electrical help gfci & ground probe

so i got a ground probe today, and i also realized my outlet was not a gfci outlet, i was told that GP must be hooked up with gfci.?

so i got a GFCI outlet and im about to change it out,

how should i then hook up the probe?

please tell me anything else i should know first!

 

Same applies...just plug into ground hole. (round hole)
assuming you correctly install gfi plug.
LG
K+ for grounding..I leaned the hard way.

 

mine came with a lil round noose at the end of the wire, do i just slip this over any round plug recepticle

 

The way that I have my elec. system set up is;
The wall outlet is a GFCI outlet, then I have a Belkin 6 Surge protection outlet(which has two green lights, one lets you know if its protecting and if its grounded). Then the DC8 and DC4 go connected to that. The GP is connected to the surge outlet. So everything is protected by the GFCI and the surge protector. Did that make any sense? Luna

 

lol yup that will be how i set mine up with the 6 plug adapter.

 

sorry.... mine was the plug in type...yours sounds like it is grounded in the box ...or to any real ground....different application.
LG

 

Most GP come with both, the plug in type and the round ring. Mine came with both. Luna

 

1.) You do not need to hook it up to a GFCI in order for a ground probe to work. A regular outlet will do.

2.) The best kind to get is the plug in kind. If you don't, you may have to make some modifications to the outlet. Here is a thread that ReefSparky started on the subject. I have directed a few people to it. It is helpful.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/ultra-ground-ultra-life-reef-products-52391.html