Timeline for Is it OK to create a third prong ground from a cold water pipe, for a 2-wire circuit?
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| Aug 16, 2022 at 22:00 | answer | added | Retired Electrician | timeline score: -3 | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 0:05 | answer | added | Retired Electrician | timeline score: -3 | |
| Aug 19, 2019 at 18:58 | answer | added | Flinch | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 22, 2018 at 21:18 | comment | added | ShadSterling | Why not use a GFCI? When I had to use a 2-wire circuit everything I read said to use GFCI, and it was easy to install. Do you have a situation where GFCI isn't suitable? | |
| Jan 22, 2018 at 13:32 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/955433076569595904 | ||
| Jan 22, 2018 at 12:25 | comment | added | Stian | If the plumbing gets isolated then you have a one-fault->death setup. So not a good idea, even if it was in compliance. There could also be dc voltage differences between two different earths due to galvanic connections, temperature differences and so on, which could lead to interesting corrosion. | |
| Jan 22, 2018 at 8:09 | history | edited | Bryce | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2018 at 7:20 | answer | added | ArchonOSX | timeline score: 35 | |
| Jan 22, 2018 at 5:48 | history | asked | Bryce | CC BY-SA 3.0 |