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Wash. state Desk Jet

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14. Yea the cheater ,where they take an end of the run hook a piece of wire to the neutral terminal than

Reply to westom (Reply #12)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 02:42 PM

Mar 2014

than connect that to the ground terminal green.

Your concern about adding a safety ground to a circuit or plug is problematic, however look up adding a ground wire to a circuit or plug in.

What do you do if you cannot afford to have your home rewired when you need grounding plugs.
Look that up.

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The mystery deepens in our ungrounded house [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP

Yes, it's grounded. If it's in the basement, you should be able to see a wire going to something Warpy Mar 2014 #1

We're on a crawl space, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2

The Utility wouldn't put a meter on your service if you aren't grounded... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #3

Oh yeah. I forgot about the footer ground. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #5

Yeah it's called something like ... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #6

Yes! Ufer ground Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #8

You never answered if your conduit was metallic cable or rigid metallic pipe Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #4

Correct. Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #7

That what I couldn't figure out -the cable-pipe . it the only other way. Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #9

Cook county doesn't allow Romex. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #10

Good info. thanks. Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #11

No conduit, wires are covered in cloth n/t Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #13

Some Confusion exists westom Mar 2014 #12

Yea the cheater ,where they take an end of the run hook a piece of wire to the neutral terminal than Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #14