A false ground or bootleg ground involves using a jumper wire to connect the ground screw and the neutral screw on a receptacle. False grounds will fool the handheld testers most inspectors use to check for open grounds. This is a common trick used by misinformed do-it-yourselfers and some clueless
Grounding is the term loosely used to describe the built-in safety for residential electrical service. As the electrical industry ages, the safety level improves with each passing year. Electrical Grounding is one of those improvements. Originally residential wiring was knob and tube, only 110 volts, and usually fed by a
Double lugged or double-tapped breakers are among the most typical electrical defects we find during a standard home inspection. Double lugging is defined as two or more wires installed in a breaker rated for one wire. There are two instances where this commonly occurs; 1 on standard 120 or 240-volt
