Installing ground wire on refrigerators necessary? type A plug

[Newblesse Obblige]

We recently bought a fridge and we are wondering we should put the "optional" ground wire or not. My father said we should put it but i read some (old)forums that is isnt necessary if the fridge only has a 2 prong plug(because the plug is a type A) 

do you thing we should install it? if yes, could you give me some tips on how to install it?

 

(i live in asia so the plug is different)

[GOTSpectrum]

In the UK grounding is a requirement for most things and almost all of our plugs have a ground(Some simply use a plastic pin where the ground should be for things like phone chargers.

 

Anyway, for higher power devices like a refrigerator I'd think a ground is a great idea! (Especially since refrigerators produce water through condensation, meaning the likelihood of something shorting is higher than some other devices)

 

As for the best way to do it, I'd suggest you looked it up on Youtube or your local version(make sure you are looking for a professional who is qualified) as you want to make sure any modifications you do to electrical equipment are meeting the codes and regulations of your own countries standards. 

[mahyar]

does your home wiring have ground? ground is a fail safe in case live wire touches the body of fridge breaker pops and no electrocution happens no it does not affect the function of fridge itself  but its nice to have

[Biomecanoid]

must have

[Newblesse Obblige]

52 minutes ago, mahyar said:

does your home wiring have ground? 

i dont think so. 

[Newblesse Obblige]

54 minutes ago, GOTSpectrum said:

As for the best way to do it, I'd suggest you looked it up on Youtube or your local version(make sure you are looking for a professional who is qualified) as you want to make sure any modifications you do to electrical equipment are meeting the codes and regulations of your own countries standards. 

I already search on YouTube and I am still confused. 

[Kilrah]

Legal requirements and electrical installation schemes vary by country so of course youtube videos will be all over the place, and you don't say where you are.

 

 

[Loote]

I'm interested in how it looks, could you post photos of your plug and where the optional wire comes in? In my case most high power devices have ground and the wiring always has ground in the kitchen and the bathroom, the rest of the house too if it's less than 20 years old. I had no fridge fail on me, but if something goes wrong, you can have all of the metal doors shorted and that'd be very dangerous.

It's hard to believe a house wouldn't have ground at all, are you sure about that?

[Nayr438]

10 minutes ago, Caroline said:

This has to be the craziest thing I have ever seen lol.

 

8 hours ago, 5GigaaHertz said:

We recently bought a fridge and we are wondering we should put the "optional" ground wire or not. My father said we should put it but i read some (old)forums that is isnt necessary if the fridge only has a 2 prong plug(because the plug is a type A) 

do you thing we should install it? if yes, could you give me some tips on how to install it?

 

(i live in asia so the plug is different)

If the outlet in the house has a ground, I would personally connect it. It's purpose is mostly to prevent the fridge from shocking you if the electricity leaks out from its defined path.

 

[Kilrah]

6 minutes ago, Caroline said:

only a couple of things require ground (fridge, washing machine, oven) so doing that is cheaper than rewiring your entire house, it'd make no sense to have ground in all of your outlets if the plugs still lack the pin.

I found out all of this while repairing and replacing stuff in my own house

Again that depends a lot on location. 

In my country every single plug installed in the past 50 years or so has an earth connection.

[Letgomyleghoe]

1 hour ago, Kilrah said:

Again that depends a lot on location. 

In my country every single plug installed in the past 50 years or so has an earth connection.

They all should, imo. 
 

using a corded drill and drill into a wire? You’re fucked, if the cord has a ground pin, you’re all good. 
 

stick your finger in the outlet? Your not the direct ground, you’re good.