A Five-Dollar Ground Tester Can Save Your Life

By Michael W. Dean
Genesis Communications Network
Co-Host, The Freedom Feens

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Improperly grounded outlets can add noise to electrical equipment, which is not good when doing radio. And improperly grounded outlets can KILL you…which is absolutely not good when doing radio. It doesn’t make for a long career. It can also injure employees, which can kill a company.

Faulty grounding is more common than you’d think. In many states, a home or office can be sold without requiring ground testing. And many homeowners and business people don’t think to test. They should, even where it’s not required by law. Compared to the other tests one would do when buying a property (foundations, termites, ground water, radon, etc.) testing for improper grounding of outlets is the cheapest, easiest test you can perform. You can do it yourself. And if you find any problems, hire a qualified electrician to fix things…. READ MORE HERE.