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Clean power & ground issue?

I have a serious ground problem in my home. I have tested the outlets & they all show ungrounded & inverted. It's obvious that whoever did the electrical work in my home missed a few steps. Can I overcome the ground issue with one of the power conditioners on the market? I know this is holding my system back & want to take the next step. Short of rewiring my house or getting an electrician in to run a new line what else can I do?
fishwater
warnerwh
539 posts
 
Well if your outlets are inverted you can switch the wires around. Also you may as well put in some new outlets, commercial ones are under 5 bucks each. It's easy to do it you can operate a screwdriver. Be sure to switch off the power first! You can get good power conditioners made by Oneac and Powervar off of Ebay for relatively cheap. You still won't have a ground but otherwise you should be ok.
fishwater OP
178 posts
 
I was thinking of switching the wires around but I don't know if it's somehow related to the grounding issue. I have checked the ground wire in the house & replaced the clamp but it still doesn't ground properly.
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
I'd call a electrician and run a dedicated ground and a sep line for your audio. He can also fix the grounding issue for the rest of the house. You might have a fire/electrocution hazzard right now...
blueswan
211 posts
 
Make sure your outlets are up to code first! Ungrounded outlets (and reversed hot/neutral) will not pass inspection and like Jfrech says, are potentially unsafe. Once you are up to code, then worry about power conditioning.
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