Although toasters are smaller kitchen appliances, they use a lot of energy and can also pose a fire threat if connected to an ...

An electrician explains why plugging certain high-powered appliances into extension cords can cause dangerous fire hazards.

Always plug your AC unit into a dedicated wall outlet. With scorching temperatures rolling across the Northeast and Midwest, many have been running their AC units nonstop to combat the heat. If you ...

Exercise caution if you're low on outlets and relying on extension cords. Not all devices are safe to connect this way, and the wrong combination can lead to overheating or even fire hazards. Even ...

For many of us, extension cords are an essential piece of equipment in our homes. Because you don’t always have an outlet exactly where you need it to run this thing or that device, extension cords ...

An electrician has warned that there are six household items UK homeowners should never plug into their extension leads. If householders only used wall sockets they'd face difficult decisions about ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

Extension cords are a good way to reach those out of reach outlets, but it's dangerous to plug certain devices into them. Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in ...