speedyspaghetti OP t1_j6nxrse wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Reply to comment by KingstenHd in Ungrounded 3-Prong Receptacles Question by speedyspaghetti

So as long as the outlets show grounded on my plug-in tester after doing what I suggested above, I'm good?

I'll probably just pull off the cover on all the outlets in those two rooms to ensure that nothing else janky was done.

KingstenHd t1_j6ny94z wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Correct, you'll be good. Sorry I use speech to text and I'm I'm running around trying to answer lol. Best of luck to you.

speedyspaghetti OP t1_j6or6xm wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Lol no worries - speech to text is always a shot in the dark for me. Thank you so much!

marigolds6 t1_j6os2f2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:58 PM

To really be certain, it would be a good idea to get a multimeter and verify that you are getting the correct voltage when testing between hot and ground (should be the same as testing between hot and neutral). You can do this carefully with the bare wire in the box before cutting it. But be careful, as you would be reaching into the back of the potentially live box with a probe while the circuit is energized!! (Highly recommend safety gloves if you do this.)