A 1950's House With 2 Prong Outlets & No Grounds, What Can Be Done?

petersonelectricllc.com/ - At a home wired in the 50's that had 2 prong outlets and no grounds. Showing you that a GFCI, if not put in every single opening, is not protected.
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[@mba2ceo]

is the audio from 1950s also ?

[@rockonrockcity8940]

came for the information, stayed for the unintentional ASMR

[@tonyalvaresjr]

Speak up please

[@jerrysweany278]

Your video content is spot on...but I can never hear you. :( Please remedy this so we can benefit from your knowledge.

[@michaelambrosia]

Can you explain how your test proved your point. You never showed the GFCI afterward to show if it tripped. Did the gfci work or could someone be electrocuted. And does this mean that the 2020 NEC 406.4 (2) (c) is wrong?

[@kevinfields2574]

audio is so quiet I can only hear what you're saying in a silent room. Give a little oomph in your voice.

[@emuhill]

The only possible explanation is that this GFCI is also acting as an overload circuit breaker when the hot and neutral wires are shorted out. In order to test the ground fault capabilities of the GFCI requires the presence of a ground of some sort. In a 2 wire house, shorting the hot wire to an Earth ground connection should cause the GFCI to trip. The only solutions to give the GFCI a ground would be to rewire that branch circuit to give it a ground wire back to the outside electrical box neutral or put in a third wire that goes to an Earth ground.

[@GlitchedPepsi]

Pst why you whispering?

[@elcam84]

I think you don't quite understand what a GFCI does. It is not a breaker. It monitors how much power is on the hot and neutral. If they are out of balance it will trip. It will not (should not) trip when the hot and neutral are shorted as there is no loss of current to ground it may be a direct short and pull too many amps but as far as the GFCI is concerned all is well and the breaker will take care of the overloaded circuit.

[@cjjones6264]

I'll bet this is the perfect video I'm looking for. But I will have to check back when I get some loud speakers so I can hear the audio 😒

[@tanimationchannel4951]

I'm on my cellphone, and the audio seems low

[@gabrielkaras1858]

Dude your the man, this video really helped me out with my situation

[@jimlindberg298]

Great videos, really enjoy them. Could you please do something with your banner. sometimes it is in the way of what you are showing. Keep up the great shows.

[@jesusinuislifeable]

I liked this . It really helped me.

[@amelialuchini1266]

Damn this guy should do guided meditation vids Lol great voice!!❤

[@austincollins9485]

Does this mean you have to have 1 cfgi per circuit on the breaker box? And preferably put it on the outlet closest to the breaker. I couldn't really hear all that well

[@Petersonelectricllc]

Thanks for watching, the sum of the video will be the LONG code summary I wrote back to several guys. thanks

[@bungalowlivin]

Question....is it better to install GFCI/AFCI Combo Receptacles to replace older homes 2 prong receptacles or just GFCI type?

[@s.moeller9543]

Excellent videos, very informative. Thank you. Feedback: They are a little hard to see everything in though because of the business banner at the bottom.

[@Elin-Esteem84]

My house was built in the 50s, im trying to install a gfci in my kitchen, I only have 1 black n one white wire, I cant get it to work. Can u help?