That is shocking honestly as this is not a matter to of gambling. Here every outlet, every build has to have electricity by the book and they are checking it.
I didn't want to shock anyone so I didn't post the photo, but this is what's happened
It's an easy fix, hopefully my brother has some free time this week, to fix it.
I wish that things were a bit more strict here. I think with new construction it definitely is, but anything older, you never know what you are going to get. I saw a home improvement guy from Canada once and he said he would never do a renovation in the US because things weren't as locked down and there were so many unknowns once you get into things. I think a lot of older houses in the US have three prong outlets, but they aren't really tied back to a common ground for the house.
That is shocking and honestly I don't understand how it is allowed, especially in the US where most of the houses are made of wood or who knows what, compared to brick and concrete here. Electricity has to be done at the highest standards as it's the most dangerous along with gas.
I can understand the Canadian as costs can easily double if you don't know what you're dealing with and your profit becomes history.
Yeah, it's pretty crazy. We never know what we are going to get when we open up an outlet for what should be an easy replacement.