how dangers is an ungrounded receptical

kenny357

i'm sure this question has been answer but i was checking my outlets and found 2 of my outlets with no ground and i want to know how dangers is it and how to repair it any info will help

chris75

Depends on whats getting plugged in, not too many household appliances have a grounded cord anyways, but if you want you can replace the existing 2 wire receptacles with GFI''s...

just reread your post..., Are you receptacles already 3 wire receptacles but missing a ground? or are they 2 wire receptacles?

jproffer

A good start would be to read THIS THREAD. It goes off course a few times, but the information you want is there.

RippySkippy

Have you taken the covers off of some of the 3 prong outlets to verify that they indeed have a ground and were not just swapped out for convenience? If you haven't yet, you should to see what your dealing with.

kenny357

not many things are getting pluged in, however one of the receptecals is in the bathroom also the receptecals are 3 wire receptecals thanks for the help

J. V.

chris75.....How would a GFCI work without a grounded conductor?

Stubbie

John:

The nec in 2008 is supposed to make all this confusion about grounded,grounding and ground more clear. The term earthing is going to come into play much like or friends in other parts of the world. Long story though....

I'm sure Chris is talking about that green wire in the cord.....

Notice how I ingeniously avoided any word that starts with "Ground---"....

Stubbie

HouseHelper

It won't work without a groundED conductor (i.e. neutral) but will work just fine without a groundING conductor.

chris75

Did your question get answered? And I was talking about a grounding conductor... really didnt think it would be an issue on a DIY site...

kenny357

yes my question was answer. thanks