Filling Ground Hole with Goop

[mbrooke]

Why does the CEC require that 3 pole outlets on an ungrounded GFCI circuit have their ground hole blocked? Or am I just reading it wrong?

 

[ramsy]

Can you post that here, so we can read the language used.

 

[GoldDigger]

If it does require it, it is so that users will not incorrectly think that they are protected by an EGC connection to their equipment. The NEC in USA simply requires a label to be attached that says there is no ground connection.

If the U hole is blocked, the typical user will just use a three to two prong adapter.

 

[Eddy_Current]

Why does the CEC require that 3 pole outlets on an ungrounded GFCI circuit have their ground hole blocked? Or am I just reading it wrong?

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Can you provide the code # that you are talking about?

 

[tortuga]

I don think there is such rule
2018 CEC 26-702 2) allows it:

Notwithstanding Subrule 1), at existing outlets where a bonding means does not exist in the outlet
box, grounding-type receptacles shall be permitted to be installed, provided that each receptacle is
protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter of the Class A type.

EDIT In older versions its 26-700 (8)

 

[mbrooke]

What about older versions of the CEC?

 

[Eddy_Current]

What about older versions of the CEC?

I looked back many years ( I have almost every edition) and found nothing.
You said you were reading it in the OP, where did you read it?

 

[mbrooke]

I looked back many years ( I have almost every edition) and found nothing.
You said you were reading it in the OP, where did you read it?

Here is one such example:

http://bradyinspects.com/files/Two_prong.pdf

Googling ungrounded outlets in Canadian forums mentions similar statements.

 

[Eddy_Current]

Here is one such example:

http://bradyinspects.com/files/Two_prong.pdf

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Googling ungrounded outlets in Canadian forums mentions similar statements.

There is no such code in the CEC and never was.
Your quote is from a home inspector. Notice there is no reference to an actual code?

don’t take code advice from a home inspector.

 

[Eddy_Current]

There is no such code in the CEC and never was.

unless it was in one of the few CEC editions that I don’t have, but those are from the 1920’s and 30’s

 

[mbrooke]

There is no such code in the CEC and never was.
Your quote is from a home inspector. Notice there is no reference to an actual code?

don’t take code advice from a home inspector.

Lesson learned