Most homeowners think of grounding as a technical detail that only matters to electricians, yet it quietly decides whether a ...

Wire color codes play a vital role in ensuring safe and correct electrical connections. They help distinguish between hot, neutral, and ground wires, which are identified by colors like black, red, ...

A pretty typical diagram for the grounding system for a house is shown here, along with a few of the current carrying conductors commonly called live and neutral. On the far left is the transformer ...

The unstable economy is causing people to take some drastic actions. And some incredibly dangerous ones as well. None more so than snipping the copper grounding wires off utility poles. The grounding ...

The light switch in our bathroom bit the dust. In the process of swapping it out I discovered that the old switch was not grounded. There is a bundle of ground wires in the back of the plastic switch ...

It’s no secret that the electric company, phone company, and cable TV company all frequently share space on the same utility poles. National Electric Safety Code (NESC) rules control the location and ...