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Home Electrical Repairs - Doing It Right! All too often I get a question asking about the dangers of altered wiring. The wiring was changed because there was an problem that was not discovered, so a change is made and, hey - it works, or so it seems. Such is the case when a circuit looses a neutral connection. A recent email revealed that his correction was that the ground wire was used in place of the non-working neutral. This is extremely dangerous! Here are a few hazards: Whenever an electrical device is plugged into the outlet that is using the ground wire in place of the neutral wire return voltage is fed back into the ground system of the whole house, and anything connected to the ground system has the potential of being energized. Worse yet is if anyone is holding a grounded device that is plugged in and they come into contact with a ground source then they can receive an electrical shock. The lesson here is do not alter the electrical wiring. If there is a problem then fix it or hire someone who can, otherwise you risk placing yourself and your home into danger, and we sure don't want that. QUICK FAVOR: Please click the Recommend FaceBook Button above this article - Thanks! |
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