How to Ensure Your Grounding Setup is Working Correctly: Top Tips for Effective Grounding

Ensuring your grounding setup is working properly is crucial. You don’t want to buy a grounding product and use it for a long time only to later discover that you’re not actually grounded and connected to the Earth. That’s why testing your grounding setup is so important. In this guide, we will explain how to make sure your setup is working and provide some tips for troubleshooting if it’s not.

Two Essential Tests

There are two important things you need to test:
1. The outlet in your home: Ensure it is actually grounded.
2. The grounding product itself: Ensure it is working correctly.

To do this, you need two tools: a grounding socket tester and a grounding tester.

1. Grounding Socket Tester: This device is plugged into your outlet to check if the socket is properly grounded. It verifies that your home’s electrical system has a functioning grounding connection.

2. Grounding Tester: This tool is used to test your grounding setup and the grounding product. You connect it with a cord to the grounding plug, then hold the metallic part and touch your grounding product. This checks if there is electrical continuity and confirms that the grounding product is effectively conducting the Earth’s energy.

Common Mistake

A common mistake is relying solely on the grounding tester. If the grounding tester lights up green, it ensures there is a continuous electrical path between the grounding product, the grounding source, and you. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean you are properly grounded to the Earth. The grounding tester can show a green light even if it’s connected to a non-grounded socket because it only indicates that there is a circuit and the grounding product is working as it should.

Verifying Grounding

The socket tester, on the other hand, tests the socket itself. It is very easy to use and provides a clear indication of whether your sockets are grounded. If the socket is grounded and your grounding tester lights up green, you can be 100% sure your setup is working correctly.

By following these steps and using both testers, you can ensure that your grounding setup is properly installed and functioning, allowing you to enjoy the full benefits of grounding.

Common Issue

One common issue we see with our grounding bed mats is that people are not getting the green light when testing their grounding bed mat with their sheets in between themselves and the grounding bed mat. It’s important to know that the bed mat works best with some moisture, such as sweat, that comes from your body when you sleep. This moisture greatly helps with conductivity through your bed sheets.

If you want to do a quick test with your hand on the grounding bed mat with the bed sheets over it, just add a few drops of water to the bed sheet. You will most likely get the green light on your grounding tester.

 

Conclusion

To be absolutely sure your setup is working, we recommend getting both the grounding tester and the grounding socket tester. However, if you are 100% sure your sockets are grounded, you can skip the grounding socket tester.

By ensuring your grounding setup is correct, you can fully benefit from the positive effects of grounding on your health and well-being.