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John, I would recommend the latter

Posted by LJ in TX on February 4th, 2003 09:23 AM
In reply to how to ground a box concern :) by john on February 4th, 2003 09:12 AM [Go to top of thread]

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take a piece of 12 gauge bare copper and connect it to the other two with a wire nut and then connect the other end to the ground terminal on the outlet. tying the ground to the metal outlet box is per code...if you had plastic boxes that part would not be required. good luck LJ

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Topic History:

how to ground a box concern :) by john 2/4/03 09:12 AM

Topic Follow-ups:

Agree With LJ.... by Dodgeman 2/4/03 12:10 PM
Grounding ...... by doug seibert 2/4/03 01:49 PM
grounding by john 2/4/03 02:13 PM
John that is not sufficient by LJ in TX 2/4/03 02:44 PM
grounding LJ, Doug, Dodgeman by john 2/4/03 04:28 PM
Refering To Doug's Post.... by Dodgeman 2/4/03 05:39 PM
Back to John's question............. by doug seibert 2/5/03 01:40 PM
With All Respect.... by Dodgeman 2/4/03 02:43 PM
Green Wire Nut by David 2/4/03 06:14 PM
Thanks For The Tip David.... by Dodgeman 2/5/03 12:08 PM