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Ungrounded Electrical outlets Jeff Sapocinik 12-21-2006
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Posted by Jeff Sapocinik on December 21, 2006, 5:52 pm


I live in an old lowrise apartment that doesn't have any
proper electrical grounding, although several outlets are 3 pronged. I
want to use an air conditioner in the summer, but I'm concerned about
the potential safety hazard.


Posted by RBM on December 21, 2006, 6:04 pm


For personal safety, you can replace the non grounded outlets with GFCI
outlets. They may come with a sticker to attach to the plate that marks them
as ungrounded


> I live in an old lowrise apartment that doesn't have any
> proper electrical grounding, although several outlets are 3 pronged. I
> want to use an air conditioner in the summer, but I'm concerned about
> the potential safety hazard.
>



Posted by electrical inspector on December 23, 2006, 7:43 am


what good is a gfci that is ungrounded
it won't even trip the damn thing
stop giving useless advice.




> For personal safety, you can replace the non grounded outlets with GFCI
> outlets. They may come with a sticker to attach to the plate that marks
> them as ungrounded
>
>
>> I live in an old lowrise apartment that doesn't have any
>> proper electrical grounding, although several outlets are 3 pronged. I
>> want to use an air conditioner in the summer, but I'm concerned about
>> the potential safety hazard.
>>
>
>



Posted by Eric in North TX on December 23, 2006, 7:51 am



electrical inspector wrote:
> what good is a gfci that is ungrounded
> it won't even trip the damn thing
> stop giving useless advice.

Bullshit


Posted by on December 23, 2006, 8:08 am



Eric in North TX wrote:
> electrical inspector wrote:
> > what good is a gfci that is ungrounded
> > it won't even trip the damn thing
> > stop giving useless advice.
>
> Bullshit


Yeah, amazing too when the guy uses the name "electrical inspector",
which he obviously isn;t. Of course a GFCI will work and trip in an
ungrounded outlet. In fact a GFCI will make what was an ungrounded
outlet safer than a regular grounded outlet without GFCI.

I also agree with the other advice given, ie to figure out the current
rating of the circuit, what else is on it, etc, as that may present a
bigger issue.


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