I am remodeling a home built in the 40's that has 2 strand BX cable with no ground wire. Is it important to ground new recepticles that I am installing and if so, how do I do it? Also I am adding an outlet and light or two and am using 14-2 romex. I am not sure what to do with the ground wire...

I noticed the other day that the 10/2 wire going from my breaker box to the well pump was not grounded. The ground wire at both ends of the cable was cut off... only the black/white wires were connected. I have 2 questions: Should a 20amp double pole breaker be connected to #10 or #12 wire? Is...

I just changed an exterior light on my older home. I connected the house grounding wire with the light grounding wire. But, the directions mentioned a pigtail grounding wire (not included of course) and there is a green grounding screw on the metal plate. So do I need to get/install a grounding...

I am upgrading from a 100AMP to 200AMP service. I need to run a grounding wire (bare CU #4AWG) from 2 grounding rods to the main electrical panel: 50 feet. I plan on running it underground. I wonder whether the minimum depth of 24" (18" if in PVC conduit) applies to grounding wire installed...

My new furnace has metal box with an electrical plug and switch on the side. Three-wire conduit (with black, white and green wires) runs from that box up to an overhead light with a metal box. An older piece of two-wire conduit (with black and white wires) runs from the light to the breaker box. ...