Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Circuit breakers, breaker panels, breaker boxes, fuse boxes—no matter ...

When the lights finally flicker back after an outage, the instinct is to rush to the panel and flip everything on. That ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Upgrading your home’s wiring and electrical panels can bring your home up to code and help you avoid electrical fires and shocks. This process can be ...

Your breaker panel is designed to quietly protect you, but one common shortcut inside that metal box can slowly cook wires, weaken connections, and set the stage for a fire long before anything trips.

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok panels have a long history of problems. If you have one of these electric panels in your home or you're buying a home with one of these panels, you should have the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...