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Articles about Grounding

Grounding Electrical Outlets in a Garage


How should I ground an outlet to a box? How to Ground Electrical Outlets: Grounding the box and the outlet using a method that works with your wiring and box space.



Considerations When Grounding Electrical Equipment


I am trying to ground some equipment in an electrical room. I have found a small surge protector that has an external grounding lug that I am using as my primary grounding point.



Testing An Electrical Circuit For A Ground


Should I make sure my Circuits are Properly Grounded? How to Determine if a Circuit is Actually Grounded and how to proceed to bond your system for equipment protection



Electrical Ground Wire for a Light Fixture


How to Ground a Light Fixture



Where to Install a Ground Rod


Can I install a cooper grounding rod inside a basement instead of outside of the house by the electrical panel? How to Install a Ground Rod for an Electrical Service.



Electrical Question about the PE or Protective Earth Connection


Electrical Question about 3-Phase 220 Volt Wiring: The circuit is 220 volt, 3 phase, 60 cycles. The terminal landings are marked L1, L2, L3 and PE.



Grounding an Electrical Equipment Disconnect Switch


How to Bond The Ground: I Need to Place A Disconnect Between A Radial Saw And The Main Power Breaker.



Electrical Conduit and Ground Wires


Methods for Grounding Metallic Electrical Conduits – In some installations there will be bonding devices that will be required for proper bonding. So as long as these measures are in place then this should not have an effect on the performance of the GFCI outlet.



Earth Grounding for an Electrical Service


How an Earth Ground System is Installed and Bonded to Electrical Services



Grounding an Electrical Outlet


How to Ground an Outlet that Does not have a Ground Wire



PVC Water Pipes Not For Grounding


The Importance of a Bonded Ground System: Is it possible to use an outside spigot to ground a satellite dish when the underlying plumbing in our new house is PVC?



Electrical Code for New Construction and Ground Rods


New Construction and Ground Rods: What is the current code for ground rods on new construction?



Electric Outlet Ground Testing


It seems that all of my outlets on the second floor do not have a ground. I have a “smart” power strips that show “no ground” and the bathroom GCFI is tripped…



Outlet Ground Should Never Be Jumpered To The Neutral


I was wondering if I could just run a jumper from the neutral at each receptacle to the ground terminal…



How do I Connect a Large Wire to a Ground Clamp


To attach these pieces taking into consideration the fragile nature of the feed through and the torque that will be applied…



Can I Change the Ground on my Electrical Outlet?


Intended use of an electrical device is just what it means and altering it…



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