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  1. mjordanlmj

    Question...Replaceing Receptacles With Duplex Style

    Well I found A ground at the junction box in the attic and it runs to the ventpipe of the bathroom.... Is that normal ??? Do I just run a ground from the JB to my Bathroom plug???
  2. mjordanlmj

    Question...Replaceing Receptacles With Duplex Style

    I see... Now that makes sense. I won't get electricuted and I'll be legal when it comes time for an inspection when I sell my house. Thanks Joe D...
  3. mjordanlmj

    Question...Replaceing Receptacles With Duplex Style

    I am not sure if the answer is what I was looking for. Why can't I just put in the three prong receptacle and not hook up the ground? Seems a lot cheaper than GFCI's. Also in the last statment about the GFCI How Is it gonna protect any other cables downstream if it doesn't have a ground?
  4. mjordanlmj

    Question...Replaceing Receptacles With Duplex Style

    In my House every outlet is a 2 prong plug in. I want to replace them with 3 prong. There is no place to connect the ground to. My question is can I attach the ground to the outlet box that is nailed to a 2x4??? Or do I need to run a seperate ground to every receptacle??? All the wiring is in...
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