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Millions of homes have outdoor outlets that look perfectly fine but fail to meet the safety standard that became code in 2008. A standard outdoor outlet — even one protected by a GFCI breaker — can ...

neatly installed electrical boxes still stick out like a sore thumb in a front yard landscape - Supersmario/Getty Images If you've ever noticed an attractive front yard garden, only to have your eye ...

Who loves outdoor living as much as I do? Well … after a long, cold winter, the answer to that is probably just about everybody. Whether your home boasts a patio, a deck, a substantial outdoor room, ...

Most smart plugs and their app-based controls are designed for indoor use. For outdoor smart plugs, you need to find a specialized model — which is where our hours of testing at CNET come in handy.