When the power fails, you expect your generator to hum steadily in the background, not to spend the night tripping breakers ...

Q: Every few hours—sometimes minutes!—my living room and one side of my kitchen lose electrical power. I’ll check the breaker panel and, sure enough, a circuit breaker has tripped…again. Should I call ...

Nobody looks forward to a power outage. After all, we rely on electricity to power appliances. And when there is a blackout, the situation can move from a minor to a stressful one quite easily. That ...

When the grid goes dark, the difference between a calm night and a cascade of tripped breakers usually comes down to the ...

An older couple taking a look at their circuit breaker box - Coldsnowstorm/Getty Images Circuit breakers can be frustrating. You're happily bopping through your day, perhaps craving an English Muffin, ...

My friend's dad has some very strage problems with his PC. He took it to his ISP to have them diagnose an unrelated problem (software-related) several days ago. Ever since he plugged it back in at ...

A few weeks ago, a 400A feeder breaker started exhibiting nuisance trips. DMM measurements, taken randomly, show the breaker is nowhere close to its maximum load. During shift changes over the weekend ...