Haha, my sparky looked up in the attic at the current remodel, came down and said to me, cha-Ching!

 

Nice! It's because it would have taken so much longer to hook up that extra wire. :laughing:

Just curious how you remedy an open ground (per the HI addendum ) in older houses when there's no ground (like when they replaced a two-prong receptacle with one with the ground socket) Do you mostly reinstall a two prong receptacle?

 

GFI or just put on the NEG sticker.

 

"Don't need no stinkin' ground. It's one a' them thar g.f.c.i. thangs." :thumbsup:

 

Come on guys. Can't you see that he grounded it to the box?

 

Very important for those blue boxes to be grounded

 

It is in Canada, we have to ground all plastic boxes.

That's why the ones w/o grounds arn't CSA/ULC listed.

Is this box also in violation on the cu. in. requirement? Even if not I detest trying to cram a bulky GFCI into a small box. I prefer the 4 in square w/plaster ring if a single

It's a retro box, see the ears?

 

Is this box also in violation on the cu. in. requirement? Even if not I detest trying to cram a bulky GFCI into a small box. I prefer the 4 in square w/plaster ring if a single

 

Kinda hard to install those in a remodel.....

 

Your laziness and stupidity is still making me richer!
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Getting rich off of hacks. Gotta love it.

 

Getting rich off the poor suckers who hired them

 

how the hell can you get rich, fixing someones fuk-up. it's just another job.
i get called in many times to "help" others finish, never got rich on any of those jobs.
I actually try to avoid other peoples messes.

 

how the hell can you get rich, fixing someones fuk-up. it's just another job.
i get called in many times to "help" others finish, never got rich on any of those jobs.
I actually try to avoid other peoples messes.

Yeah, true

 

Surprised they do not bond the wooden stud too.

Or maybe the leave that to the siding guys to do that for them when using 2.5"-3" nails!

 

So why would a plastic box need grounding in Canada?

Surely it sounds insane :blink:

 

Looks to me like you attach the ground to the box and then the switches/outlets/whatever are grounded without having to run a ground wire to each....I could be way wrong.

EDIT: I don't think I am....Tho.

http://www.electriciantalk.com/f2/switch-no-ground-screw-46085/index3/#post854716

http://www.electriciantalk.com/f2/cloth-dryer-3-wire-4-wire-59068/index3/#post1095455

Seems like a rather great idea honestly.

 

In case the receptacle accidently energizes the box. :laughing:

 

Your laziness and stupidity is still making me richer!

Did a bunch of stuff for a home sale closing the HI found. Four of which were receps that showed open ground.

Butchers....:laughing:

 

Provides another bonding point for the ground...I don't really see the point...

 

Are you saying that in CA a grounding conductor to a device is not required if the device is grounded to the box/cable through the device screw(s)?

Clearly that would not work here in the US. Even in a grounded metal box we must include a grounding conductor connecting the metal box to the device, the device screws are not adequate under the NEC.

 

No you need a grounding conductor. Back in the day that switches didn't have grounds the screw bonded the chassis.