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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on August 18, 2008, 7:15 am
> > My contractor replaced my ungrounded two and three prong outlets in my
> > bedroom with two prong outlets. =A0Is it possible for the two prong out=
let
> > to
> > be grounded?
> > Thanks
>
> That depends upon the type of cable feeding the outlets. It would either
> have to be steel cable, in which the steel serves as the ground, or a non
> metallic cable with an internal grounding conductor. If neither is presen=
t,
> only non grounding receptacles can be used. You can also run ground wires=
to
> each outlet, or replace the feed cables to them, if it is practical. If y=
ou
> are concerned What about Arc Fault prabout human safety, the circuit can =
be protected by a GFCI
> device, but that won't add grounding to the circuit
What about Arc Fault protection?
T
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