It's important to understand which circuit breakers control which areas of your home. This information is useful when doing electrical work and you need to isolate an area of your home to shut off the ...

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 ...

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 breaker ...

One of the standard things home inspectors look at while inspecting an electrical panel is comparing wire sizes to circuit breakers sizes. When a wire is too small for a circuit breaker, you have a ...

Q: We just bought a home, and I need to find the electrical panel. I have read that it is important to label the breakers, and I am not sure how to do that. A: Your electrical panel can provide a lot ...