If the electrical box is plastic, what do you attach the ground wire to?
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I'm not an electrician. To my knowledge, three wires should supplied to a switch. You should have a green wire (ground) coming into the plastic box. That should be hooked to the ground screw on the switch. If a green wire was not pulled with the hot (black) and the neutral (white, sometimes gray), then you need to contact a liscensed electrical contractor. Finally, if you have any question about what's the hot, neutral and ground wire, then instead of getting knocked on the ground, or worse, consult an electrician
61260
I live in an old home and I just cut the ground wire off. I realize that this is not code out but it is what I do.
61261
First let me say, I am not an electrician. However, I think I found the answer to your question on the following site. Hope this helps. By the way, the timer has worked perfectly since installation. Good luck! Go here -- http://electrical.about.com/od/electricalsupplies/qt/plasticboxes.htm
61262
This switch does not require a ground. It is manufacured with two wires. Hot wire in and hot wire out to the light.
61263
There is no ground wire provided with the timer but the timer bracket is metal and the instructions are to attach house ground to the bracket.
1463802
Best thing to do is install an electrical box in the wall to protect the connection.
118684
I put one in the garage for the outside lights and did not ground it. I just screwed it to the box. It worked just fine.
724289
You need a grounding rod that doesn't come with it. I got mine from a local tractor supply company. Hook the negative to the grounding rod, drive the grounding rod into the ground by the power unit, use the postive side for the electric fence, route around the fence where you need it, it does not need to hook back up to the unit or ground. you will need fence post insulator for the wire so it is not grounded out.
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I am assuming you have romax as the wire in your box. That is what I had when I put in my leviton. If so, you should have a black wire, a white wire and a bare copper wire. The bare wire is your safety ground and the wire you would attach as your ground wire ie in place of the green ground wire. Hope this helps.
11385
I had no issues with a two wire install. I grounded it locally to the outlet gang box
612476
A ground wire can easily be connected to one of the screws on the side of the unit. That's how I installed mine and got great results.
1765724
It comes with studs for connection. I think they were #10's. The grounding bracket would be less reliable than using 2 wires. Best to toss it. It does not touch the vehicle directly as the plastic is in between. Only the fastener makes the electrical connection and if you tighten too much you will fracture the plastic housing. Toss the grounding bracket and use 2 wires.
343226
Directions and a diagram were included in the box with mine. As for the wire I would check with local hardware stores or auto parts stores.
1130170
Remove the 4 screws on the box and you will see two2 wires going in to the converter and one wire going to ground or no connection. 110vac goes between the 2 wires going in to the converter[makes no difference witch direction]. the third wire can be attached to the case if you really want a ground. I don't know if China has a color code or not. I always open them up to look and attach the ground.
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Basically, driving a metal rod in the ground and running a grounding wire from the antenna (some have lugs for this) to the grounding rod. Electric supply stores have what you need and can give you tips. Some city code calls for copper, some don't care what you use. The electric supply store will know if your city has a specific code to deal with lightning arrestors/grounding.
985654
Hook it to any known ground. An electrical ground in the wall or a buried metal structure. I use mine on a boat so I hook it to the hull.
1551767
You can use a regular electrical box or since it is low voltage you can buy a metal or plastic frame that fits in a cut out in the wall. These cost under $2.00 each and are available at Home Depot, Lowes or from your local hardware store.
594196
On the coiled cord is the alligator clip. Pull that straight off and underneath is a "banana" plug. I stuck that into the ground pin hole of an electrical outlet, which should be your house ground.
1387066
You need to bring in a white wire. Hopefully there is one in the box that you can tap off of.
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The plastic peg goes into the bottom grounding hole of a duplex (3 prong) outlet. The peg keeps the addon from twisting thus providing stability. This addon is not meant for polarized (2 slot) outlets)
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There is a wiring (pigtail) that might need changed. It is supplied in box.