A circuit breaker that trips repeatedly is often assumed to be defective, but that assumption is frequently wrong. Breakers respond to conditions downstream, and replacing one without understanding ...

Replacing Circuit Breakers with Higher Amperage Ratings Replacing a 15-amp breaker with a 20-amp or 30-amp breaker to stop tripping is illegal and extremely dangerous, allowing wiring to carry more ...

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 ...

New Services solution enables seamless modernization of obsolete Siemens RL breakers Provides next-generation capabilities for enhanced safety, improved reliability and reduced CAPEX and OPEX costs, ...

Schneider Electric is recalling about 62,500 PowerPact J-frame molded case circuit breakers with thermal-magnetic trip units. The circuit breaker will not trip during an overload condition, posing a ...

Vacuum Interrupters, a leading manufacturer of replacement vacuum interrupters, pole assemblies, parts, and components for ...

Inside Edition rented a house in Montclair, New Jersey, for an entire month, tricking it out with cameras and then calling the fix-it guys to see what happened. In the third installment, we called in ...

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 ...

Testing a circuit breaker is about judging reliability under fault conditions, not just checking continuity or voltage. A ...