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mikestock
Explorer
Dec 30, 2016

50 amp, 240 volt hookup without equipment ground

My son has purchased a lake house and we found a 50 amp RV plug. I checked it out and it has 120 volts from each leg to neutral and 240 volts between hot legs. The problem is that there is no ground w...
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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Dec 31, 2016
mikeh449 wrote:
gfci needs ground also

Actually, a 120V GFCI receptacle does NOT require a ground. In fact it can safley be installed as a replacement for a 2 prong receptacle. A information sticker is included in the package. Works good where you don't have the space to use a 3 to 2 adapter and is safer.

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