If your home is older than this, then your breaker box is probably located inside your home. The average age of homes across the country is 44 years, which means a lot of homes would require a major electrical upgrade to meet these new regulations.

If your home is older than this, then your breaker box is probably located inside your home. The average age of homes across the country is 44 years, which means a lot of homes would require a major electrical upgrade to meet these new regulations.

Just like any other type of simple machine, light switches have several moving parts. Over time, they wear down. Connections can become loose the power supply wire (black wire) connects the two terminals, allowing electricity to flow through to the light.

A smart meter records your household’s power consumption (usually electricity, sometimes gas and water) and uses two-way radio signals similar to cell phones and Wi-Fi to transmit that information to the utility company, powers lights and other devices through a continual flow of current.