Your circuit breakers are some of the most important but least understood parts of your home's electrical system, keeping you safe from electrical fires. Let's take a look at how they work.

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 ...

So you have power circuit breakers at your facility, and they seem to be just fine, sitting there quietly doing their job. What you may not realize is that even though your circuit breakers are ...

Imagine you're relaxing in your living room — the lights are on, the TV is streaming your current favorite show, the air ...

Q: We are selling our house, and the new buyers had a home inspector check it out. One of the items he found was in the main electrical panel. He said there are two wires attached to one breaker and ...