But...once installed properly, do they provide a ground? Has anyone actually tested the ground capability with one of those 3-prong wiring testers? Thanks
203864
Hi, it counts on your wiring. If the box is ground and you use the screw in the loop then yes it will be ground. If the box is not then of course a ground will not just appear from no where.
203865
The metal ring beneath in product picture is intended to be attached to your residential ground wire. How well it works probably depends more on if your building's ground was wired correctly and intact. For additional protection, I would strongly suggest using a supplemental surge protector. These adapters are meant for temporary means. Frankly, if you have high-end needs, I would hire a certified electrician to upgrade the physical power outlet and electrical system. Anything requiring robust protection is probably not worth risking on a $4 temporary adapter.
823639
I'm not having grounding noise issues. Are you sure the feeding devices are properly grounded?
1137690
I really don't know. Mine is connected to a Ground Fault Plug and it has performed well that way.
365399
No it does not come with the ground wire, Just the unit and the power adapter.
2259595
Yes, there is a 'ground' light, but I never used it? What exactly would that be telling you? Also, I was checking CAT 5e, not CAT6. It really works great though! Especially for the price!!!
2027885
No it does not have a ground faults, you have plug in to an power strip with ground fault protection .
2121214
As I recall it just had two; a black and a white. No ground wire. It is for lamps rather than house wiring.
1069009
To be perfectly honest im not too savvy with electrical but I know it does have the ground that plugs into the wall. I have had no problems witth it
1733220
Yes. It has no ground post. All your circuits for this fuse block must be grounded elsewhere.
1137691
I'm using my heater right now and I'm plugged into a ground fault plug...no grounding pole involved. It's working just fine. Hope this helps!
2167521
I assume you put 110 v plugs actually ON the wires before plugging them in. Make sure you did all white to silver and black to gold on each install. Could be a polarity issue.
822671
Mine has three. Wouldn't make any sense for it to take grounded plugs and then straight up not ground them!
405717
I don't mean to be a smart aleck, but they control whatever function you hook them up to. I was replacing my old pigtail and the wires in the new cable were a perfect match. I used an ohm meter to run the wires and make sure they went to the same pin on the plug as the old ones, and they did. I just had to do a color for color swap over. I was also replacing a connector box on my trailer an missed a small ground wire connection, that really played havoc with my lights. Nothing was working correctly. Once I re-installed that small ground wire all was good.
2092673
Yes they do have a 3 prong plug. At least the last ones I bought did. It has been about a year since I installed one. I am sure they haven't changed the design
798055
Well, update, my sockets are 'grounded'; that is, they have 3 holes, 1 round. But the red light indicator on my Belkin is lit & says not grounded.So, I don't know. I'm using it, & will ask my building manager if it's really grounded or not.
1744525
I think that by code, it is required to be grounded in a new installation. There may be an exception when installed into existing wiring, depending upon your local regulation. This unit does require a neutral (white usually) wire in the box. Many times the missing neutral is the problem...not the missing ground. It may be possible to ground it to the box.
1201373
Despite the reply from Phoenix Down... ...many of these type of devices do work without a neutral (aka grounded wire). As explained in other replies to diff questions, the grounding wire, often bare or green (not to be confused with the grounded wire..aka neutral) is acceptable by UL (Underwriters Labs) and the NAC (National Electrical Code). To simplify my reply.... ....it seems it's perfectly acceptable not to have a neutral on this device but instead the ground wire (again, green or bare copper).