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Why does a newly installed GFCI outlet show open ground on the tester?
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∙ 10y ago
Ground wire is loose or disconnected somewhere in that circuit.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoGround wire not secured at the GFCI outlet or disconnected at another outlet feeding power to the GFCI outlet.
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What can you do if your newly installed GFCI keeps tripping unless you detach all the other outlets in the room but all outlets are wired correctly?
Is the GFCI wired correctly. Voltage in goes to LINE. Voltage out goes to LOAD. Ground wires connect together and connected to ground on GFCI. All screws tight. If all this is correct and you have no loose wires on any of the outlets and no wires are shorted out in any of the outlets then more than likely you have a defective GFCI. Replace it with another one. I get bad ones all the time.
Electric fences are not connected to the ground in the circuit?
A short answer:An electric fence is connected to the ground only when an animal or a human being touches it to complete a circuit from the fence to the ground.A longer answer:The wires of an electric fence are not connected directly to the ground because, if that was done, the fence would be shorted out and would not be able to do its job!This is how an electric fence is actually hooked-up: the electric fence is connected to one side of a specially designed high voltage source and the return side of that source is connected to the ground.Then, whenever the skin of any animal - or human - touches the wire whilst standing on the ground in bare feet, they get a high-voltage (10,000) DC electric pulse from the electric fence. The shocks are designed to be only enough to make them jump back from the fence, not to "electrocute" them so badly as to cause serious injury or death.
Older 3 wire stove to a 4 wire receptacle?
You have to purchase a new cord assembly that is designed specifically for ranges. Hardware stores usually carry these cords. Tell the salesperson what you want to do with it and they should give you the right one. On the back of the stove you will find a terminal block with three screws in it. Your newly purchased cord will have 4 wires in it. Red, Black, White, Green. Connect the red wire to the first terminal screw (left). Next the white to the center screw and finally the black to the last terminal screw (right). You are now left with one green wire to connect. There might be a jumper strap from the white wire "neutral" terminal position to the chassis frame of the stove. This must be removed. There should be a ground lug that is bolted to the chassis of the stove. If there isn't a ground lug install one in the place where the jumper strap connected to the chassis frame. There might be a ground lug in the four wire stove kit that you bought, if not buy a #6 ground lug. Put the green wire into the lug and tighten. Make sure the stove receptacle that you are plugging into is turned OFF. Plug the stove into the receptacle. Turn the breaker back on. Stove should be up and running.
Is there an adaptor for a 3 prong to 4 prong plug?
Do you want the bad news, the good news, or the really bad news?* The bad news is that there is not an adapter that you can normally buy. * The good news is that you can buy the parts at your local home center or hardware store to make one. * The REALLY BAD NEWS is that if you do this you stand a very good chance of ...* ** Blowing a fuse or tripping a breaker ** Burning up your dryer motor ** Burning up the wires from which you make it ** Starting a fire and burning down your house or apartmentAND IF YOU ARE REALLY UNLUCKY...* Possibly electrocuting yourself or someone else* Or even killing someone in the resulting fire
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If you are talking about grounding electrodes , the types are spelled out in the electrical code book. It can be 2 eight foot rods spaced 10 foot apart. One ten foot rod and just newly accepted a grounding plate dug in to a two foot depth.
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