4 Responses to Replacing two-prong outlets with three-prong outlets

1. esther_4 on 2006-09-20 17:54:10.865137

   Just three things Brian,make shore you get 30 amp and not 15. IT is on the back of outlet.And the hot or black gos to the side with small slot. If you do not have the third wire pigtail two wires to gr. with wirenut thy go to the same bar in the box. Mike

2. esther_4 on 2006-09-20 16:40:44.552888

   Thanks! What's the advantage of the 30 amp? - Brian

3. esther_4 on 2006-09-21 09:56:46.345808

   The bigest advantage I know of is thy don't over heat like the 15 and 20s. I've seen 20s melt and catch fire under lode of a rangehood and mixer. The more amps you pull the hotter the wire and outlet gets better safe than sorry. And the higer ratting will last longer. Hope this helped. Mike

4. freda_18 on 2006-09-21 19:56:32.709823

   I'm sure this will sound truly dumb, but I've never while I've replaced outlets before, they were of the same kind and I just wired in the new one the same way the old one was. Now I need to replace some two-prong outlets with three-prong outlets. Any suggestions/hints/warnings, etc? Thanks - Brian This brings back memories from the late 1970's early 1980's. My brother replaced a number of two prong outlets in his house (along with a lot of wiring). I know of several outlets that were supplied with two wire romex (without a ground). I can remember that he looped a wire from the ground screw on the outlet to the neutral screw and did it just that way. His house is still standing. In the movies, when the villian throws a radio in the bathtub, how come the GFI outlet doesn't trip? I heard this asked on Hometime, I think. Never did get an answer. Dave

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