Standard electrical outlets A standard 3-prong outlet is the most common and cheapest type of electrical receptacle you can buy. It rarely costs more than a dollar or two, though some colors cost ...

Dear Pat: I was redecorating my family room, and I changed the electrical outlets myself so the colors matched. Now, one from a wall switch does not work, and another has intermittent power. Help!

A standard 3-prong outlet is the most common and cheapest type of electrical receptacle you can buy. It rarely costs more than a dollar or two, though some colors cost extra.

Installing electrical outlets and switches is neither intuitive nor angst-free. It takes intense concentration, knowing which wires go where and how tightly to wrap them, and remaining hyper ...