There could be a tragedy waiting to happen if you haven’t tested your home’s ground fault circuit interrupters recently. Commonly referred to as GFCIs, these are the electrical outlets you should have ...

In this video, learn how to safely test your home’s electrical outlets using a multimeter. Multimeters are a good way of measuring the voltage output that the outlet gives, among other things. Before ...

Q: When I plugged my cell phone charger into a kitchen outlet, my phone didn’t start charging as it normally does—rather, it seemed that this one electrical outlet was not working. Is there something ...

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While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

There could be a tragedy waiting to happen if you haven’t tested your home’s Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters recently. Commonly referred to as GFCIs, these are the electrical outlets you should have ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

Dear Pat: I was redecorating my family room, and I changed the electrical outlets myself so the colors matched. Now, one from a wall switch does not work, and another has intermittent power. Help! — ...

It's no secret, nor is it a mystery, that water and electricity do not mix. We never want to get water on or in any of our electronics, much less our outlets. Unfortunately, it can still happen ...