Using a power strip in an old home that was build back in 1955
I'm not sure if this post is in the correct topic, but the title says it all. I live in a house that was built back in 1955 and this house has very few grounded outlets. I use power strips throughout the home and have never had a problem occur.
I plan to upgrade one power strip and my question is if I use a power strip like this one
Would I have a wiring fault as the outlet is not grounded?
This power strip doesn't have a yellow light built in.
I'm not an expert in the field so that is why I'm asking.
Here are some pictures that I took of my electrial box. I don't know what all the info means. [url=https://postimg.cc/p5J5ZB3y][img]https://i.postimg.cc/p5J5ZB3y/20240922-124137.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/3WXGYKW7][img]https://i.postimg.cc/3WXGYKW7/20240922-124202.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/4mX93rhc][img]https://i.postimg.cc/4mX93rhc/20240922-124212.jpg[/img][/url] |
Really super bad idea to use a Power strip when you don’t have grounding. That’s a lot of competing forces going on and you could easily screw up. Run a few grounding wires in key areas. Peace of mind. You’ll never get a clear answer on this one. Maybe talk to an electrician. Don’t get cheap on things like this. Maybe The world doesn’t need grounding at the outlets, but maybe someone thought this was a good idea and maybe it was a good idea after all. Oh and without grounding it can lead to electrical shock for someone using electricity like an appliance or something. So basically every time you're using an appliance you risk dying from electrical shock.
I can’t see the pics but when was last time you had electrical box upgrade? |
By all means, consider having a good electrician rewire your house for more than one reason. For starters, people who lived in your house before you may have tinkered with fixing and wiring themselves. I've seen Teflon wire used to run a "new" fixture in one house I had. In another place a gang of wires wrapped in duct tape was lying in the attic. I got a shock when I merely touched it! We had a fire at my business ($500,000) in 2001 due to a mouse chewing wires in the attic. If I were to build a new house, it would have MC (metal clad) wiring everywhere. You'll have good peace of mind if you rewire and your house value will increase! |
If you're going to use a power strip, at least use a good one, like this (which comes in more and less outlets. You get what you pay for.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000511U7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
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