Imagine you're relaxing in your living room — the lights are on, the TV is streaming your current favorite show, the air ...

Q: Every few hours—sometimes minutes!—my living room and one side of my kitchen lose electrical power. I’ll check the breaker panel and, sure enough, a circuit breaker has tripped…again. Should I call ...

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An older couple taking a look at their circuit breaker box - Coldsnowstorm/Getty Images Circuit breakers can be frustrating. You're happily bopping through your day, perhaps craving an English Muffin, ...

Circuit breakers, despite any techy magic happening beneath the surface, should be the most predictable things in the world.