2-Pack GE Polarized Grounding Adaptor

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01-11-2021 at 05:26 PM #16

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Not everyone can have those options. In markets like SF Bay area, the houses are so scarce, you have to put the offer with zero contingencies. Even with that and having your ass on the line, you still have to compete with other offers or the cash offers. When sellers can sell homes without anyone poking their noses in to their nasty business, why would they bother to sell someone who comes with boat load of contingencies?

If you're paying that much for a house, you're mostly paying for the land. It makes sense to buy the house without contingencies, but still have a good inspection so that you know what to fix.

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01-11-2021 at 05:30 PM #17

Don't change outlets if your wiring does not have a ground wire in the box. Otherwise someone plugging in a device would have no idea it's not actually grounded.

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01-11-2021 at 05:36 PM #18

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Don't change outlets if your wiring does not have a ground wire in the box. Otherwise someone plugging in a device would have no idea it's not actually grounded.

Or change it for a GFCI. You're supposed to label those, though I don't know what somebody would do with that information.

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01-11-2021 at 05:57 PM #19

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A prior owner of my house installed three 3 prong outlets in some rooms without bothering to ground them. Perhaps I can add these to double the non-grounding!

You would need to triple up. Doubling up would cancel the non-grounding. Source: Am electrocution-ist.

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01-11-2021 at 06:01 PM #20

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Or change it for a GFCI. You're supposed to label those, though I don't know what somebody would do with that information.

I've done this in my house with several outlets. I put a GFCI at the beginning of the circuit and swapped out the two prong with 3 prong and labeled them "no ground, gfci protected" with the stickers that come with the gfci outlets.

For me, it's better than than using these unwieldy adapters.

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01-11-2021 at 06:29 PM #21

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Or change it for a GFCI. You're supposed to label those, though I don't know what somebody would do with that information.

Will help prevent electrocution behind but won't reduce fire hazard or prevent electrocution before the GFCI. An AFCI breaker plus the GFCI would probably offer similar benefits to rewiring.

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01-11-2021 at 06:32 PM #22

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A prior owner of my house installed three 3 prong outlets in some rooms without bothering to ground them. Perhaps I can add these to double the non-grounding!

Two wrongs...

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01-11-2021 at 06:44 PM #23

Any female-to-female adapters?

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01-11-2021 at 06:50 PM #24

Quote from TunaNugget :

Or change it for a GFCI. You're supposed to label those, though I don't know what somebody would do with that information.

I meant, if you don't have a ground in your box, don't just put a 3 prong outlet in there so you can plug in 3 prong items. Others will likely use it not knowing there is no ground protection. Using these is a much better option.

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01-11-2021 at 06:52 PM #25

Weird product picture. I thought it's a minecraft toy. Like a head of some mob.

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01-11-2021 at 06:58 PM #26

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Any female-to-female adapters?

These does not exist. You can find some male to male though

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01-11-2021 at 07:02 PM #27

Quote from Dr. J :

I meant, if you don't have a ground in your box, don't just put a 3 prong outlet in there so you can plug in 3 prong items. Others will likely use it not knowing there is no ground protection. Using these is a much better option.

Gfci works without ground. You can put it in your electric box and keep two prong outlets.

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