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No earth wire
Apr 22nd, 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
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Re: No earth wire
Reply #1 - Apr 23rd, 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?
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