Grounding Electrical Rewiring

Outlet Grounding in the Seattle Area

No Ground Wire in Outlet? Upgrade for Your Safety!

Many homes, particularly older homes, contain ungrounded two-prong outlets instead of modern three-prong outlets with grounding wires. While these outlets may have worked in the past, they are no longer suitable for modern energy demands and may pose a safety hazard when used to power too many appliances. Seatown Electric Plumbing Heating and Air can inspect your home’s electrical system to ensure you and your family stay safe.

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Ways to Meet Code With Grounding

Ground rods are also essential. NEC code requires two eight-foot rods driven into the ground. Usually, there is a copper wire coming out of the home down into the ground to connect them to the electrical panel. If you have no ground, you owe it to yourself to have a technician look over your electrical system.

Install a Ground Wire at Every Outlet

To do this, you would either rewire all of the outlets or pull a stranded ground wire from box to box. The rewire method is recommended since the labor is the same cost. Our Seattle electricians can handle this process quickly and efficiently.
Install GFCI Breakers
These special breakers act the same as a GFCI outlet but they control all of the outlets/lights hooked to the breaker.
GFCI-Protect the Circuits or Individual Outlets
You can swap out every outlet in the home that is ungrounded with a GFCI outlet and the GFCI outlet can act as a physical ground.
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Why You Need to Upgrade Your Two-Prong Outlets

Along with dangers of shock, grounding problems can make for issues such as a hum in electronics and even static in old TVs! By making sure your system is properly grounded, you’ll likely save on your electrical bill while enjoying better performance from your appliances.

Contact Seatown Electric Plumbing Heating and Air today for updated grounding in Seattle.

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