KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis talked with fire officials about her generator and the common mistakes people make with generators that could be deadly. You want to know what you’re buying, and the only ...

Male-to-male extension cords, sometimes called suicide or widowmaker cords, are dangerous extension cords that can kill or injure you. People sometimes use them during a power outage to feed ...

One of the biggest mistakes one can make with a generator is to attempt to use it with a double male extension cord. These cords, also known as "widowmaker cords" or "suicide cords," are so named ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Portable generators are useful for a lot of things, from providing power during camping trips to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Extension cords have a plethora of uses — as long as those uses revolve around increasing the length of an electronic device's power cord.

Extension cords are both a necessity and -- and least, when it comes to the way we use them -- a terrible idea. We have very precise, some would argue overly guarded, regulations about the electrical ...

Extreme cold is hitting, here's how to safely hook up a generator to your house before you lose power.