While electrical boxes have many variations, they all fall into one of two categories: plastic boxes or metal boxes. Sometimes, the choice is clear-cut and obvious, mainly for grounding. Other ...

Cheap PVC boxes like the one shown at far right work fine, but they can move or distort in wood framing as the studs dry. I prefer to spend the extra 20¢ per box on heavy-duty thermoset plastic ...

I would say the broken box falls into the category of “damaged parts” and the safe operation of this circuit is questionable. In locations where electrical equipment is exposed to physical damage, ...

Apparently, this installer did not care about following the PVC conduit bending rules spelled out in Sec. 352.24. Field-made bends are supposed to be made with equipment identified for that specific ...

The black boxes, which have appeared in stores across Los Angeles, have product tags in the style of the American discount electrical giant that read 'Useless PLASTICBOX 1.2' for $99.99.