Listers,
The shorting to the item's shell was the part that bothered me, but I don't
think that connecting the grounding wire back to the GFCI would help. From
what I found on the net and want I remember, the GFCI compares the current in
the black and white wires.
If they do not match, it shuts down the circuit. Nothing I found says
anything about checking the grounding wire. I think even if you connected all
the grounds togeather, they would still be just floating. That would not be
any better than not having them connected.
At this point my only choices are to leave it as a old style non-grounded
circuit or make it a GFCI protected circuit. I think the GFCI is the better
option. I will call the county tomorrow.
Thanks for everyone's input.
Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF587L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
See it moves!
> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:08:26 -0500
> From: pat@hornesystemstx.com
> To: tr3driver@ca.rr.com
> CC: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] residentual wiring question
>
> I thought that you could use a GFCI on a two wire set up, but you
> couldn't add any down-stream outlets.
> That is, that each 3 wire outlet needed to be a GFCI. I don't have my
> code book here, but will check it
> soon.
>
> And, as someone already said, check with your local authority.
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
> Thusly spake Randall, On 6/2/2009 5:01 PM:
> >> (It may be that if you're providing ground plugs other
> >> than at the GFCI, you need ground between the GFCI and the new plugs)
> >>
> >
> > ISTR the NEC didn't require this; but I sure wouldn't want a house that
was
> > wired that way.
> >
> > In effect, not having the safety ground connected back to the GFCI would
> > mean that an appliance plugged into a new plug could have a short between
> > hot and the case (safety ground) that would not be detected until someone
> > touched it and completed the circuit. Call me old-fashioned, but I just
> > don't trust a GFCI that much.
> >
> > -- Randall
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