to the Exception listed in 210. ...

Locate the circuit breaker or fuse that controls the outlet you plan to replace and shut off the power to the circuit. Plug a lamp, radio or the GFCI tester into the outlet to test for power and make ...

If you’ve ever looked closely at an electrical outlet, you may have noticed that one slot is slightly bigger than the other. Fiddling with an electrical plug and flipping it around until it easily ...

If you’re wondering what you can plug in and where, here’s everything you need to know so you don’t a) burn down your house or b) destroy your appliances. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been ...

EV drivers typically do their due diligence when selecting their Level 2 home charging station, but what about the standard NEMA 14-50 240-volt wall outlet the charger plugs into? That might have been ...