# DIY: Dealing wth an electrical problem v. Keeping your house from burning down.

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**Created:** [February 1, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-dealing-wth-an-electrical-problem-v-keeping-your-house-from-burning-down/23938 "2007-02-01T20:47:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-dealing-wth-an-electrical-problem-v-keeping-your-house-from-burning-down/23938/19 "2007-02-02T12:18:15Z")

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> [@97FormulaWS-6](#):
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> The thing is you really already have grounds in the house; the metal shielding on the outside of the wires in the walls acts like ground.

I see. That makes sense. When I was in my circuits training class at work I learned something new too: Apparently those polarized AC plugs (the ones you can only plug in one way) are done that way because ground is tied to neutral.

:gotme:

On a side note, $20 bucks for new sockets, wire, etc or $50 for this chandelier and not having to mess with the old one seems like a decent deal:

 ![http://images.lowes.com/product/725916/725916102975.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/1/6181689389fe7a1ec6e7c39f943860481449fc96.jpeg)  
I’ll have to ask my fiance if it goes with our house. :mamoru:

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