Thank you Dennis, for the correction. I meant the BX type. If that runs all the way to the circuit breaker/fuse box, then that could be used as the ground. Glenn
I second that notion on that kitchen recepticle not being grounded... However, a lot of the older buildings ran the wire through Romex (I think it is called - that flexable metal tubing?), and that should be grounded, so all you'd have to do would be to buy a new socket and run a wire from...