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Modern houses typically have 2 screws that secure the outlet to a plastic box and conduit is typically not used. Therefore there is no ground except through the 3 conductor electrical cable (hot, neutral and ground).
With modern wiring the hot is black, the neutral is white and the ground is green (or green / yellow).
It is very important for your safety that you ensure the refrigerator is grounded. Don't assume that using the 3 prong to 2 prong adapter is grounding your fridge, even if you secure the little metal tab to the screw holding your outlet's cover plate on. You absolutely must ensure that there is a ground. Metal conduit may provide a ground but don't assume it. Sometimes metal conduit runs inside a house but not necessarily continues to the outside.
I would ask the owner about this, since they owe you a safe house that is up to code. Call the city building inspector's office and ask them, too.
Best of luck.
Posts in this Thread:
- OT: Advice on house electrical, Dan-O, Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:30:43
- Re: OT: Advice on house electrical, Polo, Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:35:12
- Grounding is highly overrated........, RichardM, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:52:38
- Richard..., jd, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:27:03
- Maybe you can give us a condensed version?, Caarl , Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:07:55
- Re: Maybe you can give us a condensed version?, RichardM, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:20:43
- Richard; dryer-range grounding, Polo, Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:11:38
- GFCI ?, DougM , Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:34:43
- Start up current does not trip GFCI's, Polo, Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:59:22
- Re: GFCI ?, brianl703, Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:04:19
- Re: GFCI ?, RichardM, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:53:36
- Re: GFCI ?, jp, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:22:33
- Re: OT: Advice on house electrical, John Binford, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:33:42
- Don't agree with some answers, Saabpilot , Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:44:16 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: OT: Advice on house electrical, nuysSAAB , Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:07:26
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