Come back to a fire-free home and lower energy bill ... and slow cookers. Keeping these appliances plugged in increases the risk of an electrical fire from any broken circuits or frayed wires and ...

In fact, certain appliances still take in a tiny amount of electricity just from being plugged in at the socket. Typically ...

What Appliances or Devices Need Their Own Outlet? The basic rule is if a piece of equipment or appliance takes a lot of energy to run, it should be on its own outlet. “Big energ ...

Believe it or not, leaving appliances plugged in when they’re not in use is one way you may be accidentally wasting energy at ...

Overall, sales of used home appliances increased by 12 percent year-on-year between January and August. Some secondhand electric appliances sell at nearly half the prices of new ones.

"Home safety starts with awareness, but it's sustained through action,” said Joel Worthington, president of Mr. Electric, a ...