Newer Open Ground Outlet wired from Grounded Metal Outlet
#1
Newer Open Ground Outlet wired from Grounded Metal Outlet
I've discovered the outlet for my gas stove has an Open Ground. It was obviously added as the drywall was never properly patched. Made it easier for me to determined that is was powered off the outlet from the refrigerator about 2 feet away. The refrigerator and another general outlet preceding are both metal and grounded. However, I'm only seeing 2 wires in both of those metal boxes (black/white). From research, I'm going to guess there's a ground wire crimped in the back of the metal boxes somehow and I'm just not able to see/access it. That wiring is pretty tight.
The newer wired box has a ground wire that was cut down to the insulating cover. How could I properly ground this newer outlet?
The newer wired box has a ground wire that was cut down to the insulating cover. How could I properly ground this newer outlet?
#3
From research, I'm going to guess there's a ground wire crimped in the back of the metal boxes
#6
Put a green ground screw in the back of the box and attach the ground wire there.
There should be a smaller semi-tapped hole for the green screw to go into.
There should be a smaller semi-tapped hole for the green screw to go into.
#9
"Originally Posted by PJmax View Post
Put a green ground screw in the back of the box and attach the ground wire there.
There should be a smaller semi-tapped hole for the green screw to go into."
Do I need to connect the ground from the new to the actual ground wire from the metal box?? I don't know that there would be enough of the ground from the metal box to connect to anything else.
#10
Are you saying the only other ground is a jumper from the box the the receptacle ? If so you could remove the jumper and wrap the new ground around the screw and continue to the existing receptacle .