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In Reply to: uh oh... the outlet I'm using has no ground wire! posted by Enchantment1.6s on November 15, 2006 at 09:09:54:
Back in the day, the metal conduit was the ground. So you may have an entirely leagal and proper setup for the time period in which it was installed. A 3rd wire is nice, and I'd advise one, but don't think it is absolutely necessary.
Russ
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Follow Ups
- Do you have netal conduit? - Russ57 09:44:42 11/15/06 (1)
- not sure... I looked at another outlet in the room and it uses romex - Enchantment1.6s 10:01:13 11/15/06 (0)