We all have a few items on our electrical to-do lists. Whether you’re putting in a light fixture, adding a ceiling fan or cutting in a receptacle, you’re going to need electrical wire ...

Aluminum wire has a lower ampacity than the same gauge copper wire, meaning aluminum must be larger to accomplish the same ampacity job as copper wire. The rule-of-thumb sizes rely on the lowest ...

Most wires have this value printed on their insulative jacket, so look for a number next to the acronym AWG (which stands for American Wire Gauge). For example, if you see a stamp that reads 10 ...