Re: switching out 2 pin for 3 pin sockets in my victorian home
- From: bob haller <hallerb@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 14:14:38 -0700 (PDT)
On May 25, 4:58�pm, "HeyBub" <hey...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Si wrote:
we have a number of older 2 pin electrical wall sockets in our
victorian home and most of my appliances are 3 pin. can i just switch
them to 3 pin sockets? is there a problem with doing that?
Sure. It'll make plugging modern stuff in considerably more convenient.
Won't be any less safe than the current situation and you may have an
opportunity to make it safer.
Less work would be to Dremel off the ground pin on your appliances. Least
work would be to fit 3-2 adaptors on your cords.
If the wiring is K&T knob and tube its time to rewire. when you decide
to sell K&T will stop the sale, since most homeowner companies will no
longer write new policies for thios obsolete wiring
Lack of working grounds can be a MAJOR LETHAL SAFETY HAZARD!!
If the device plugged in gets a hot to case, you can get killed.
I service machines for a living where wires hit case and properly
grounded trip breaker./
sorry only idiots cut off ground pins. occasionally it thins the herd,
but you could kill a visiting child or loved one
.
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