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As a Seattle Home Inspector it is very common to find homes prior to the mid sixties that have ungrounded electrical circuits. Whenever I find three prong type receptacles in homes prior to 1965 I want to verify, if I can, that the circuits are actually grounded. This is done "visually," because to actually know that something is grounded is a technically complicated procedure---well beyond what can be expected of a home inspector. Taking off cover plates and seeing a ground wire connected to the receptacle or switch and seeing ground wires connected in the electrical panels in the home is … (23 comments)
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