.............My house was built in 1951. Wiring is 2 conductor, hot and neutral. I did a remodel in a bedroom and turned it into a master bath and dressing area for a master bedroom addition we'll be doing later.
Since there was to be an outlet over the new vanity I installed a ground fault interupt outlet to meet code. It is wired off the existing black/white 2 conductor with 12-2 romex. As there is no ground connection with the existing wire, it's not connected.
The ground wire is connected to the light switch next to the GFI, and then runs up to a light fixture. The inspector didn't seem to really know what he was doing, or struck me as being a bit nervous. I failed the final inspection because the inspector said the ground was 'open'. He'd stuck a small plug type tester into the GFI and only one light lit.
He had to hold it up and stare at it to see what that one light represented. That's when he said 'open' ground. I felt like saying,"Of course it's open as it isn't hooked to anything", and explained about the 2 wire system. I pressed the test button on the GFI and it tripped. He wasn't moved
Guestion is, is it okay the way it is or if not what do I need to do?
...............BUckshot