Posted Mar 2020
Up on the Roof
When I was doing fire and electrocution investigations, I received a phone call from an insurance company about a fire in a home the company insured. Upon arrival at the...
Residential
Posted Feb 2020
Sometimes It Pays To Complain
In the early 1950s, most 15- and 20-ampere receptacles in commercial buildings and residential dwelling units were ungrounded, two-prong receptacles supplied by branch circuits without an equipment grounding connection. In...
Posted Jan 2020
Don’t Swim With the Current
A few years ago, I received two phone calls regarding voltage gradients in swimming pools at existing homes in North Carolina. The pools had supposedly been installed using 680.26(A) and...
Posted Dec 2019
More Homeowners Considering Residential Solar Panels
According to a Dec. 17 report from the Pew Research Center, an increasing number of U.S. homeowners are contemplating the installation of residential solar panels. The report is based on...
Posted Dec 2019
Ice, Washing Machines and a Phone
Recently, my refrigerator stopped making ice. The manufacturer told me to get close to the fridge with my cellphone so he could connect electronically to troubleshoot. If you had told...
