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Reddit mentions of Grounding Pigtails with Ground Screws (Pack of 50)
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- Solid Pigtail Lead Wires Are Convenient For Device Grounding Applications
- Included components: 50 PK,6.5" GRD WIRE W/SCREW
- Package Weight : 0.381 kilograms
- Package Dimensions: 1.27 L x 22.86H x12.7W(centimeters)
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 9.1 Inches |
| Length | 2.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Width | 2.6 Inches |
These are the pigtails you’re looking for.
We always called them stingers, but you screw it down to bond to the box.
you can buy a bag of ground screws with pig tails already attached to them. bag of 50 is about 20$.https://www.amazon.com/Grounding-Pigtails-Ground-Screws-Pack/dp/B00CDVJA0A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495112568&sr=8-2&keywords=ground+wire+pigtail
put those in the metal boxes. Most metal boxes already have screw holes in the back of them for a 10-24 screw but some do not. If yours do not buy one of the drill and tap bits made by Greenlee https://www.amazon.com/Greenlee-DTAP10-24-Combination-Drill-10-24NC/dp/B000FCGRWI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1495112488&sr=8-7&keywords=drill+and+tap+bit
you will need a bit holder for the drill to extend it deep enough into the box. https://www.amazon.com/Tonsiki-Screwdriver-Holder-Extension-Handheld/dp/B018702HQ4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1495112723&sr=8-6&keywords=bit+extension
something like that, you will want a locking one so you can pull the bit back out.
the drill bit/tap can be a bit finicky; you go from high speed drilling to tapping in a second and if you push to hard or don't slow down, you can break the tap in half. Go slow and be prepared for it to change. Hopefully the bit wont go all the way through the back of wall. most of the time it wont because metal boxes are mostly shallow and have room inside the wall for the bit.
GFCI's do not work well without a ground and neutral. without seeing the actual wiring in person, I cannot tell you how to fix that. Do all the receptacles read as having a continuous ground? Maybe use a gfci breaker instead of receptacle?
I bought an 8 pack of grounding wires from Home Depot. I can't find the exact one I bought, but it's basically this. I'd shop around, the linked ones were not the cheapest. I had to buy alligator clips separately. Any thicker gauge wire works, but these ones already had fasteners on them. I just had to drill a hole in the wood, and then drive them in.