Extension Cord Ground Prong - How Important is It?

[@Brian_541]

Excellent video Terry, clear and concise. 👍

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thank-you! And thanks for watching.

[@CabinOnTheWater]

Life saving information. Thanks!

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks for watching!

[@KalaJon-li4zd]

Hi Terry peterman, i remember years back ago a few of my friends back in College life had a nice power stripe with a surge protector but the kitchen had 2 outlet only so they cut the 3rd ground prong out and had then microwave and other plugged in. What people should do in that case if a 3rd ground prong ground doesn’t fit is cut off the plug and install a new 2 prong plug and then wire the ground wire to the Black hot wire I believe it is and then they can have the 2 prong.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Nope! (especially that last part of your statement) The only correct thing to do with a 2-prong receptacle that you want to insert a 3-prong plug into is change the receptacle out to a 3-prong grounded receptacle. If there is no grounding conductor inside that outlet box (highly unlikely), then you either need to get a grounding conduct to it by: 1. Changing the cable feeding that outlet to a cable with ground all the way back to the source. 2. Find a reasonable alternative ground connection (copper cold water pipe and clamp), etc. 3. If not ground is available, then change the receptacle out to a GFCI outlet and label it as a "non-grounded" outlet. The GFCI will provide protection from dangerous electric shock. Thanks for watching!

[@wheelersyoutube]

Thanks for the knowledge! I guess I’ll just throw the extension chord I had that broke off into the outlet away. I’ll need to get one for my laptop too (or I could use it as an excuse to get a new laptop altogether!) Is there any way I can prevent the ground prong from breaking off and getting stuck in the outlet?

[@mimiclayton950]

I recently got some earthing sheets, the outlet by my bed is ungrounded, is it sage to use and grounding GFCI extention cord to ground the sheets or could this be dangerous? Thanks so much for all your videos, just subscribed to your video's and have recommended you to friends 😊

[@jonrend]

Question. What if your extension cord plugs into a socket in the wall that is not grounded but you have the 3 prong cable plugged into the extension cord and going to your device?

[@theinternetelectrician]

Then you have no grounding conductor to your device.

[@jonrend]

@@theinternetelectrician thanks.

[@knutblaise9437]

Would you expect the same shocking results if you plugged a 3 prong device into a 3 to 2 prong adapter and plugged the 2 prong adapter into a 2 prong wall socket?

[@theinternetelectrician]

Yes, depending on what appliance or device you're connecting at the female end. Thanks for watching!

[@binajoseph8129]

What do you get i the third part of it strick in side of the out what should you do.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Shut off the breaker to that circuit. Test to make sure it's off. Then try to pull out the broken prong with a needle-nose plier, or just replace the receptacle with a new one.

[@binajoseph]

Ok thanks

[@sal2417]

What If the other end has a 2 prong input slot

[@da-random-user]

Well my school's extension cord ground pin is gone Wonder how that will go

[@theinternetelectrician]

Tell the teacher to take it to the maintenance department and have it repaired or replaced. Tell them I sent you!

[@da-random-user]

@@theinternetelectrician ok dokey

[@davidgamble4086]

So, what's the difference between gutting a ground and converting a 3-prong to a 2-prong by using a converter? Why do people treat these situations so differently?

[@kevinm.m3070]

Excellent video👍👍👍👍

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks Kevin!

[@gautamsahoo_]

👏👌

[@BlessUpKev]

Thank you so much....I was going to