I have discovered that I have an outlet with a false ground. I found this while investigating a suspicious looking splice. From the splice to the receptacle is 2-wire NM with ground, connected to a 3 prong receptacle. From the splice to the panel is 2-wire NM without ground. The ground from the receptacle was wired into the neutral.
Obviously, this is no good. Running new Romex is not immediately possible, and since this is a basement area, it should be GFCI protected anyway (but is not). I want to replace the receptacle with a GFCI outlet for protection, remove the ground connection to neutral, and mark it as "no equipment ground."
What do I do with the ground once I disconnect it from the neutral? Cap off both ends and leave it be? Or is there a better way to make sure that somebody else doesn't come along and try to use that ground?
False ground
Obviously, this is no good. Running new Romex is not immediately possible, and since this is a basement area, it should be GFCI protected anyway (but is not). I want to replace the receptacle with a GFCI outlet for protection, remove the ground connection to neutral, and mark it as "no equipment ground."
What do I do with the ground once I disconnect it from the neutral? Cap off both ends and leave it be? Or is there a better way to make sure that somebody else doesn't come along and try to use that ground?
