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Wash. state Desk Jet

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15. Jeff47's option 3 is a common cure.
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 11:53 PM
Mar 2014

You add the ground at plugs where the ground is needed most. Kitchen.bath wherever else in the house you think one is required. People like to have a grounding outlet at their computer stations.

In some cases it is moreso easy to simply add a plug using 12/2 with ground ,grounding the ground wire to a water line . You can tie into power at a junction box.If you don't have a basemeant it's all up in crawl space - ceiling. The access is usually in a closet. You fallow the wiring to where it runs up or down the wall to the plugs and lights. It goes a lot quicker as a two person job.

Electrical question [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP
He;s right. ret5hd Mar 2014 #1
Thank you...this is astounding to me Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2
The prime question is what is the wiring from the breaker box to the outlets? PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #3
The wiring is original, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #4
Your husband is correct BillZBubb Mar 2014 #5
Wrong, sorry... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #18
Nope, you are wrong. BillZBubb Mar 2014 #22
Yes, you're technically correct. Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #23
He's right. JoeyT Mar 2014 #6
Yikes...I suppose the only fix is Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #7
You've got a few options. jeff47 Mar 2014 #9
Thank you so much for taking the time n/t Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #10
He's right Warpy Mar 2014 #8
Thank you - you won't believe where the fuse box is - Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #11
Are your wires in conduit, flexible metallic cable or non-metallic cable (romex)? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #12
The current wiring is 2 wires, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #13
Just to be clear. Are you talking about the coating on the wires themselves or how the .... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #14
This is the most important answer... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #17
do you think s house built in 1959 Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #19
My parent's house was a 50s house with cloth wire in thin wall pipe. Cook county Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #20
Thanks bin sober, thats interesting Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #21
Jeff47's option 3 is a common cure. Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #15
If you go the route of grounding selected outlets Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #16
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