Two-Prong Outlets, No Ground, or a Failed Inspection? Get Electrical Grounding Service in Springfield, PA
Grounding and bonding are what give a short circuit a safe path to follow — so a fault trips the breaker instead of shocking your family or starting a fire. We fix ungrounded (two-prong) outlets, open grounds, ground rods, whole-home bonding, and pool & spa bonding across Springfield and Delaware County — to NEC and Pennsylvania code, with a written price you approve before any work starts.
Two Reasons People Call Us About Grounding — Pick Yours
An inspection, a sale, or my insurer flagged it
Your report or insurance letter says "open ground," "ungrounded," or "not bonded" — and there's a closing date or a policy renewal riding on getting it cleared.
Shocks, two-prong outlets, or an unbonded pool
You're feeling little zaps off an appliance, running cheater plugs all over the house, or worried about the pool and the kids — and you want it actually safe, not band-aided.
What Your Report Actually Says — in Plain English, and Yes, We Fix Each One
The three-prong outlet has no ground wire connected — so nothing's protecting what's plugged into it. We run a ground or GFCI-protect it to code.
The circuit was never run with a ground wire back to the panel. We correct it the right way — not by swapping in a three-prong outlet and hoping.
The neutral and ground aren't properly tied together at the service — a code and safety issue. We install the bonding the code requires.
The home has no solid path to earth, or the rod and conductor are missing or undersized. We drive the rod and run the electrode conductor to code.
The equipotential bonding grid around the pool or spa is missing or incomplete. We tie the water, rails, and equipment together so none of it can become energized.
The gas piping isn't bonded the way code requires. We add the bond so a fault can't energize the line.
Don't see your exact wording? Text or email a photo of the report to (267) 665-3992 or mcelectrical86@gmail.com — Mikey will tell you exactly what it takes to clear it, usually the same day.
Failed Your Inspection, Closing Soon, or Is Your Insurer Pushing Back? We Work to Your Deadline.
Hand us the inspection report or the insurance letter. We’ll tell you exactly what it takes to clear it, put an honest itemized price in writing, and schedule the work around your closing date — not ours.
When we’re done you get the work to code, the permit closed out, and documentation you can hand the buyer, the agent, or the insurer — plus we’re there for the re-inspection so it passes the first time and the deal keeps moving.
What we handle for your sale or insurance
- ✓Read your inspection report line by line
- ✓Fix every open ground & missing bond
- ✓Ground rod / electrode brought to code
- ✓Pool, spa & equipment bonding
- ✓Township permit pulled & closed out
- ✓Scheduled around your closing date
- ✓Documentation for buyer & insurer
- ✓There for the re-inspection
From a Single Ungrounded Outlet to Your Whole Home's Grounding System — Here's What We Fix
Grounding Ungrounded (Two-Prong) Outlets
We run a proper ground where the path allows it, or convert to GFCI protection where code permits — so your outlets are genuinely safe, not just three-prong-shaped.
Ground Rods & Grounding Electrode System
We drive or replace ground rods and run the grounding electrode conductor, so your whole system has a solid, code-sized path to earth.
Whole-Home Bonding
We bond the panel, water pipe, gas line, and CSST so every metal system sits at the same safe potential — no hidden voltage between things you can touch at once.
Pool, Hot Tub & Spa Bonding
We install the equipotential bonding grid required by NEC 680, so the water, ladders, rails, and equipment around your pool or spa can't become energized.
Whole-Home Surge Protection
We protect every circuit right at the panel — on a properly grounded system, so it actually clamps a surge from the grid or a storm instead of sitting there as a green light.
Failed-Inspection & Open-Ground Corrections
Bring us the report. We fix exactly what's flagged — open grounds, missing bonds, no ground rod — to code, then stand behind the re-inspection so your sale or insurance clears.
Grounding work often goes hand-in-hand with a panel / service upgrade or a full home rewire on older houses — we handle all of it, so it stays one licensed electrician for the whole job.
If You're Getting Shocks or Living With Two-Prong Outlets, This Is What's Really Going On
Two-prong outletsCheater plugs everywhere; nothing's actually grounded.
Little shocksA zap off the fridge, washer, a switch plate, or a faucet.
Dead surge protectionThe "protected" light is off — no ground, no protection.
An unbonded poolA pool or spa added without the bonding grid code requires.
🌍 Grounding
- A safe path to earth
- Trips the breaker
- Clears a fault fast
- Ground rod + electrode
- Stops shock at the source
Gives a short circuit somewhere safe to go. When something faults, grounding lets the current rush back and trip the breaker in an instant — instead of traveling through a person or heating up a wire.
🔗 Bonding
- Ties metal together
- Same potential
- Panel · pipes · gas
- Pool & spa grid
- No voltage in between
Ties all the metal in your home together so two things you might touch at once — a faucet and an appliance, a pool ladder and the water — can never sit at different voltages and shock you in between.
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It protects your family from a shock
Done right, a fault trips the breaker in a fraction of a second instead of energizing the case of an appliance, a switch plate, or a faucet you're about to touch.
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Your electronics are finally protected
Surge protection, computers, TVs, and AV gear only work safely on a properly grounded system. Without the ground, that surge strip's "protected" light is just decoration.
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Required by code — and by inspectors
Modern NEC and Pennsylvania code require proper grounding and bonding. It's one of the most common things flagged on a home inspection — and one of the most common things done wrong.
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We check the whole path, not just one outlet
The ground rod, the electrode conductor, the bonds, and every outlet — because a grounding system is only as strong as its weakest connection.
Is an ungrounded (two-prong) outlet actually dangerous?
It can be. Without a ground, a fault inside an appliance has nowhere safe to go — so the metal case can become live and the breaker may never trip. You won't know until someone touches it. The fix isn't always a full rewire, either: where we can't run a ground wire, code lets us protect those outlets with GFCI, which cuts power the instant it senses a fault. We'll tell you exactly which your home needs.
One Licensed Master Electrician, Start to Finish — From Free Safety Check to a Pass at Re-Inspection
Free Assessment & Full Grounding Test
Mikey tests your outlets, your ground rod and bonds, and reads your inspection report if you have one — then shows you exactly what's missing and why.
Written Estimate You Approve First
You get an itemized written price for the grounding and bonding work. You approve it before anything starts — no surprises, no pressure, no upsell you don't need.
Grounded & Bonded to Code
We do the work to NEC and Pennsylvania code, pull the township permit where one's required, and bond every system that needs it — the right way, not a cheater-plug shortcut.
Tested & Passes Re-Inspection
We test it, document it, and are there for the re-inspection so it passes — so you can close, satisfy your insurer, or just sleep easy.
The One Part of Your Wiring You Never See — Done by Someone You Can Actually Trust to Get It Right
Grounding is easy to fake and impossible to see. A handyman can swap a two-prong for a three-prong in two minutes and leave nothing behind it — illegal, and dangerous. With MC Electrical you get Mikey Christy, the owner and a licensed master electrician, doing it the right way.
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A licensed master electrician — not a handyman
You hire Mikey, Mikey shows up. The same accountable owner from the first test to the final sign-off — no rotating crew, no guesswork on the part of your home that protects everyone in it.
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No illegal cheater-plug band-aids
Some "fixes" just swap a two-prong outlet for a three-prong with no ground behind it. That hides the problem and fails an inspection. We do it to code or tell you straight what it takes.
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We meet the inspector & stand behind the re-inspection
We pull the permit, do the work to code, and are there when the inspector comes back — so your home actually passes and your sale or insurance clears.
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Local in Springfield since 2012
Mikey founded MC Electrical on November 6, 2012 and works in the same Delaware County neighborhoods he lives in. One local number, one accountable name.
"Grounding is the one part of your electrical system you never see and never think about — until it's the only thing standing between your family and a live wire. I don't cut corners on it."
— Mikey Christy, Owner & Master ElectricianWhat Springfield Neighbors Say After Getting It Done Right
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Price & timelineWhat Springfield Homeowners Ask About Grounding & Bonding
They can be. Without a ground, a fault inside an appliance has nowhere safe to go, so the metal case can become live and the breaker may never trip — you’d only find out when someone touches it. They also can’t safely run surge protectors or sensitive electronics. The good news: the fix isn’t always a full rewire. Where a ground wire can’t be run, code lets us protect those outlets with GFCI, which cuts power the instant it senses a fault.
Yes — that’s one of the most common calls we get. Bring us the report and we’ll fix exactly what’s flagged — open grounds, missing bonds, no ground rod — to NEC and Pennsylvania code, pull any permit needed, and be there for the re-inspection so it passes. We can also schedule around your closing date and give you documentation to hand the buyer, agent, or insurer.
Usually not. In many homes we can run a ground to the outlets that need it, or use GFCI protection where code allows — far less invasive than a rewire. A full rewire only comes up when the wiring itself is failing — old cloth or knob-and-tube — and if that’s what we find, we’ll tell you honestly rather than band-aid over it.
Grounding gives a fault a safe path back to earth so the breaker trips fast instead of the current going through a person. Bonding ties all the metal in your home together — panel, water pipe, gas line, pool — so two things you might touch at once can’t sit at different voltages and shock you in between. Code requires both, and they work as a pair.
Yes. Pools, hot tubs, and spas need an equipotential bonding grid under NEC 680 that ties the water, ladders, rails, pumps, and surrounding metal together so none of it can become energized. If yours was installed without it — or it’s incomplete — we’ll bring it up to code so it’s safe for the family and passes inspection.
No — and that’s the catch a lot of homeowners miss. Surge protection needs a proper ground to divert a spike safely away; without one, that strip or panel device can’t do its job, no matter what it cost. We make sure the grounding is solid first, then install surge protection at the panel so it actually protects every circuit.
That’s exactly what the compliance work is built around. Tell us the closing date and we’ll schedule to hit it, do the corrections to code, pull and close out the permit, and be there when the inspector comes back. You get documentation for the buyer, the agent, and the insurer so the deal keeps moving.
When the work requires one, yes — we pull the township permit, do the work to code, and handle the inspection so it’s properly signed off. That paperwork is exactly what a buyer’s agent, a lender, or an insurer wants to see.
Mikey, the owner and a licensed master electrician, handles your grounding and bonding himself — the testing, the corrections, and the re-inspection. No handyman swapping outlets, no subcontractor you’ve never met cutting corners on the one part of your wiring that’s supposed to keep everyone safe.
It depends on what your home actually needs — a few outlets is a very different job from a new ground rod, whole-home bonding, and a pool grid. So rather than guess, you get a free on-site assessment and an itemized written estimate, and you approve it before any work starts. No hidden fees, no surprise invoice.
Yes — MC Electrical Services LLC is fully licensed, bonded, and insured in Pennsylvania. Mikey is a licensed master electrician with 14+ years of experience, and every ground, bond, and outlet is wired to NEC and Pennsylvania code.
Get It Grounded Right — Free, Upfront Estimate
Tell Mikey what’s going on — a failed inspection, two-prong outlets, a shock, an unbonded pool — and we’ll test it, price it, and put it in writing. A real plan, an honest itemized price, and work done to code. No pressure, no hidden fees, no cheater-plug shortcuts.
- Free on-site assessment & written estimate you approve first
- To NEC + PA code, with re-inspection handled so it passes
- Serving Springfield & all of Delaware County since 2012