Ground Wire Behind Receptacle Box
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Ground Wire Behind Receptacle Box
Hi guys,
I have a house that was built in the mid 60's. The house has 3-wire Romex, but for every single receptacle box in the house, the ground wires are tucked back behind the metal receptacle boxes. I am replacing the two-prong outlets with 3s, but I need to ground them and am not sure how to do it correctly. Can I run a ground wire from the outlet to the back of each box? Or do I need to cut out each of the boxes to get to the ground wire and then replace each of the boxes with cut-ins?
Thanks...
I have a house that was built in the mid 60's. The house has 3-wire Romex, but for every single receptacle box in the house, the ground wires are tucked back behind the metal receptacle boxes. I am replacing the two-prong outlets with 3s, but I need to ground them and am not sure how to do it correctly. Can I run a ground wire from the outlet to the back of each box? Or do I need to cut out each of the boxes to get to the ground wire and then replace each of the boxes with cut-ins?
Thanks...