Two-prong outlets can always be changed to three-prong, and this can be accomplished a few different ways. Today I'll give a very brief explanation of what the third prong is for, and I'll discuss a ...

We use plugs every day, but most of us don't spend a lot of time thinking about them. We know that there are various electrical plug types, even if we're not familiar with the ins and outs of all of ...

Unless you live in an older home with two-prong outlets, you probably don’t put much thought into plugging and unplugging electronic devices and appliances. But at some point, you’ve likely noticed ...

I recently bought a new home and it still has many old 2 prong outlets (built in 1948). When I use a circuit tester it shows the outlets are grounded. As you would assume, due to the age of the home, ...

Back in 2009, I wrote a blog post giving some basic information on how to fix ungrounded three-prong outlets. The information in that post is still mostly applicable today, but there are few ...

Regarding the Jan. 28 Ask the Inspector response in “Older Electrical Outlets Were a Jolt”: I don’t think that two-prong outlets are a defect that must be listed by a home inspector. In a 50-year-old ...

GoPlug is a Kickstarter project aiming to cram backup batteries, USB charging ports, and—for the first time—a true three-prong outlet (or Euro-style two-prong, if that’s your jam) into backpacks and ...