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    [SOLVED] Question about situation with ungrounded outlets, gfci, Zero Surge protector, pc, and UPS

    We did have a suggestion like that before, not sure if exactly the same. The electrician we brought in didn't want to go that route for whatever reason. The guy who initially suggested it that we had in before that had also wanted to just go around and wire all the ground pins to the neutrals in...
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    [SOLVED] Question about situation with ungrounded outlets, gfci, Zero Surge protector, pc, and UPS

    Westrom... yea that person... o_O Have seen sooo much of them around while tryign to read up on stuff and get a better idea myself... always text walls too... never even less tedious short nonsense.
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    [SOLVED] Question about situation with ungrounded outlets, gfci, Zero Surge protector, pc, and UPS

    @Karadjgne That sounds "fun".... That mean just less optimal or likely not useable? All of the rooms have ceiling fans, but sure for that time period that would give any indication that that would have more likely been grounded or not... We have an electrician coming Tues to put in some of...
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    [SOLVED] Question about situation with ungrounded outlets, gfci, Zero Surge protector, pc, and UPS

    @Darkbreeze Thanks for the ticks on power strips, I'll remember that when buying in the future. Right now I have the Zero Surge one because it was one of the few things I could find design to work without ground and be non sacrificial. So hopefully that works fine. This is what we are doing...
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    [SOLVED] Question about situation with ungrounded outlets, gfci, Zero Surge protector, pc, and UPS

    Recently bought a house and later found out that most the outlets aside from a couple in the kitchen are ungrounded, and there's no non-bank-breaking way to get them grounded without haven't some professional asbestos removal done. Managed to find a surge protector that doesn't rely on ground...