Can you splice a ground wire with the neutral wire for a non grounding outlet connector?

Answer 1

If you still have a non-grounded outlet. One that does not have a ground wire you should replace the wire that feeds that outlet and not just add a ground wire from another source. The main reason is your feed wires are over 50 years old and could have other problems

Answer 2

No. Ground means ground, as in the earth. The third wire, the bare copper one in electrical circuits actually goes the earth and in a proper manner. That is the only way to ground a circuit properly.

We have an old house, and some of the outlets are not grounded. You will have to test to see if the actual electrical box that houses the outlet is connected to your house ground. Easiest way I know is to replace the outlet with a 3-prong outlet including wiring in the ground (green or stripped copper wire) which should connect to the back of the electrical box if there is no ground wire with the black and white ones. Once you have the new outlet hooked up, test it with a plug tester (about $7 at Home Depot. They are short yellow or red testers with three lights that will tell you if the outlet is hooked up correctly and if it connects to the ground).

It sounds like a lot of work but it's pretty simple. It's important to note that an ungrounded plug will not trip a power bar or surge protector, so if you have electronics plugged in to that outlet and have an outage or some sort of surge, they could overload and be pretty much ruined.

Answer 3

NO. Absolutely not. The grounding conductor actually called the equipment ground is for grounding purposes only. Although the Neutral wire and the ground end up in the same place in your panel/breaker box/fuse box the neutral is for carrying the sum of the unbalanced current back to your panel when you use an appliance, equipment, ect. The equipment ground is a fail-safe in the case that power makes it's way to a grounded surface. IF you introduce the neutral to the ground and there is what is called a ground fault (power to ground short) than any unbalanced current returning to your panel from the Neutral may travel down the ground wire and impede the ground fault itself and cause it to be slowed down on it's way back to the panel causing a precious time lapse of a breaker tripping or a fuse blowing. In all the equipment ground provides an express lane to faulted power so heating of the suppy conductors do not cause a fire or cause you to get nailed by power that hasn't been tripped off soon enough.

Answer 4

Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.

If by 'outlet' you mean a receptacle, then yes, replaced or newly-installed recepts should have a ground wire and code requires it. Its purpose is to facilitate the proper operation of the over current device (fuse or breaker). Without proper grounding you can have an energized can or frame or exterior of an appliance and get hurt or killed.

Appliances without a grounding prong have an exterior of plastic or some other non-conductive material, or are double insulated so that any fault that occurs internally is not likely to produce an unsafe condition.

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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.

Before you do any work yourself,

on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,

always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.

IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB

SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY

REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

Answer 5

No, splicing a ground wire with a neutral wire is unsafe and not recommended. Ground and neutral wires have different functions and should never be connected together. It is important to follow proper electrical wiring practices to ensure safety and prevent electrical hazards.