Posted: 1/10/2017 9:47:05 PM EDT
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I rewired approx 50% of my house and put in a 200A panel....full inspection and all that jazz.
I'm going to be listing the house for sale shortly. The only issue on the electrical side is the fact that I replaced a lot of 2 prong outlets with 3 prongs, but they remain ungrounded. None are GFCIs, those are all up to snuff with brand new circuits. My understanding is that I need a sticker saying "no sticky 1952 black and decker aluminium cased drill here" or "no equipment ground" or some shit like that to make me legal....correct? |
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If your potential buyer gets a home inspection, the inspector will walk around with an outlet tester and list every one that shows it hasn't been grounded to be fixed. One of the few things they can actually test for during a home inspection. Yeah, thats why I'm trying to rectum-fy it to be code-compliant. |
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I will preface by saying that I am not an electrician. That said, in my 1950s house full of fiber romex, every outlet was grounded to the metal box through the ears and the metal outlet box was grounded.
Some of the outlets tested faulty when my home inspector looked at the place prior to me buying it. However, once you seated the screws (scrubbed off the corrosion I suspect), they tested out fine. My understanding of GFCI is that it is required in wet locations (bathrooms, kitchens, garages, etc) but not a requirement in the rest of your house. Also, your GFCI breaker trip cannot knock out the only light source in a room and still be code compliant. YMMV |
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Per the NEC, an ungrounded 2-prong receptacle can be replaced with one the following:
1) another 2-prong ungrounded receptacle 2) a GFCI receptacle. It must have a sticker affixed that states something like "GFCI protected, no equipment ground" 3) a 3-prong receptacle that is protected by a GFCI device. The 3-prong receptacle must be marked as noted above. |
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to avoid me having to post awall of text you need to head to this link. www.ecmweb.com/design/10-worst-grounding-mistakes-youll-ever-make and no, your 2 prong outlets that you replaced with 3 prong are not up to code and will be caught by any decent inspector. |
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That is NOT acceptable, legal or safe!!! Quoted:
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My wife's grandpa showed me to tie the ground to the neutral. He's an old school licensed electrician. May not be "correct" by today's standards but he made it sound like it's acceptable. That is NOT acceptable, legal or safe!!! I hate when people say that kind of thing for no reason, but ... That is NOT acceptable, legal or safe!!! Really. It isn't. Stay safe |