Electrician Question on grounding outlets

[drift_g35]

One of the things that was in my Inspection Objection for selling my house was that there are outlets throughout my house that are not grounded. Digging around I noticed some outlets showed they were grounded some did not. After comparing the two, the grounded outlets are grounded to the metal outlet box. Apparently when whoever remodeled, they replaced the metal electrical box with the blue plastic box throughout the common area (living room, hallway). The Romex is 3 wire but they cut the ground wire back. It is still accessible if need be. But when I spliced into that ground cable and wired everything up it still showed an "open ground".

Is there a way to ground these boxes? I know I can replace them all with GFCI outlets but Id rather not spend $100 on outlets.

Thanks again guys!

[merl]

No good way without a ground wire. Can you get to the other end of that romex and hook it up to a ground?

[drift_g35]

No good way without a ground wire. Can you get to the other end of that romex and hook it up to a ground?

You know, looking at the breaker box, it looks like it is grounded. I will run out and take a picture.

I'm no electrician but it looks like all the grounds are hooked up.


But here the green "ground" wire is just going to a single connector, not actually grounded (I think)

[Marlin]

You know, looking at the breaker box, it looks like it is grounded. I will run out and take a picture.

I'm no electrician but it looks like all the grounds are hooked up.


But here the green "ground" wire is just going to a single connector, not actually grounded (I think)

Wow. that is embarrassing. Even the kid with two months in the trade did better than that.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Wow. that is embarrassing. Even the kid with two months in the trade did better than that.

Yeah, but does the kid speak Spanish, senior?

[clublights]

Looks to me the grounds and neutrals are bonded in that box .... ( ie going to the same place)


as for still seeing some open grounds.. not all boxes are single runs.. IE say on one wall you have 3 outlet boxes... those will all be one circut and unless the grounds are tied togetehr thru them all it wont go all the way back to the box.


also without a ground that gets to ground ( ie open) a GFCI is pointless as it wont work correctly.

[SideShow Bob]

So much for workmanship like manner in that circuit can........ I don't see nearly enough bare #12 ground wires comming into that can, or you have a small house.

If you want an licensed electrician to take a look / fix things for you, PM me your name and number and I will give it to a couple of them at work that go side work.

[drift_g35]

So much for workmanship like manner in that circuit can........ I don't see nearly enough bare #12 ground wires comming into that can, or you have a small house.

If you want an licensed electrician to take a look / fix things for you, PM me your name and number and I will give it to a couple of them at work that go side work.

We will see what they say on our counter for the Inspection Objection. I told them I wasnt going to fix it but i would atleast install 3 pronged outlets. The house is pretty small 3 bed 1 bath. About 1100 sqft. Dont know if that box is still small. All I know is i'm excited to move to a house that actually has room to wire a garage, and shed properly.

[crashdown]

Damn.... If someone is making an issue out of a couple outlets not being grounded, I would assume they must not want to buy the house.
What if they found a squeaky door or a stain on the carpet.... You might have to pay them to take the house.

[Ah Pook]

Damn.... If someone is making an issue out of a couple outlets not being grounded, I would assume they must not want to buy the house.

I don't think so. One of my neighbors bought the house and, I guess, didn't have a good electrical inspection. He just got done putting the drywall back in.