Does it need a grounded outlet? My home is old.
618701
My home is old, too. I did not have a grounded outlet available in the room where I used it, so I plugged it into a regular outlet and it worked fine. I honestly don't remember if it said that it "needed" a grounded outlet. I don't think I even got an instruction booklet with it, which I remember thinking was odd. You could probably find some specifications for this unit on the Vornado website, however, if you have safety concerns. Good luck!
2098108
Yes. I checked it with a US triple prong plug. Of course the ground prong is exposed and not grounded, so this could be potentially dangerous.
204235
I have this unit mounted on my shed and is not grounded. It is only hooked up to the receiver and it works well
193080
Not 100% sure, but I think it would be grounded once you plug it into an oulet or even better a surge protector.
875303
If there is no grounding lug in the housing then no. This unit is insulated and does not need grounding.
1830596
You can ground it if you want but its not necessary. Mine works great ungrounded.
1079375
I'm not an electrician, but I would think it would need to be grounded... otherwise where would the surge go? I happened to have an electrician in my house for other things when this arrived, so I asked him how I should ground this. He just took it and hooked it up to the neutral/grounding wire in a nearby unused outlet and said it is now grounded with the rest of the house. I can still use that outlet too.
719523
I think the real question is, do you want do it your self advice from the internet (don't burn down your house)? Stop by the hard ware store and ask someone who you can talk it out with. I would guess if you don't have a ground, then you probably have a metal box and the box would be grounded and you could use the box as a ground. But once again you need to talk to someone so they can ask you about what you have in your house. You need conversation not a yes or no.
2211490
I am not sure about that but I just have it plugged into a regular outlet in my basement. Buy it you will LOVE it. I tell all my friends to get one.
1459327
It has a three prong plug so it is grounded. Other then that you would have to contact the company. I've seen no issues with it so far.
1665322
Yes. Unit does not have a on/off switch so it must be unplug to turn it off. My 93 year mother keeps her 2 units plugged all the time without any problems.
1448572
Yes it does need an outlet, but it works wonderfully...This is our 3rd one and I don't know how we could live without one.
994651
I have never grounded my generator. It is grounded to the frame by the manufacturer. Unless your local municipality requires it I don't see the need. HOWEVER, if you set it up improperly by choosing not to connect it to the house by use of a transfer switch or other isolating equipment you can cause a major problem and fire at the generator. What I am saying is never back feed it into the house, you are just looking for problems.Having said all that it can be grounded by driving a grounding stake deep into the ground and attaching it to the grounding lug on the generator's frame.
2177514
If I understand your question correctly the answer is yes. That's a pretty standard set-up and it was designed to handle that exact situation. Of course you have to have power running to that outlet for it to function. Grounding and polarity have to be right too.
2200971
No, I own three by two different comanies and they all have two prongs. You can buy a three prong adapter if you want to but most electrical outlets are grounded anyway.
1773596
You would have to wire this into your outlet. There are no plugs as part of this unit.
1888602
It comes with grounded cord and since it has surge protection might assume the ground connection is involved that protection but I am not electrical expert.