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Reddit mentions of ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE TESTER AC OUTLET PLUG 3 PRONG GND
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- ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE TESTER AC OUTLET PLUG 3 PRONG GND
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GFCI outlets are pretty cheap and easy to install. You will just wire them without a ground wire. Use one of these to check whether you wired it properly http://www.amazon.com/ELECTRICAL-RECEPTACLE-TESTER-OUTLET-PRONG/dp/B002Q3R7HI.
Keep in mind that this will not ground your equipment and it must be labeled properly to be up to code according to that link someone posted. FYI I did this for a few outlets in my apartment last year and it works just fine. If you have something that truly needs to be grounded (some sensitive test equipment, for example) I just run an extension cord from the bathroom outlet which is actually grounded.
http://www.amazon.com/ELECTRICAL-RECEPTACLE-TESTER-OUTLET-PRONG/dp/B002Q3R7HI
Everyone who has spoke on the power conditioners and said the expensive ones are hoo-ha are pretty much right. They're generally overkill.
Right up until they save your gear from roasting. Or warn you of low voltage coming from the walls. You might also get one of these. I can't tell you how many times I've found open ground in various venues. Even one or two reversed hots. It's well worth the investment.
I always carry around one of these in my tool bag. Nifty gadgets really. Either way good find on the bad outlet.
You can buy an outlet tester to see if your outlets are properly grounded. Even if they aren't, a GFCI will still protect you, even if the rest of the system is not properly grounded.