Don’t Ignore Electrical Safety Outside the Home: 4 Areas of Interest

Don’t Ignore Electrical Safety Outside the Home: 4 Areas of Interest

Most of the time when you think about electrical hazards, your mind’s eye conjures images of indoor hazards, like frayed wires and defective or overloaded outlets. However, you also should be concerned about electrical safety outside the home. There are four main areas to be concerned about. Power Lines Before planting a tree outdoors, make sure it won’t…

GFCI 101: Why Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters Are Important to You

GFCI 101: Why Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters Are Important to You

When you consider the amount of electricity that courses through a standard residential electrical line, it’s surprising more people don’t get painful or even deadly shocks while handling defective electrical cords and appliances. Much of the credit for this not happening with greater frequency goes to the ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). GFCIs play an important role…