Who Knows? 3 prong v 2 prong outlets?

[Andy DePaule]

As a follow-up to my earlier reply, I am facing the same situation as Andy here in the Philippines. So I got around to pounding a piece of rebar into the ground right outside the window beside my steel and ran a wire from the 3-prong to 2-prong adapter and attached it to the little ground tab those adapters have. That adapter is on a 3-wire power strip - so anything I plug into the power strip that has a ground prong gets grounded. A couple of hose clamps holds the wire to the top of the rebar.

Hi Douglas,
Previously, if I played barefoot, or even touched the metal of the steel while standing on the tile floor barefoot, I would get a small shock. Now? No problem.

Yes that was the exact problem I was having here. My original thought was to grind a small hole in the floor and pound a copper stake well into the earth under the house.
Then connect it the same way you did. I just wasn't sure that would solve the issue.
We also have 220 volt 50 cycle power here. Not sure how that compares to 110 & 60 but they both suck when they travel to your hand.

And for you;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyvviHp_zs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T2_zTPupHY

[Andy DePaule]

Thanks Robert,
Most of your post goes over my head, but thats my ignorance about subjects electrical, not what you said.... We do have 50 cycles here.
Anyway for now the problem has been solved well and I have learned some more than I knew before I posted.
Best wishes,
Andy