One of the best safety nets homeowners can give themselves is a whole-house generator. This type of generator instantly powers on during an outage, providing electricity for lights, refrigerators, air ...

Q. With all the electronic items I have, I thought about installing a whole-house electric surge suppressor. What are the various types? How can I compare the various models and do they save energy? A ...

Q: A repairman said my TV was probably damaged by a voltage surge. I have several TVs so a whole-house surge suppressor would be best. How can I compare different ones? A: Today's homes have more ...

Question: I plan to install a whole-house voltage surge suppressor in addition to the plug-in ones. My VCR, microwave, computers, etc., seem to fail too often. Will a whole-house model help? Which are ...

Every year, thousands of Arizona residents email Rosie Romero's website or call his radio show with questions about everything from how to prevent fires in their chimneys to what to do about the tree ...

Q: I’m always reading scary stories about how sudden power surges can be strong enough to fry all the electrical devices in my house. But what is a power surge, and what kind of damage can it really ...