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Posted by John Ross on October 10, 2007, 9:32 am
Doug Miller wrote:
> >The saga of my trying to get a few receptacles grounded continues....
> >
> >Talked to another electrician, who wants to just run a new Romex cable
> >(this is 1960 house with the old Romex with no ground in it) from the
> >specific receptacle back to the panel (he hasn't come out yet to look
> >at the place, but thinks he can run it the same place as original--
> >well, not the entire original--just up wall to attic and then to
> >panel).
>
> Probably, he's intending to run the cable to the *first* receptacle on the
> circuit.
No, he said just at the receptacle to be grounded. He's NOT rewiring
the whole circuit.
> >
> >This sounds a lot cleaner than drilling holes in floor just for a
> >ground wire etc. However, you guys have gotten me up to speed on the
> >grounding issue, but I am clueless for something like this.
> >
> >Is this considered legitimate?
>
> Sure. Why wouldn't it be?
>
> >I assume you would have to connect the
> >old wires together somehow in the receptacle so the other receptacles
> >on the circuit are not cut off?
>
> Same way they're connected now.
> >
> >The other thing that I just thought of was when it gets back to the
> >breaker, you will still have the old wiring connected to that breaker.
>
> No, that would be disconnected and replaced by the new cable.
>
The new cable is just for ONE outlet. The old cable will still be
there for the other outlets, so it has to stay connected to the
breaker, right?
> >So how would he end up with both connected to that breaker?
>
> He wouldn't.
Again, I assume the old wire has to still be connected to the breaker
in some way.
>
> >Is there a
> >code correct way to do this?
>
> Yes -- and it sounds to me like this guy knows how to do it.
> >
> >For the record, I almost gave up today after talking to 4 electricians
> >who said some off the wall things (I'll tell you that later---you
> >won''t believe it and I don't want this thread to go on a tangent.
> >Suffice to say, this guy *sounded* like he had a clue, but then again
> >I got duped before and you guys came to the rescue! :)
>
> When he comes out to look at it, you can ask him exactly what he's planning to
> do -- if it doesn't sound right, tell him you'll get back to him in a day or
> two, and check it out here.
>
You know I will--be ready! :)
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