Inspection Tips by Joe Farsetta

[Ben J. Gromicko]

http://www.bengromicko.com/inspectio...a-nachitv.aspx

[John McKenna]

Nice

[John McKenna]

I notice you have a special link on your main page called Paige Peters?

[Bob Elliott]

Is this a Nachi project?
Just noticed the video is on bengromiko.com.

Personal Inspector site right ?

[Billy Boerner]

Originally Posted by belliott

Is this a Nachi project?
Just noticed the video is on bengromiko.com.

Personal Inspector site right ?

It's his personal site to sell his educational products.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Can someone explain to me how a two prong outlet is grounded and how we should not state in our reports that they are an ungrounded system.?

From Joe's comments on the subject.

I failed to comprehend that part of it.

[Bob Elliott]

Well if we are critiquing I noticed at the start that the stringer looked like a riser.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

I noticed that too Bob.

[James F. McKee]

thanks Ben...a number of good points in a very short time ....of course it is always easy to pick something apart, but I appreciate your efforts Sir...

[Bob Elliott]

No doubt.
I did not wish to go on and do that.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

I am not critiquing, I am asking a simple question that confused me, and my wife says that is not hard.

Ben does an excellent job as well as Joe, I just want someone to explain the two prong deal a little better.
I certainly would not want to word it wrong in a report, whenever the hell I get another one to write.

And Bob, by order of importance and safety, mine goes first.

[James F. McKee]

Marcel I'm only guessing here but my best guess would be that with a two prong plug, there may be a third wire terminated at the box, and there is no way of telling by viewing the plug only....like i said just a guess but i have seen this before...
and for the record I wasn't picking on you or Robert...sorry if it appeared that way my Friend...

[James A. Levy]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Can someone explain to me how a two prong outlet is grounded and how we should not state in our reports that they are an ungrounded system.?

From Joe's comments on the subject.

I failed to comprehend that part of it.

To me it's a play on words. The receptacle can be grounded, without being a grounding receptacle. Either way, only a grounding receptacle that is properly grounded can provide protection. WRITE IT UP!

The other issue is you cannot tell without opening up the outlet.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by jmckee

Marcel I'm only guessing here but my best guess would be that with a two prong plug, there may be a third wire terminated at the box, and there is no way of telling by viewing the plug only....like i said just a guess but i have seen this before...
and for the record I wasn't picking on you or Robert...sorry if it appeared that way my Friend...

No problem here Jim, just trying to fully understand a possible confusion.

My house has still got two prong receptacles, and wired with 14/2 with an 18 gauge ground wire that does not go anywhere because it has to place to tie too, so most of them are cut off.
I have been replacing with GFCI's as I go, but at $16 a pop, it is expensive.
So I am confused as to how it is not suppose to be called ungrounded.

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by jmckee

Marcel I'm only guessing here but my best guess would be that with a two prong plug, there may be a third wire terminated at the box, and there is no way of telling by viewing the plug only....like i said just a guess but i have seen this before...
and for the record I wasn't picking on you or Robert...sorry if it appeared that way my Friend...

Never had a friend call me Robert.

Not looking to find the faults ,as it is a private video not representing NACHI Education.