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Ground Wire in plastic box with plastic light fixture david 09-06-2006
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Posted by david on September 6, 2006, 3:22 pm
I have a plastic box that attaches to a plastic light fixture. The
plastic light fixture does not have a ground wire. What do i do with
the bare copper ground wire from the NM 12-2 romex cable.
Do i need to attach a grounding screw to the plastic box and terminate
or the wire with a wing nut in the box?

Thanks
David
Houston, TX


Posted by Toller on September 6, 2006, 3:31 pm

>I have a plastic box that attaches to a plastic light fixture. The
> plastic light fixture does not have a ground wire. What do i do with
> the bare copper ground wire from the NM 12-2 romex cable.
> Do i need to attach a grounding screw to the plastic box and terminate
> or the wire with a wing nut in the box?
>
Any light fixture I have used has had a ground wire. If yours doesn't, then
it doesn't really matter what you do with the ground wire.



Posted by dpb on September 6, 2006, 3:50 pm

Toller wrote:
> >I have a plastic box that attaches to a plastic light fixture. The
> > plastic light fixture does not have a ground wire. What do i do with
> > the bare copper ground wire from the NM 12-2 romex cable.
> > Do i need to attach a grounding screw to the plastic box and terminate
> > or the wire with a wing nut in the box?
> >
> Any light fixture I have used has had a ground wire. If yours doesn't, then
> it doesn't really matter what you do with the ground wire.

Other than be sure it is located in the box such that the end can't get
in contact w/ a hot terminal if there happens to be one in the
box...some recommend cutting it back but I wouldn't as there might be a
purpose for it some time in the future.


Posted by Tom The Great on September 8, 2006, 5:32 pm

>I have a plastic box that attaches to a plastic light fixture. The
>plastic light fixture does not have a ground wire. What do i do with
>the bare copper ground wire from the NM 12-2 romex cable.
>Do i need to attach a grounding screw to the plastic box and terminate
>or the wire with a wing nut in the box?
>
>Thanks
>David
>Houston, TX

It would be pointless to try and ground a plastic box. No ground
screw hole. :p

What I do is put a wire nut on the end, and tuck it far back inside
the box. The wire nut is to prevent the free end possibly poking a
hot wire, and if the fixture later needs upgrading later, the next
electrian might need a wire nut. :D

imho,

tom @ www.BlankHelp.com



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