Another ground probe question...

[Tpareefer]

I am sure that this has been answered before but after much searching, I can not find the answer to these questions...

Can you attach a ground probe to a power strip and have it still be effective?

With 0 electrical abilities, how hard is it to convert a regular outlet to a GFCI outlet. I have purchased a GFCI outlet from HD but now I am doubting my electrical abilities.

 

[cd77]

Check out the second post here regarding ground probes.

If you doubt your electrical skills you may want to consider calling an electrician. Or, take it back and get one of these

 

[Roy G. Biv]

Re: Another ground probe question...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10963674#post10963674 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tpareefer
Can you attach a ground probe to a power strip and have it still be effective?

As long as the third ground prong is intact, then it should be effective. Some people cut them off to make them fit an outlet, which is wrong.

 

[Tpareefer]

Thank you for the responses. I have been reading many of the GFCI and GP related threads, including that one....very good reads.

Do we know for sure that the Shock Buster works?? I mean, is this just a "gimmick" like ppl are saying about GP's or do they really work like a GFCI is supposed to work. How long have the Shock Busters been on the market? They look just like a regular surge protector.

From the threads I have read so far, never use a GP unless you also use a GFCI...is that correct? I thought the GP will ground the stray voltage eliminating the chance of you becoming ground.

I am confused

 

[tkeracer619]

You want both, there is no gimmick with a probe. Those who say they are a gimmick don't understand how electricity works.

A GFCI will use you as the bridge if you do not have a GP, you can still get a shock. In the bathroom a GFCI works because the piping grounds out anything that holds water. Your tank is not grounded like the bathroom sink.

If you can operate a screw driver, you can install a GFCI, be confident. Go to home depot and grab a socket, make sure the power is off (from the fuse box), pull the socket out of the wall, and swap plugs. The wires go to the same exact spots on the back side of both plugs. It is a 3 minute job, just do them one at a time so you dont get confused. You can do it!

 

[asm481]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10964145#post10964145 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tkeracer619
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If you can operate a screw driver, you can install a GFCI, be confident. Go to home depot and grab a socket, make sure the power is off (from the fuse box), pull the socket out of the wall, and swap plugs. The wires go to the same exact spots on the back side of both plugs. It is a 3 minute job, just do them one at a time so you dont get confused. You can do it! [/B]

BAD advice here. You must know which line is the power coming to the outlet. Often outlets are daisy chained. Connecting the wires to the wrong screw will offer zers protection. The GFCI will be labeled Line and Load. Line is the power coming from the breaker box and load is where the wire going to the next outlet goes. Just looking at the outlet in the wall will NOT tell you which comes or goes to where.

 

[tkeracer619]

Insert foot in mouth... I JUST woke up. GOOD catch. Wasn't thinking of daisy chained plugs.....