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In Reply to: RE: Wrong ................ posted by Cut-Throat on February 27, 2021 at 05:05:47
I understand perfectly. Don't make this a personal issue. A GFCI is not an excuse for an installation that would otherwise routinely place the user at risk. And please note the NEC quotation does not apply to grounded outlets.
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Do you know how many houses in the U.S. have ungrounded systems? -- What is allowed by code and what is safe are two different issues."It was in 1984 that a new provision was provided to put 3 prong outlets on un-grounded system if GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) receptacle was used.
And the fact remains, that any circuit with no ground, whether it has a 2 prong ungrounded receptacle or the ground lifted on a grounded 3 prong receptacle, with GFCI protection, is much safer than your Grounded 3 prong receptacle with no GFCI on the Circuit.
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"What is allowed by code and what is safe are two different issues."
So why did you quote NEC? You're right, code has nothing to do with this discussion.
And as for the rest of it, I never said a GFCI shouldn't be installed. I said that if the system includes a mix of 2-prong and 3-prong gear, the chassis should be connected together, and that a GFCI shouldn't be used as an excuse not to do that. In other words, the system should be wired so that it's safe to use, and then the GFCI should be applied. Tell me again why you have an issue with this.
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I have no problem with what YOU do. You were the one that had a problem with what we were doing. You even mentioned 'death'. I was merely pointing out that my method was safer than yours.
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