Gus Wirth wrote:
> This isn't directly Linux related, but does pertain to computers that
> run Linux.
>
> I want to run some computers in the back room of my house, but because
> my house was built in 1960 I don't have ground wires, only polarized
> two
> prong sockets. I know that I could cheat and just skip the ground
> prong
> connection on a new socket but I want to "do the right thing" and
> actually have a grounded outlet for use with the computers.
>
> I have several options for some of the sockets but not all. One is to
> drill through the backside into the adjoining closet and run the wire
> up
> from there. The other I thought of was to put ground wires behind the
> baseboard and bring them up into the socket from there. I'm not sure
> how
> an electrician would do it, probably go into the attic and drill down
> into the wall. All the house wiring runs through the attic down to the
> walls.
>
> Has anyone had a wiring retrofit done? Any suggestions?
I did some retrofit in some rooms in my house. I brought a #12 green
wire from the circuit breaker panel to one of the junction boxes in
the attic. Green is the standard color for the secondary or safety
ground wire. For most houses the age of yours, the junction box is a
ceiling light fixture.
For the circuits I upgraded I ran new 12-3 and 14-3 Romex wire. You
could also run green wires down the wall from the attic and attach to
the ground connection in the outlet. You might be able to run it right
down next to the 2 wire romex already in place. Getting it to go into
the box will be a little tricky. The main thing to remember is to be
code compliant this needs to run all the way back to the circuit
breaker box and connect to the ground bus there.
Hope this helps.
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