I just bought a space heater a while ago, it draws 12.5 amps if I remember correctly. I live in a shitty old house close to campus, with shitty old wiring. I have one grounded circuit that all my ...

Ramona Greene found wiring wrapped in fabric in her late-1800s Georgetown rowhouse ... my 1950s Takoma Park [Md.] house,” he said. Electrical problems in your old house can be right there ...

By Sarah Witman Wirecutter Not all quick fixes are safe fixes — and that’s especially true when it comes to outdated electrical wiring in old ... the house had many fewer outlets than they ...