With the holiday season in full swing, lights and decorations are appearing on homes and businesses across Chicagoland. But ...

Homeowners may not think of their circuit breakers when planning out their holiday lighting displays, but maybe they should. According to the National Fire Protection Association, holiday decorations ...

Overloading electrical circuits is easier than you may think, especially around the holidays. At best, overloading the circuit is inconvenient, but it can also be dangerous. So, if you see the warning ...

A perfect example of how a circuit overload can be dangerous occurred as my caregiver friend tried to relieve the excessive heat affecting her 100-year-old client. The solution seemed simple: plug in ...

For most people today, the lines between work and play, as well as the hours we allocate to each, have become blurred beyond recognition. Many find themselves burning the midnight oil at home juggling ...

CATEGORY. THE DEADLY FIRES BEING BLAMED ON AN OVERLOADED CIRCUIT AND YORK’S FIRE CHIEF THINKS TOO MANY APPLIANCES WERE PLUGGED INTO ONE CIRCUIT, OVERLOADING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT LIKE THAT IS ...

If you turn on the bedroom lamp and the air conditioner at the same time and fry a fuse or pop a breaker, your house is trying to tell you something. Don’t overload circuits. Doing so will slowly but ...

As the weather gets colder, local officials are warning area residents to keep their chimneys clean and avoid overloading circuits when plugging in Christmas decorations and heating devices. According ...