Electrical receptacles, outlets, and wall sockets accept plugs and provide current to run electrical devices. They are used in a variety of residential, general-purpose, commercial, industrial, ...

It also comes with built-in surge protection to guard TVs, computers, phones and other tech toys from power spikes.

Ask an electrician which way a receptacle, aka outlet, should be installed: “Ground up or down?” Typically, the answer is “both are fine,” though most of us have a preference. The National Electrical ...

Receptacle testers are used to test wiring in electrical receptacles. They identify outlets that are open ground, open hot or open neutral; hot, hot on neutral, or ground reversed with open hot; and ...

I’m an electrician, and before I walk away from a receptacle or switch, I make sure every connection is tight and secure. If ...