Hazelwood Lyle wrote: > He did leave us with a GFCI in the bathroom with _NO GROUND_ connection. A GFCI does not need a ground connection. It detects ground faults by measuring the current imbalance between hot and neutral. GFCIs that mount in a breaker panel don't even have ground connections. > I am now in the process of pulling all new electric as we remodel each > room, making sure we are in compliance with current codes. I may not be > a licensed electrician, but I am quite sure I can do better than what > was here when we moved in! I'm in a similar situation. My 1856 house still has knob-and-tube wiring buried in the walls (I've already replaced the wiring that was exposed in the basement), and I'm gradually upgrading the entire system. I'm not a licensed electrician either, but all new work adheres strictly to code. -- Dave Tweed -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.