During the fall and winter, windstorms can knock out power for thousands of people in the Puget Sound area for hours and ...

Male-to-male extension cords, sometimes called suicide or widowmaker cords, are dangerous extension cords that can kill or injure you. People sometimes use them during a power outage to feed ...

KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis talked with fire officials about her generator and the common mistakes people make with generators that could be deadly. You want to know what you’re buying, and the only ...

A good generator can save the day when the power goes out—but if it’s set up wrong, all that money you spent might as well ...

Extension cords typically have one male end and one female end. However, on sites like Amazon, you might come across cables that have male connectors on both ends. These cables are extremely unsafe to ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to "immediately" stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon.com due to shock, electrocution, fire and carbon monoxide ...

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a notification from UL that the three generator distribution extension cords identified below may pose a fire ...

Electrical extension cords are tremendously useful for powering devices when your gadget’s power cord isn’t long enough to reach an electrical outlet. Normal extension cords have a so-called male plug ...

Consumer Reports’ expert, independent tests find that inverter generators run longer, quieter, and more efficiently than ...

Q. While preparing for Hurricane Irma, my son told me I should not use my portable generator to power my TV and computer. Is this true? — J.F., Ridgeland, S.C. A. Many portable generators are not ...