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Grounded outlet7/6/2023 ![]() Contact us today to upgrade your two-prong outlets to three-prong outlets safely and quickly. ![]() Electric® is here to help you avoid unnecessary safety risks. Electric to Upgrade Your Two-Prong Outlets to Three-Prong Because of this, you should make sure to give an electrician a call, rather than risk the pain of doing it on your own. Grounding an outlet requires attaching a wire and running it all the way from your outlet to the grounding screw at the back of your electrical box, which is often a long, complicated endeavor, and exceedingly painful for the inexperienced - sometimes “shockingly” so. If your home is grounded but some of your outlets are not, bringing in a licensed electrician is the best way to ensure the modifications are completed safely and correctly. To ensure safety, eventually you’ll want to have grounded outlets. We’ll reattach the plate and apply a NO GROUND sticker. We then test the outlet by pushing RESET to turn it on, and then TEST to shut it off.We screw the box back into its original location.We gently fold the wires back into the box, pressing in the new outlet.White wire to the silver “Line” terminal screw.Black wire to the brass “Line” terminal screw.These are the only ones that will be used. If the wires are long enough, the electrician will look at the terminals on the GFCI and identify the “Line” terminals.(DIYers with significant electrical experience attempting this project would have to pick up one white wire and one black wire from a local hardware store, along with the appropriate wire nuts to add the extensions.) If the wires aren’t long enough, we add 4-6" extension (“pigtails”) using the appropriate wire for the circuit amperage: 15 amp = 14 gauge 20 amp = 12 gauge.If it doesn’t fit, a new, larger electrical box will be used. ![]()
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