All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. What are the NEC requirements for sizing receptacles? A. A single receptacle on an individual branch circuit must have an ampacity not less than ...

April Wilkerson teaches the basics of safe, efficient DIY electrical wiring for switches and outlets.

Irecently interviewed Carroll Bryant, owner of Bryant Electric & Plumbing, a Lakeland firm since 1955. They do electrical work throughout Central Florida for manufactured homes, site-built homes and ...

These two-to-six-wire receptacles implement explosion-proof protection in both Class I and Div. 2 hazardous areas. They install directly to standard conduit entries without requiring a poured seal, a ...

A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...