If no ground path exists on a home this age, someone really screwed up. In my old post on fixing ungrounded outlets, I show how to use a two-lead tester to see if the electrical box is grounded. If ...

Hi all.<BR><BR>The wife got to purchase furniture last night, and in return, I get to start my home theater.<BR><BR>So after purchasing a powerbar from Ultimate Electronics, (the rest wont be ...

Q: I have a question about electrical grounding. As a Realtor, I look at a lot of home-inspection reports, and almost every one especially from an older home comes back with the words "ungrounded ...

More than 200 Comcast Online customers in Howard and Baltimore counties have discovered that electrical storms can knock you offline a lot faster than signing off yourself. A series of storms that ...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Uh, how did you determine those things? Not with an outlet tester. Open hot would be just plain ...

Q. Our home was built in 1971. We bought it from the original owners, and because we knew them, we decided not to hire a home inspector. Now we plan to sell the property and are wondering how we ...

Answers are provided by lawyers Steven R. Kellman, director of the Tenants Legal Center, and Ted Smith, principal in a firm representing landlords. Q: I have been living in the same apartment since ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. How do I size the equipment grounding conductors for a branch circuit or feeder if the conductors are increased in size for any reason? A.

The Feb. 4 letter “Electrical Outlets and Code Changes,” which stated that two-prong outlets or receptacles need not be reported by a home inspector, misses a primary purpose of a home inspection.