Opening the main electrical panel, also known as the breaker box, and adding a circuit is actually pretty easy. You only have to connect three wires to add a circuit, and each circuit wire is ...

“This is why you should test the panel to confirm that each 240-volt breaker is supplying the proper voltage,” says Daniel Vasilevski, director of Bright Force Electrical. “Breakers will ...

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 ...

Why are people scared of fuses? A properly installed fuse is just as safe as a circuit breaker, but there are many reasons why fuse panels can have problems. Why are people scared of fuses?

INDIANAPOLIS – In this Home Zone, ever need to shut off the electricity to a light or a receptacle, but it’s a guessing game once you get to the circuit breaker panel? For many, deciphering ...

Millions of U.S. and Canadian homes were built with circuit breaker panels that one expert has questioned as a potential fire hazard. Issues about Federal Pacific Electric’s “Stab-Lok ...

When I wrote about SPAN a few months ago I talked about how they're transforming a forgotten part of the electrical system in your home, the breaker panel, into something that changes how you ...