Electrical

Is Geothermal Right For You?

Geothermal energy is pretty amazing: by circulating water through a series of pipes under your...

Keeping The Home Lights Burning With Renewable Energy

Skeptics of alternative energy raise some valid concerns when they look across an array of...

What To Do When An Electrical Outlet Is Hot

I live in a very old house. I love it here, but it does come with its fair share of problems....

The Cost Of Installing Carbon Monoxide Detectors

A carbon monoxide detector, also called a CO detector, is a device that senses the presence...

Dimmer Switches Versus Three-Way Switches

We’re all familiar with the traditional up-down, on-off switches that come standard...

Do Solar Panels Use More Energy Than They Generate?

You've probably heard the claim that solar panels take more energy to make than they generate....

Electrical Sparks From Outlet

Electrical sparks from an outlet are normal...sometimes. Occasionally there is a small blue...

How To Fix A Partial Power Power Outage

We’ve all experienced power outages. Maybe during a storm, or maybe that time you had...