I have a 2 prung plug that plugs into the wall, and it turns into a 3 prung plug.IS it danjerouse to use that???i dont want to spend the money right on rewiring the whole house, so right now this will do for me. And i know it will be even morem oen yfor electrician for us because we have a basement its a slab.
And also, we have no water pressure, and the valve i think that ajjust the water pressure is old and it wont budge.And if he tried to use something to move it , were scared to brake it and have water come out. PLEASE HELP,
2007-04-11 15:45:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's not completely dangerous to use the 2/3 prong adapters on your house. What you may be forgetting about is that the third prong is the ground. Operating anything electrical without a ground is not safe. A simple solution could be to buy new recepticles and rewire them, rather than replacing all the wiring. These are about 70 cents apiece at any Home Depot or even at Wal-Mart.
As for the water pressure read my answer to the other question you posted about it.
2007-04-11 17:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by jeff_marasso 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When I lived in San Francisco for many years in old Victorian houses NONE of them had three prong outlets. I simply used the adapters and ignored the third prong (I didn't even bother the connect the "ground" to anything as I did not have any ground and sometimes - rarely - I simply broke the third prong off).
I'm know it is safer to have properly grounded 3 prong outlets but my experience is that it makes little difference. I did notice that my guitar amp was "noisier" without being properly grounded. Other than that, I lived with 2 prong outlets for more than 30 years without any problem.
The water pressure issues could be any number of things. Leaky pipes, low pressure at the water distribution center (I now live in the mountains and we all have low water pressure here), clogs, etc. But the electrical question is easy to solve: my opinion: don't worry about it just buy the adapters.
2007-04-11 16:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not dangerous to use the 3 prong plug adapters. You didn't say if you have town water or a well. If you have town water call the town or city and ask about the water pressure in your area. It could be a local problem. Most likely you need to call a plumber to repair the valve. Ask around for a plumber who charges a fair price. Good luck.
2007-04-11 15:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by ruthie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have metal boxes, then you could just get the 3 prong plugs and wire the green screw to the box and it would be grounded. I'm not saying this is the correct way to do it, it isn't. But it will have the same effect instead of using the ground wire it will use the metal box to travel back to ground, still giving you the extra protection.
Just wanted to give you some options.
2007-04-11 15:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm guessing you've BX cable in the homestead? replace both prong outlet with a three, both run somewhat of cord from the grounding screw to the field or the metallic tabs from the hollow are available in contact with the field at the same time as that is securly tightened. to attempt the hollow get one among those led testers that plug in & get rid of darkness from & exhibits if that is grounded and can also help you comprehend if any wires are reversed.
2016-11-23 13:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use those 3 prong adapters MAKE SURE you ground that little wire sticking out to the plate as instructed. They will work short term until you can get the wiring done.
2007-04-11 16:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by pappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy the adapters at any hardware store or Wal Mart
Don't know about the water pressure but it sounds like you may have a leak somewhere.
2007-04-11 15:49:25 · answer #7 · answered by Judy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will have to spend money unless you have extention cords all through the house it will be for the best
2007-04-11 15:53:14 · answer #8 · answered by nicole f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋