If you've just moved into an older house, you may have realized some or all of the electrical outlets don't look like you're used to. If you have any two-prong outlets in your home, it's important to ...

While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Q: We recently purchased a 70-year-old home and no one mentioned the two-prong, ungrounded outlets. They weren't disclosed by the sellers, and our home inspector didn't list them in his report.

Q: We recently purchased a 50-year-old home, and no one mentioned the 2-prong, ungrounded outlets. They weren't disclosed by the sellers, and our home inspector didn't list them in his report. Shouldn ...