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Title: No earth wire
Post by Jessie on Apr 22^nd, 2015, 10:15pm

Hi, I live in an old property with no earth wire in front room wall sockets.
Can i use a rcd plug with my electrical appliances for extra protection or will rcd plug not work with no earth in socket? Thanks

Title: Re: No earth wire
Post by Lectrician on Apr 23^rd, 2015, 6:42am

There was never a time when sockets were installed with no earth, it was lights that were.

Are you sure they're not wired in steel conduit, the earth earthing the sockets through the screws?