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DIY & Home Improvement

Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts) Thu Mar 20, 2014, 06:08 PM Mar 2014

The mystery deepens in our ungrounded house [View all]

I asked about grounding in this thread not long ago:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11582887

So I buy a line tester and guess what? It says everything is wired correctly. So...is it the fuse box that's grounded? Because there are only 2 wires on each outlet.

TIA!

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The mystery deepens in our ungrounded house [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP

Yes, it's grounded. If it's in the basement, you should be able to see a wire going to something Warpy Mar 2014 #1

We're on a crawl space, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2

The Utility wouldn't put a meter on your service if you aren't grounded... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #3

Oh yeah. I forgot about the footer ground. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #5

Yeah it's called something like ... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #6

Yes! Ufer ground Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #8

You never answered if your conduit was metallic cable or rigid metallic pipe Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #4

Correct. Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #7

That what I couldn't figure out -the cable-pipe . it the only other way. Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #9

Cook county doesn't allow Romex. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #10

Good info. thanks. Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #11

No conduit, wires are covered in cloth n/t Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #13

Some Confusion exists westom Mar 2014 #12

Yea the cheater ,where they take an end of the run hook a piece of wire to the neutral terminal than Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #14