Your breaker panel is designed to quietly protect you, but one common shortcut inside that metal box can slowly cook wires, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- If you live in an older home that uses a Federal Pacific electric panel, you and your family may be at risk. These once highly popular panels have defective circuit breakers that ...

Old houses sell on charm, but the breaker panel in the basement is not charming at all, it is life-safety hardware that ...

Q: Several weeks ago, I read your column about installing electrical wiring. I’m curious about circuit breakers. What is the primary purpose of circuit breakers? Are there different types of breakers?

Electrical panels need to be replaced when they are too old to provide sufficient power, are rusted, produce a burning smell, are overheating, make crackling or buzzing noises, the breaker trips ...

Churning with voltage and resembling an explosion at the wire factory, the breaker panel exudes mystique. But it's just a big switch, filled with other smaller ­switches, which lead to the switches ...

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 ...