Kitchen islands have been getting bigger for years. The larger surface areas for islands in today’s kitchens have prompted some to wonder if the requirements within the National Electric Code (NEC) ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. What are the NEC requirements for sizing receptacles? A. A single receptacle on an individual branch circuit must have an ampacity not less than ...

There was a time when a family could be proud of their electrical kitchen gadgets. As predicted in a 1920 issue of "Edison Monthly," the future would be one of, in their words, "Very strange and rapid ...