OK, first off. Are you an electrician???ANYWAY, The main question is,
Running seperate ground verses looping wire from ground screw on recepticle, to neutral. Whats better ?
Since the grounds and neutrals are not seperated in panel, would it not suffice, looping a wire from ground screw, to neutral terminal, on recepticle ? Ive allways wondered about this
I dont know where your from, but its very coomon here. to run a seperate ground wire.OK, first off. Are you an electrician???
A real electrician would NEVER, EVER, even consider bootlegging a ground by "looping wire from ground screw on recepticle, to neutral". This is a very basic thing.
Also, running a ground wire as opposed to re-wiring is a hack job IMO. It is just as easy to re-wire as it would be to run a single ground wire. Every box would have to be accessed and opened in either case.
If you did run just a ground wire where would you run it to?
I agree.Why not GFI-protect them, allowing you to install grounded receps? 406.3(D)(3)(c).
Using the neutral as a ground will put you on the hack track.
Just any old cold water pipe right? That is what I thought. WRONG answer.If I were to run a seperate wire, of course I would take it to a cold water pipe
And I don't think you know who I am and that I have a pretty good idea of what I am talking about. I do this for a living so I had better.Why is it a bootleg, when they are on the same terminal bar in the panel ? I dont think you have the brains, to explain that, so dont try :no:
The neutral carries current, remember? This would make anything connected to the ground (frames of anything plugged in, for instance) a potential hazard.I dont know where your from, but its very coomon here. to run a seperate ground wire.
If I were to run a seperate wire, of course I would take it to a cold water pipe
Why is it a bootleg, when they are on the same terminal bar in the panel ? I dont think you have the brains, to explain that, so dont try :no:
I was looking for that one, but you beat me. :thumbsup:250.142 is the most important one.
You cannot be a professional electrician and seriously be asking this. This isn't an attack, so don't get offended. Are you an apprentice doing work on the side?This is in Texas, pier and beam home. The man bought the house recently. Already has panel uograde, new wiring in a kitchen remodel. fresh paint throughout whole house.
Old knob and tube wiring for everything except kitchen. 1500sq. ft. home
This home looks very nice right now. Very clean attic, very clean under home.
He asked me to come give a bid on rewiring the rest of the home. I told him, IMO I would not rewire, I would just do grounding. Since the home looks so nice as it is, why tear it up, with sheetrock patching ?
ANYWAY, The main question is,
Running seperate ground verses looping wire from ground screw on recepticle, to neutral. Whats better ?
Since the grounds and neutrals are not seperated in panel, would it not suffice, looping a wire from ground screw, to neutral terminal, on recepticle ? Ive allways wondered about this
I would take it to a cold water pipe
Why is it a bootleg, when they are on the same terminal bar in the panel ? I dont think you have the brains, to explain that, so dont try :no:
Ok. I'm sorry. This has gone on long enough.Is it OK to use 3 prong outlets, if I do this ?
