Will an Ungrounded GFCI Still Work?
In short, the answer is YES. An ungrounded GFCI-protected receptacle will still provide the required protection. In other words, you can connect a GFCI outlet on an ungrounded circuit.
In short, the answer is YES. An ungrounded GFCI-protected receptacle will still provide the required protection. In other words, you can connect a GFCI outlet on an ungrounded circuit.
Compared to ungrounded outlets, grounded outlets greatly improve the safety of your home. In this blog, you will learn the importance of grounded outlets as well as how to fix ungrounded outlets by installing GFCI’s to replace an existing ungrounded outlet.
Something we see often during home inspections are missing GFCI’s (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters). GFCI’s improve the safety of your electrical system and of your home in general. This blog will teach you how to install GFCI’s to replace an existing, non-GFCI, outlet.
A tamper-resistant receptacle is a receptacle that looks and works like a normal electrical receptacle but is safer than a standard receptacle – especially for children. Tamper-resistant receptacles have small plastic shutters in both slots that prevent something from being stuck/inserted into just one slot.
If you have a Challenger brand electric panel in your home, it may be wise to replace it. Challenger brand panels were installed in many homes in the 1980’s and 1990’s, and have been the cause of some house fires across the country.
Are electrical outlets and electrical receptacles the same? Which is the hot wire on a 3-prong plug? What are the parts of an outlet? In this post, I will answer common questions like these.