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Your home wiring: is it safe?(Special Section: Home Fire Safety)
When you plugged in your new refrigerator, cranked up the air conditioner, or turned on the light to read this article, you probably didn't give a lot of thought to the wires carrying the electricity.
Few people do. After all, your home's electrical system is hidden in the walls. Homeowners and renters generally know so little about electricity that they tend to take potential problems too lightly or overlook them altogether.
But you need to pay attention to your home wiring no matter when your home was built or where you live, especially if you live in an older home. Thirty-nine thousand house fires and 350 deaths each year in the U.S. are caused by ...
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