How to Fix an Open Ground
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Absolutely impeccable video..very clear and detailed. I learned something today, thank you for sharing your knowledge and for putting together such an awesome video...5 stars!
Thanks so much Cesar!
Saved this to my playlist. Your quality in explaining and demonstration is unparalleled! I have a question, excuse my ignorance, and anyone that actually knows is more than welcome to respond. He replaced the wire between the two, which has a 3rd ground wire. That was connected to the previous outlet, and then to the outlet he took apart. Why the screw? Hypothetically speaking, if an outlet in an older home is changed out in the same manner, but there is NO screw at the box being changed, must there me a screw through the metal box into the studs, connecting the ground that is 'pigtailed'? Extremely ignorant question I'm sure, sorry. Thank you for the video! Definitely subbed!
Thanks, was able to identify and correct a loose ground on my island and get everything back to normal. Appreciate it.
Good job Russell!
Thanks soo much for this video! Every time I hit a snag in a project, I now come here first for answers!
Fantastic!
As a electricien in the Netherlands i am amazed about the way this is made!A metal box(so it will conduct electrity) and a inner socket with open connections to the hot wire and neutral wire.And the earth wire without shielding!
As i see this,its a shortcut waiting to happen!!And you know it,because you have to put electrical tape around to prevent that to happen..We never use a metal box with the only excepting of the breaker box in our electrical system.And even that is more and more times made off plastic.So i can proudly say that we have the safest electrical system in Europe!!
This is by design, you want any exposed hot wire to short in the box and not involve a person. By using a non-metallic box you reduce the chance of having a sufficient return path to conduct enough current to trip the breaker - allowing the possibility of an exposed hot wire to send current over a number of paths for an extended period of time (again, possibly) resulting in heat buildup, arcing, and an electrical fire.
@@steves.3485 I'd say it has more to do with fire protection than protecting people who don't know to turn off the power first. Back when insulating materials were flammable, like natural rubber and woven cotton, and walls were typically plaster over lath (wood), the flammable materials could (and did) start fires inside the walls. Putting the whole electrical wiring plant inside steel conduit and boxes allowed small fires to burn out without spreading; the mass of the steel dissipates the heat harmlessly. Conversely, if a fire starts elsewhere, the steel protects the wiring, and keeps lights on longer so more people can escape safely.
Steel conduit and boxes also act as a Faraday cage to shield against nearby lightning and other strong RF sources. A strong electric current from a nearby lightning strike makes a strong magnetic field. When that magnetic field collapses, current flows through anything conductive. With Romex, the current gets induced in the copper wires themselves, and can flow into appliances and people using them. With conduit, the current flows harmlessly through it instead.
To be fair, many localities in the US allow Romex and plastic boxes. Not because they're "safest" as the OP claims, but because they're cheaper. After WWII there ware many shortages in war-ravaged Europe, and metals topped the list. Steel was reserved for making durable goods that could be sold for hard currency. As a result, electrical codes across Europe weren't as strict as those in America. No shame in that, war is hell. But to spin the consequence of hardship as a cause for jingoistic pride is not a good look.
75 years later and it's hard to find a new house being made with plaster and lath, and plastics have come a long way in 75 years. But if cost isn't an issue, or ultimate safety is paramount, conduit still rules.
first time I ever saw that cool little gadget for continuity testing. I like that a lot!
Love your videos. You are the Bob Ross of electrical work.
Wow, thanks! that's a huge compliment!
Great video ! And right to thw very important point ! No wasting time showing uncrewing or screwing things and showing face ! Like other videos ! Thank you so much!
Thanks! When I watch TH-cam videos I want people to get to the point as well. LOL!
FWIW. There is no Neutral wire in either box. It is a grounded conductor, according to the code book.
All the rest is educational and helpful. Thank you for showing the value of checking everything for correct connections and voltage. Also for using a voltage detector repeatedly. These little tools are priceless.
Also. Many choose to use a crimp sleeve or a green wire nut. The crimp sleeve is a much more definite connection, and takes up much less space.
Thanks!
Your tutorial is helpful thank you very much I will check my outlets, my house is from 50’s
What do you do if you have a ground but it isnt grounded?
Thanks for the video. My people in Vietnam would just said this box near other box so they must be continuity, no check whatsoever.
But you, you take a step further and double check it, I really like that. It's really profesional to not assume anything and always testing before handling.
Also I have a question, should the ground wire be naked or insulated?
Is this a quality channel dedicated to teaching?
Subbed.
Yes sir, welcome to Sparky Channel!
Thanks, just discovered some open ground faults. Now I know where to begin.
I have a Southwire 40010S-A receptacle tester. It has one red light and two orange lights. It also has a diagram that shows what the lights read and if there's a wiring problem. All the outlets I have re-installed and tested show to be correct wiring.
Fantastic work Sparky!! Thank you!
My pleasure, thanks!
Best teacher for this kind of stuff on youtube!
Thanks so much!
Well sir i dont speak english very well, but your explanation was so easy to understand. Regards from Oaxaca.
Regards from San Diego!
Great video. Gave me confidence to tackle and otherwise intimidating task. Thank you
You can do it!
do you have to re-wire it or can you just ground straight from the box to the receptacle?
Awesome video! Thanks Sparky!
Thanks Jenny!
What if your house was built in 55 and opening up the walls and completely gutting the house is out of the picture? Is there another way to fix a two wire home with open ground?
Consider a gfci receptacle and/or breaker.
Can you go from a metal box to a plastic box and just hook al three wires hooked up to the color it matches to 😊
sometimes in old houses there is a 18 gauge ground clamped to the metal box just replaced a microwave oven outlet in a 1930s house recently
Grandpa was a sparky and I inherited his tools. I now own two of these and ive never known this. I appreciate you sharing this info. Wish id have learned more and channels like this have been helpful.
Grandpa sounds like a really good man! Best wishes!
You could take the classes and become a certified electrician. It provides a great income.
@@normferguson2769 im actually looking into classes. I dont need the profession due to already being a diesel mechanic, but id like to know some of the things he did. I can afford the classes so I'm gonna enroll this year when enrollment is up.
Do u connect the green one to the metal box and the green wires together then black to black then white to white
I think contractor in the 50's and earlier were a-holes. They made everything so complicated.
Electricians didn't color code the wires and used stiff wires that are hard to bend and cut. Hell! even Ben Franklin knew about grounding.
Carpenters made walls out of sheetrock and plaster instead of wood or drywall
Plumbers welded everything
and they all used flat head screws instead of Philips head screws.
now-a-days its the complete opposite. They even have helpful youtube video's.
Great video! I loved the detail. I will definitely pick up those wireless tools. Much better than hollering to my wife “Is the light off?” I think she will be very happy to no longer be involved in that process!
LOL! Yes, that does sound like a good idea. :)
Thanks again sparky for another informative video.
You bet!
Why are all the receptacles in my home (built 1993) have the neutral white wires switched, that is, the terminals on top have a black wire from one cable and the white wire from the other cable, same on bottom terminals? I guess it's ok since the receptacle tester says so and they do work. But when I changed one to an AFCI receptacle, and wired it the same way, it didn't work. I had to switch the white wires so they were across from the black wires of the same cable? I hope that's clear!
A question for help. My issue in a 10 year old residency system. My problem started with an open ground checked power bottom of receptacle was fine recheck upper and no open ground My problem is the trouble is shifting to different outlets then other rooms. Any help ?
Thanks for introducing me to the wago lever nuts. They are easy to work with
Yes, they are!
Great video; accurate clearly presented information.
Thanks for taking the time to pass on your knowledge
Thanks Scott!
Thanks for your educational video.
How come you don’t wire the incoming cable at the top pare of terminals and outgoing cable on to the bottom terminal set , just like GFCI receptacle’s line and load ?
is this also applicable for electric range (240 V) 3 phong receptacle for 1950's house?
how could I contact some other question?
Great video sir! Thanks so much 🙏🏻
Thanks mr sparky after 30 years dealing with electricity and wires i still enjoying that trade never ending 👍👍👍👍
It's the best trade!
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@@TeslaBoy123 Excellent!
Excellent video. Please, I hope you can help. How to I find the first receptacle on the circuit? I'm trying to install a afci/gfci and control all the outlets downstream.
I figured this out. Thanks.
Always like the of demonstrations. Thanks
Glad you like them!
Is it normal to have continuity between the hot and neutral wires in a outlet when the breaker is switched off?
Great video. Very informative!!!
Thank you!
I added a plug in a metal box with bx to a flex house. And I’m getting an open ground even with all the ground connections spliced through and ground screws used. The only place I didn’t use a ground screw was under the house in the crawl space I just wrapped the ground around the 8-32 that the metal blank plate goes on. Do you think that is the issue?
A ground screw is dedicated to grounding a ground wire. It is not to be located where it is used to secure something removable as you’ve described.
excellent video, clear and to the point, thanks.
You're welcome! Thanks so much!
Another way to check continuity is by shorting the black and white conductors in the upgraded box and ohming out the black and white in the old groundless box.
this is also a handy trick to de-energize the branch without walking to the panel
(I am not an electrician) does anybody actually do this in the field? seems like a great time saver
edit: also good to map out all unmarked breakers
Hi Sparky. Very informative video. Maybe you can help me with this. I bought some surge protectors from amazon and they all have lights for protected and ground. However when I plug them into the wall outlets at home some of the surge protectors show not grounded/protected but when I plug in a different surge protector it shows grounded/protected. I bought the surge protectors at the same time from Amazon a week ago. Also, I checked the outlets with a receptacle tester and I get the two lights for correct wiring. I went around the house and plugged the surge protectors/receptacle tester into various outlets with the same results. Is it a surge protector problem or something with the house wiring? thanks!
Interesting. Perhaps some aren't working correctly?
What if there is a box in between the two shown that is not apparent? Maybe in another room? Will continuity test work?
Bill, I need assistance. Does it matter what type of outlet I install at home? The rounded style or the flat style outlet.
No, it doesn't matter. My advice is to buy the highest quality devices that you can be they standard or Decora. I like the "Decora Plus" receptacles.
I was installing outlets in an addition built onto my house years ago. Had a friend over who was a licensed electrician, he was just kinda supervising me on the little stuff. I had finished connecting the wires on one of the outlets and was folding the wires back into the box, when he snuck up behind me and clapped really loud. He had to go find a really big scraper to peel me off the ceiling that day...
LOL! It sounds like you were concentrating! :)
Just attach black and white together and check for continuity using multimeter on the other side, why the gizmo? Something I am missing?
what happens when there is no ground ito be found in othere receptacle
Great vid. Next time just leave 12 inches of bare copper in the box with no ground and then do this: wrap the bare copper around the metal box bonding screw, then continue to the green terminal of the receptacle. That way u eliminate the extra wago, no pig tail needed, and the ground 100% continuous. Solid grounds with the least number of breaks are greatly preferable. Woohoo
That's an excellent method. Thanks Dave!
12 inches is excessive (that's what she said)
Thank you for the Detailed & Informative video.
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice tutorial... nice job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the video. Felt like I was in an online class.
Awesome! Thank you!
Very helpful.
Awesome video! Thanks so much!
My pleasure! Thanks!
excellent video. I love your attention to little details. It seems that very few electricians now adays take the time to wrap the outlet with electrical tape or in some cases don't even take the time to screw down the unused terminals. I have a situation in my house where the cable company is reading a about 50 volt charge back feeding one of the coax lines. The technician thinks it could be an open ground. Any suggextions would be appreciated.
Thanks! I would say remove that line and install a new one as a grounded homerun (no splices).
That wireless continuity tester insane. Life saving for testing.
Yes sir!
I agree. It's best to have grounded circuits. I got scammed buying this house. All new Romex in and out of the circuit breaker panel box, but what was hidden, was it was tied into older wires that are 2 conductors and insulated with asbestos. Probably going to drill holes in my floor and run conduit to the existing receptacles in the wall, add an extension box, and just leave the old wiring dormant. Unless it just eats at me, then I am going to be taking down one side of certain walls and pulling new wire. I hate the idiot that wired this house. At least the J boxes and gang boxes are steel, but the idiot used nails instead of screws. And I can't figure out how he got them hammered so tight inside the box. Long nails too. I doubt it was a nail gun. Even so, those would not have fit inside the box either. So that's a nightmare. A saws all or reciprocating saw doesn't make it any easier. Just a little faster but a lot of sparks and metal dust.
I think that clown worked on my house too. Maybe my car as well.
It's sad that people really run new wiring without ground (ground is very important!)
Great video! I like the way you explain each step and the why.
Thanks so much!
Question: my buddy of mine house is wired in the back in 60’s and has two prong receptacles in a room and needs to be changed to three prog receptacles. To help out, I would install GFCI in the home run box and identify the home run and wire that to the Line side and the other wires to the load side. Then change out the rest of the receptacles with GFCI and wire them on line side? Since no ground, if I install a ground pigtail, would that fix the “open ground”?
Think he has a video specifically on this. Think he just installed gfci on the first box from the breaker then 3 prong outlets after that with proper labeling. They still show up as open ground but are IAW code.
You fix the open ground with the text: "No equipment ground." It tells the tester (a person) to expect open ground. If you want to ground it you need to run a separate ground wire or preferably rewire completely with three wires.
Great Work My Friend...
Thank you Bigmo! Cheers!
Thanks for the help, I have a 1942 house that I have to do grounding on in the basement. Grandpa was a navy welder and had to do a lot of electrical, he was pretty clear with the dangers of electricity.
Excellent. Thanks Ben!
We have an outlet where the bottom is OK but the top is showing open ground...any suggestions (am going to look into it tomorrow but any advice is welcome. I think I am going to replace the outlet) ?
Yes, replace the receptacle.
The most important reason for the ground is to prevent getting electrocuted by a faulty appliance. If a cable insulation inside of the appliance fails and live parts would touch the metal housing, on an ungrounded outlet the voltage would "sit and wait" for a victim to touch it. In case of a grounded housing there would be a short-circuit, tripping the circuit breaker (or blowing the fuse) almost immediatly. No chance of a person getting an electric shock. That was the reason for introducing this safety mechanism.
This protective measurement was first mentioned in Germany in 1924 as a possibility, in 1932 this became mandatory in the VDE 0140 (protective measures against electric shock) which is still existent but it was modernised over the years like all regulations.
Yes, that has happened to me. I get it all wired up and then realize that I forgot the cap. LOL! The ferrules are a good idea. Also tinning the copper strands would be excellent.
@@SparkyChannel Tinning is not a good solution. There's a reason this practice is banned here since 1979. The problem is, the solder will start deform under the pressure of the screw, creating a loose connection which is also a potential fire hazard. I've seen such connections, and the wire directly fell out of the terminal just simply by gravity. It also corrodes, causing a contact resistance. If you completely solder such a connection this is not a problem, because the corrosion is only on the surface of the solder. But in this case this would be a problem.
This happened several times to me that I forgot the cap. Sometimes it's not a problem when the other end of the cord isn't connected to anything yet, but sometimes....
A Ground wire does not give protection from lighting or power surges. It only provides a low impedance path back to the source for faults. Grounding electrode conductors (GEC) do protect against lightning and surges, but those are two different components of the grounding and bonding system of the house.
What is mean by impedance (z)
My tester similar looking like you show, Sears product shows 1 green only in the center for Open ground. Why does your demo show 1 green also, but its an extreme left.?
its a different tester where the lights light up on it doesnt matter all that does is the key on the tester
Excellent video
Thank you Sparky!
My pleasure, thanks!
Great tutorial. TY! (subscribed)
Awesome, thank you!
if the neutral is grounded at the panel, why does the outlet test as open ground (presumably unsafe/less than optimal)?
Neutral & ground have different purposes. Neutral is provided as a return path for the load current. Ground is provided so that touch surfaces stay at zero potential. Neutral normally carries current while ground does not. If local neutral rises above ground potential because of excessive current or poor connectivity (high resisatance), ground will not be affected and still provide zero potential at the connected touch surfaces (appliance chassis, electronic equipment cases, etc.).
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Fantastic educational video. Well spoken as well as great camera footage.
gorgeous work. hell of a video
Thanks so much!
I replaced a switch with and switch/outlet combo. The switch previously didn’t have a ground wire. The light connected to the switch has a ground that is tied into the natural wiring in the circuit. When I turned the power back on the outlet in the switch test as grounded. How is this possible and is it actually safe?
Short answer...Its not
So my house is from the 50s and all my outlets read open ground. Does that mean I have to rewire the entire house? Or can I ground each one to the metal box if available? Will that actually do anything or is the box too small to act as a ground and will it heat up and possibly cause a fire if a surge occurs?
If the box is not grounded, and you wire a ground towards it, it won't doo anything. And like you said, if there is a surge it can possibly cause a fire which I heard stories about.
Apparently a workaround is too install a GFCI outlet since it finds faults without using a ground wire, or just use a 2 prong outlet.
Or, the last step which will cost a bit more is just too rewire the entire house like you mentioned before. Hope this helps, cheers. :)
Install GFCI outlets (do your research). Or spend the big bucks and re-wire the home.
This might be ridiculously obvious, but are the outlets all 2-prong? That is: do they lack the third prong seen on modern outlets?
Great video, thanks. My son’s bedroom is a converted bay of a 2 car garage. The outlets on the original wall are fine, on the newer wall something’s squirrelly. His plug in outlet tester shows open ground, my outlet tester (different brand) shows reversed polarity. When I use a tester with the 2 leads and a light (older school) I have proper polarity and a working ground. The panel is bonded to a water pipe but there doesn’t appear to be any earth grounding rod. Would this account for the different readings and should he have the landlord install a proper grounding rod? Is it safe to install a grounding rod inside a dirt floor basement? I told him to call an electrician, but he wants to have some info before he does. Thanks.
In a circuit with lights and outlets, if a ground was disconnected/broken at some point, would everything downstream have an open ground even if the ground wires for those outlets and lights downstream of the issue were properly connected? Thanks!
of course, because the ground wire travels back to the panel and into the 'ground' if the ground wire is broken it isn't grounded
@@claytonjames4779 I was able to find the location of the broken ground. An improperly installed ceiling fan. I can only describe the installation as “ground adjacent” ;) All fixed now.
Clayton, will an outlet with an open ground still trip the circuit breaker if there is a short?
I have an open ground in a few outlets that have the ground wire connected to the receptacle, where would the problem be?
Good question . I'm having same problem , cannot find answer .
check upstream until you find a grounded outlet. I have seen where someone replaced the metal box with a plastic one and connected the ground to the plastic box. If all of the outlets are not showing ground, check the external connection to the grounding rod.
Do you have a video..have to load lines coming into outlet..ground on each one...cut too short..how to tie these grounds in plz send thx
See: How to Extend Short Wires per 2023 NEC 300.14: th-cam.com/video/4PN-sTyhXTo/w-d-xo.html
Haven't finished yet but just seen were its a two wire system. Instead of running a new wire because that's easier said than done you can also put it on a GFCI of GFCI breaker and it will pass code as well.
Doesn't help in side wall db
the hard part with that one is where they have connected other neutrals and then it turns into a headache.
Can you do a video about finding and repairing electrical shorts? I have a light switch that is tripping the breaker when it is turned on. Thanks.
I'll see what I can do. Thanks!
Did you check in the switch and in the light fixture. 99% of the time shorts are at the termination points of the wires, so it would probably be at either of those points.
At least that has been my experience
The circuit breaker finder is a game changer
Let's say I have an old house with no proper grounding in the different outlets.
Can I pull a grounding cable and connect to one of the outlet box; then from that box, connect another ground cable to other outlet boxes?
The idea is to avoid to rewire the entire house.
For the first socket in each line run replace with a GFI. Make sure you put the "no equipment ground" sticker on the face plate. On the others in this circuit you can use a normal grounded type but you also need to sticker it the same plus add the "GFI protected." Both of these stickers will be included with the GFI. This is code but remember without the real ground modern electronics equipment will not be as protected as if the ground ran back to the panel. Since you speak of it being an older home suggest you start by buying a slim-line GFI because the box might be too small or tight for the normal size.
Yes but the ground wires must be in conduit or sheathing and all the other codes have to be followed.
13:05 I never seen two outlets installed side by side on an open wall.
With an obviously installation defect.
I found an open ground on an outlet probably installed around 79, a fireplace sperates twin sockets on that wall.
The ground wire is present and connected
So where did it get disconnected, I guess I'll start pulling out sockets closest to and work my way out.
Then again all grounds report back to the panel so I'll probably have to pull all the grounds to find which outlet it's wired in parallel to
The outlets in video are likely placed as they are in order to facilitate an example. Same outlets are used in other videos to demonstrate examples of a different problem.
very helpful , thank you for the video
Glad it was helpful!
That was very helpful thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Jason!
@@SparkyChannel when i get stuff done i need to get it done correct. Not only do i want it done but i want to know how it works and also the correct equipment and i knows i can always count on you for that.
Thank you very much for your videos. They are so helpful for me to do my job. I am so interested on that continuity device that you are using in your video. What's the name and where can i buy it? Thanks Mr. Sparkly.
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Thanks!
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Really good video thanks for helps !!!!!
Glad it helped! Thanks Victor!
thx for posting!
I have a technical question:
I live in a new house and I am a guitar player with high end guitar tube amps.The problem I have is that regularly, there will be a horrendous buzz in the amp.This problem is intermittent.
I fully understand the 60 cycle hum coming from single coil pickups on a Fender but this noise is intermittent.The sound appears even when I am on hum cancelling positions on the guitar.
My ground wire is connected to the water pipe.I thought maybe the problem is there.Should I drill a hole and directly go in the Earth instead of the water inlet pipe?Any opinions on this?
I even though of calling the Hydro-Quebec on this matter.I live in Canada.It can be quiet for many days and it suddenly comes back for 4-5 days and then goes away..I am in the middle of it right now.
thx and have a good life!
Robert, I suspect you're getting noise from another circuit. (I'm guessing). Would it be possible to run a dedicated circuit to where you plug in your instruments? This new circuit would need to be grounded at your main panel. This would eliminate a lot of electrical possibilities that may be causing the problem.
You don't have ground rods or a direct to earth ground? A cold water bond only might be the reason, but you should properly pound in some ground rods for the hell of it.
I have both ran sound systems and installed sound systems. If doing a new install and in a revamping of a system when possible (95+%) we would install isolated circuits for the sound system.
That is a 2 stage process. 1 the circuit(s) used must be separated (isolated) from the rest of the ground system. An isolated grounding system must be installed for this circuit(s) usually a grounding rod is used that is separated by distance (your local code should provide a min distance). Use as great a distance as is possible but must meet code requirements. (Sorry, I have no clue as to what Canada uses for their electrical code).
Like your random hum comes from something in your electrical system that is not always in use when playing. My experience is lights are one of the biggest noise causes. But any electric item can be the source. Since your house electrical system is largely interconnected via the grounding wire and neutral wire, it could be from most anything. This is from a hair dryer being used in a bathroom or bedroom from the other end of the house to the garbage disposal in your kitchen to an outside outlet or light.
@@SparkyChannel hey Bill. The dedicated circuit is a thought but from a sound tech and sound installer perspective, I would suggest and ISOLATED ground in addition to a dedicated circuit. The issue with panel connected ground and neutral is the noise can be transmitted across these. Isolating the ground is doable (not necessarily easy) where as to dedicate a neutral requires a dedicated panel unless you know a trick I do not.
Great video. I am in a new house and our hall lights stopped turning on. My Husband rested and found an outlet in the same area is an open ground 🤦🏽♀️. Do you think this method here will help get the power back on for the lights? Thx in advance.
I wouldn’t worry yet about the open ground in the receptacle close by, stuck with the hall fixture and switch first.
Familiarize yourself with the basics of any multi-meter. Start at the switch and determine if you have 120v going to the bottom post of your light switch.
Let us know from there 👍
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Excellent video, thanks for the lesson. Are you sure you're not Scotty Kilmer?
My thoughts exactly
Best comment here LOL
Another good video Sparky
Thanks Gary!
Buying a home and one thing we say on the inspection was. Open ground or weak ground in a lot of the rooms is that safe and a easy fix ???
It might be. It's hard to tell from here.
Is the grounding pig tail really necessary when you're grounding the receptacle with the ground wire coming into the box?
I guess you want to ground the box as well
Well if is ground short the breaker will trip, therefore you cannot check it ,I don't understand how you are able to curry out the test with the power braker off
I have the same open ground issue but the biggest problem with it is that I have a ground attached to the receptical and when I check for voltage with my tester I touch the hot wire there's current, I touch the neutral there's no current, but when I touch the ground there's current going to it. I plug in my outlet tester and it says I have an open ground. And when I go to trip the GFCI (it's connected to a GCFI circuit) I press the test button on my outlet tester and then it says reversed ground/hot until I let it go. Any reason why my ground is getting power to it?
Me too. You come up with any solutions??
I also have the same issue
Turns out I had a loose ground somewhere in the circuit and I had to open everything up in order to fix it
same issue here. seems common?
What do you do with plastic boxes?
he is basically saying run it again with three wire. Thats really the best solution, albeit often impractical. GFCI is probably your next best bet if a legit ground isnt practically reached, but thats just my opinion
Really appreciate the tec info…but I have a question. My garage outlet circuit indicates that I do have an open ground when I connect it to my travel trailer. I also find that I get a slight “zap” when I neal on the grass and touch the metal frame. My question is…is there more going on than just an “open ground”?
You are the ground
Obviously…but “why-for”? But seriously, I did discover the source…but I’m interested in what YOU think It was…
@@wayneg5593 wat did u discover
@@javierperez4039 vbbb
@@javierperez4039 broken safety ground wire in extension cord
What would your wiring configuration be if the outlet box was the blue PVC type?
It would be the same except the PVC box doesn't have to be bonded.
@@SparkyChannel So the (new) bare ground wire from the upstream receptacle could have connected directly to the new (downstream) receptacle?
Very nice video ,thanks