Hello Dan,
I'm not an electrician, but I'd be VERY surprised if an 11 year old home didn't have ground wires throughout.
Are you SURE there's no ground (bare) wire? If your junction boxes are metal, the bare wire might be attached to the BOX which would then ground through the receptacle's frame. I don't think this would be a great practice, but it's the only way I can see not having a visible ground wire.
If there ISN'T a ground wire, you MUST use 2-prong outlets--unless you replace with GFCI. Are the old receptacles 3-prong?
-k2 in CO |
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