Posted by Todd on July 16, 2001 at 09:23:27:
We moved into a house that does not have grounding wires for the outlets.
We're getting around the problem by putting GFCI outlets where we need 3 prongs, and leaving the others alone (maybe to replace eventually)
One problem: The Refrigerator. We can't use GFCI becasue the compressor kicking on will trip the GFCI, the power is cut, the food goes bad.
There IS a water pipe behing the fridge for the icemaker (looks like the old sink supply, actually). Can I use a grounded to non grounded (3 to 2 prong) adapter for the fridge plug (3 prong), then tie a wire from the ground loop on the adapter to the pipe?
Any other ideas, or info on how horrible it will be to run a ground wire (no basement or crawlspace)