I moved in the house in which outlets are not grounded. I am concern about my computers. How to fix it?
Question:I have only grounded outlets in the bathroom, but it is far away form my computer room.
Answers:
Grounding outlets which are not grounded is not a simple repair job. In order to effect a ground, you must have an additional wire running from each outlet (connected to the ground/3rd terminal) to the main service for grounding.
That entails fishing wires inside walls to complete the process. Inexpensive in terms of materials, but costly in terms of labor.
Contact a licensed electrician for an estimate and further information.
Get an APS battery back up unit or power isolation transformer .
Then move to a place that is code compliant .
Be very careful also , if the fridge is old and not in a grounded outlet .
There are several ways to fix this and unless you know what you are doing, they would involve an electrician.
The best way would be to install a new circuit and receptacle. You would have to run 12/2 romex/mc cable from the electrical panel to the new receptacle.
You could also locate the nearest cold water pipe, attach a ground clamp, and run a #12 green wire to the recep that needs to be grounded. I really don't recommend this method, though.
Just for the sake of saying it, if your house uses metal electrical boxes, the boxes are probably grounded through the system. all you need to do is to replace the outlet, and run a ground line to the box.
I had the same problem in my 60 year old non-grounded house. I ran a separate circuit from the electric panel to my computer. I drove in a ground rod beneath the panel so I was able to provide a ground with it. Fortunately the electric panel was only about twenty feet from my computer.
if your electrical boxes are already grounded, all you have to do is buy self-grounding receptacles, these are very inexpensive and can be easily installed
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