A client contacted me through TaskRabbit, asking for help replacing 3 outlets at his home in Brier, WA .
He told me that he was trying to sell his house and did an inspection, and was advised to replace the kitchen outlets with GFCI outlets for safety.
I advised him that we could probably just change two of the outlets since the third was under the sink in a difficult location to access, but if the wiring is OK we could still protect all three outlets with ground fault circuit interruption using the first outlet in the circuit.
When I turned off the power (safety first!) and inspected the outlets, my hypothesis was correct except the primary outlet was missing a ground wire:
No challenge is too daunting for this handyman! I was able to rectify the issue by connecting the ground to the metal conduit and junction box. After that I tested the outlets and I was able to properly protect all three outlets with the ground fault safety measures. I went ahead and replaced another outlet above the counter just because it looked old and worn out:
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The project took an hour and 45 minutes and cost the customer $85 not including supplies and TaskRabbit fees. Not a bad price at all!
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