I plan on replacing a couple of 2-prong recepticles in a building that has knob & tube wiring. The wiring looks fine. The question is that I recall reading or hearing somewhere that instead of replacing a 2-prong plug with another 2-prong that instead the electrical code allows the installation of a GFI recepticle. I’d appreciate any feedback on whether this is code approved. I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Regards,
Tark
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Bill Hartmann is very knowledgeable about matters electrical. See his response on the subject from a recent thread.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=99901.6
Yes, the NEC has allowed that since at least the 99 NEC. But I did not discuss in the thread that the OP linked to.
You can also replace downstream receptacles with grounding type if protected with a GFCI.
No connections are to be made to the ground teminals.
And the receptacles are suppose to be labled No Equipment Ground.
But you realize that replaceing an ungrounded receptacale with a GFCI will cause cancer, but only in California. But so does installing an ungrounded receptacle. Or a grounded one.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Thanks Bill!