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I recently bought a new home and it still has many old 2 prong outlets (built in 1948). When I use a circuit tester it shows the outlets are grounded. As you would assume, due to the age of the home, ...

The apartment I will be moving into on Wednesday has three-prong receptacles in all the rooms. My GFI receptacle tester ($5 from the hardware store) tells me that most of these receptacles have an ...

A polarized adapter for connecting a 3-prong cord to a 2-prong outlet. Plastic housing, brass fittings, plastic-insulated grounding lead to connect to plate screw on electrical outlet. Molded on top: ...