How Do You Replace Ungrounded Receptacles With Gfcis?
Article 406.3 of the National Electrical Code, beginning with the 2005 Revision, allowed GFCI receptacles to be used on ungrounded receptacle circuits. Replacing an ungrounded receptacle with a GFCI receptacle doesn’t make the ungrounded receptacle a grounded receptacle. Installing GFCI receptacles does eliminate the chance of receiving a fatal electrical shock but it doesn’t eliminate the chance of receiving a nonfatal electric shock, which can be quite painful. Article 406.3 goes on to tsay that when GFCI receptacles are used on an ungrounded branch circuit each has to be marked “GFI Protected. No equipment ground.” Most GFCI receptacles come with stick-on labels that can be affixed to the receptacles faceplate saying “GFI Protected. No equipment ground.” Turn off the circuit breaker or remove the Edison Base fuse supplying electricity to the branch circuit that you will be working on. Remove Edison Base screw in fuses completely; simply loosening them up enough to open the circuit i
