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Holly_Hobby

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2. We're on a crawl space,

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 07:17 PM

Mar 2014

the fuse box is in our bedroom closet. The wiring goes directly behind it, through the wall to the meter.

In other words, the main wire comes off the pole, then down the outside of the house to the meter, then through the wall to the box in the closet.

My husband has recently confessed he's been looking for over 20 years for a stake...

In any event, the line tester says we're wired properly. Thanks for your reply.

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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