Reviewed by Larry Campbell Fact checked by Alexandra Kay Wire color codes play a vital role in ensuring safe and correct ...

You don't need to be an electrician to understand the basics about how your home is wired. A general understanding of how cables and wires work is part of being a responsible homeowner, and our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...