When you think about it, not having a third-wire ground at all is the ultimate ground fault. A GFCI does not require an ...

After a black or red wire carries electricity to a light, appliance or device, the neutral returns it to the electrical panel. The NEC allows grounded conductors to be white or gray or have three ...

In the US National Electrical Code (NEC ... the equipment grounding conductors are connected to the neutral wire. In this case that box is the main breaker panel. In most breaker panels this ...

Resetting your clocks is a small price to pay for electrical safety. I always connect wires in the same order: green or bare ...

A switch or a fuse in an electrical circuit is always connected to the live wire so that the socket or appliance is not live when switched off. If the switch or fuse is placed in the neutral wire ...