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Originally Posted by lnx64
Yea the home was an antique, no grounded outlets except those with the cheater wire between ground and neutral (luckily at the very least hot and neutral were correct, but a completely useless ground), and we rented. Still had the oil boiler and everything in that basement.
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Using the neutral and the ground on a receptacle is a code violation! Early Romex doesn't have a grounding conductor either. Older BX doesn't have a grounding conductor either, but using a grounding receptacle can provide a ground, but not ideal and still not code. If a ground is important it's best to use a GFCI. The code will allow using that on a two wire circuit, as it creates an artificial ground.
Regarding basements, I didn't think there's a basement in all of Florida.
