What would be the ideal solution? - 06/30/20 03:21 PM
Hello,
We bought our house recently, and it was built in the 1960s. Well, the wiring too is old and has not updated since then. The original fuse, two-wire system, and metal boxes are still in place throughout the house. To reduce electrical faults, I had hired an electrician to do some electrical changes to the wiring. So the electrician suggested to add a ground wire to the back of the metal box that would ground the outlet, and later it could be replaced with a three-prong receptacle. Next, if a GFCI is installed at the starting of a series of outlets, the following receptacles would trip the GFCI if faults happen. Is this a useful grounding method for two-prong outlets? What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks!
We bought our house recently, and it was built in the 1960s. Well, the wiring too is old and has not updated since then. The original fuse, two-wire system, and metal boxes are still in place throughout the house. To reduce electrical faults, I had hired an electrician to do some electrical changes to the wiring. So the electrician suggested to add a ground wire to the back of the metal box that would ground the outlet, and later it could be replaced with a three-prong receptacle. Next, if a GFCI is installed at the starting of a series of outlets, the following receptacles would trip the GFCI if faults happen. Is this a useful grounding method for two-prong outlets? What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks!