So I found out my apartments wiring isn't grounded, which is bad. How would one go about grounding the surge protectors
Call your landlord. Depending on local laws, this is something they should correct. I know here in Denver it isn't a "requirement" but not having proper grounding reduces rent by like 50%. (provided it was original wiring)
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
That said, ground is relatively literal. in actuality, the neutral wire and ground are tied together in the fuse/breaker box. Ground is 99% safety. There is also a physical 10 foot rod of copper that goes literally into the ground near the breaker box.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
Grounding is not just safety. It also protects your gear.
If it were your own place, there are some NEC allowed retrofit options. However, this being an apartment, you have to depend on the landlord to contract for these kinds of changes.
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yes this is true, your landlord should be a down to earth kinda guy and contact the electricity company to install one.
wrote:yes this is true, your landlord should be a down to earth kinda guy and contact the electricity company to install one.
I see what you did there.
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wrote:yes this is true, your landlord should be a down to earth kinda guy and contact the electricity company to install one.
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I contacted them and code enforcement, grounded is required in building code for rental property. LEt's see if they will make it right without code enforcement fineing them. I might in the interim get a cheaper plug, run the ground from the cheater into a sheileding wire going onto the back porch to a buried grounding rod
The NEC let's you run a separate ground wire when retrofitting. If the local building code allows it, what you're proposing will likely be similar to what they do (just more permanent).
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