I’ve recently become the owner of a home that was constructed in the mid 1950s (in the US). As such, not all the outlets are grounded, three-prong receptacles, since that wasn’t code-required at the time. It looks like a few have been added or upgraded over the years, but there are still many that are ungrounded. What is the best way to go about converting those receptacles to be grounded? Will that require a professional? It seems like probably the kind of electrical work that I am capable of doing myself, but I am also very much not an electrician.

  • sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net
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    26 days ago

    Ideally the ground should be as close to the cold water pipe entering the house as you can get, yeah.

    Honestly, I wouldn’t want to just use my cold water line well into the house as a ground for exactly that sort of reason.