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I don't know how much you know about electrical outlets, but it should
not be that bad.

On a normal 3-prong outlet you have hot, neutral, and ground.

Believe it or not, neutral and ground are normally tied together at the
circuit panel box, So they are really the same thing, although they may
vary by a couple of volts in a new house.  

ie. If you have current flowing thru the neutral conductor, the
resistence of the wire itself will give it a little voltage.  Since the
ground conductor does not have any current flowing, it will be at true
ground voltage.

I would replace all of your 2-prong outlets with 3-prong throughout the
house..  Then connect your neutral wire (should be white) to both the
neutral and the ground prongs.

I have forgotten which prong is hot, and which is nuetral.  You can
google for it.  I think it is also on the outlet instructions.

The most important thing is to buy a $10 outlet tester from Radio
Shack.  It will tell you if you (or the electrician) have screwed up.

You simply plug it into the outlet and it lights up if you have things
wrong.

Also, do that testing yourself before the electrician leaves.

Electricians often reverse the hot and neutral lines because they don't
realize how important it is for electronics to get it right.  And in
this case reversing them will put 120V on what you think is the ground
prong.

Greg


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