Until my brewery is finished in my basement where I will have the outlet of choice, I'm relegated to a three prong range outlet in my kitchen (my house was built in 1995, one year too early for the four prong revolution). And no, I don't want to brew in my laundry room...
Anyway, as I understand it, the three pronged outlet has two hots and a neutral. Is there a way I can still temporarily brew in my kitchen using a three pronged plug?
Four questions:
1. How could I ground a system using a three pronged plug?
2. Is there a chance that there is a ground wire ran to the outlet so I could update it to a four pronged model?
3. Can I ground to a separate 120v grounded circuit or is this a huge no,no?
4. Is my range grounded to neutral or completely ungrounded (was this why they changed things in 1996)?
Thanks in advance; this is the only hiccup in my project so far. Everything else is going smoothly thanks to the forums!
Note: The range circuit is a 50 amp circuit, and I have a 50 amp GFCI to install when the time comes.
Anyway, as I understand it, the three pronged outlet has two hots and a neutral. Is there a way I can still temporarily brew in my kitchen using a three pronged plug?
Four questions:
1. How could I ground a system using a three pronged plug?
2. Is there a chance that there is a ground wire ran to the outlet so I could update it to a four pronged model?
3. Can I ground to a separate 120v grounded circuit or is this a huge no,no?
4. Is my range grounded to neutral or completely ungrounded (was this why they changed things in 1996)?
Thanks in advance; this is the only hiccup in my project so far. Everything else is going smoothly thanks to the forums!
Note: The range circuit is a 50 amp circuit, and I have a 50 amp GFCI to install when the time comes.