Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have an older home, you may want to make sure that your electrical outlets are grounded. Grounding refers to the wire that ...

Most homeowners think of grounding as a technical detail that only matters to electricians, yet it quietly decides whether a fault ends in a harmless trip or a house fire. When grounding is ...

Because bonding and grounding systems within a building are intended to have one electrical potential, coordination between electrical and telecommunications bonding and grounding systems is essential ...

AN estimated 58 people lose their life each week as a result of electric shock. In an electrical system, the grounding system is the primary protection against electrical shock hazards. It provides a ...

Buyers and renters are suddenly treating electrical grounding as a make‑or‑break detail, and inspectors are following their lead. What used to be a line item buried in a long report is now a focal ...

Part III of Art. 553 of the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) provides the requirements for grounding buildings that float. Part III begins by requiring that all electrical and non-electrical parts ...