On Jun 23, 4:23 pm, dpb wrote:
Your stock answer is simply misinformed at best and way over the top w/
scare and fear tactics at worst. _IF_ you would simply ask the question
and get something other than _pure_ conjecture to go on, that would be
one thing.

Obviously, the OP posted insufficient information which resulted in
so many posted based in valid assumptions. If the home is two wire,
then certain locations should be rewired to include three wire
circuits. If the ground wire can be run, then a new remix, instead,
should be installed. If the house is two wire, then some locations
will obviously have insufficient power such as kitchen and laundry
area. New three wire circuits should be run to kitchen and the
refrigerator should be on its own new circuit. Washer and dryer
should also have dedicated and new three wire circuits.

And, of course, the household earthing must be upgraded for various
reasons including human safety. All these upgrades are necessary and
were not required by code before 1990.

Bathrooms might also need new (dedicated) circuits depending on
wiring age. Even if new wire is not required, still, all bathrooms
must be GFCIed.

None of this completely upgrades house to minimally acceptable
standards. Listed are corrections now considered so essential as to
be necessary even if grandfathering does not make it code required.

Is running new wires hard? Yes to most people. But professional
electricians have a truck full of simple solutions that make new three
wire circuits easy in selected locations.

One final problem. Breaker box may simply be too undersized. Only
an electrician can say with certainty. If the breaker box used FPE
circuit breakers, the homeowner may not care how much a replacement
box costs - some FPE products being that dangerous anyway.

It sure would have helped immensely if the OP had provided basic
facts in his first post.

Above are some corrections that should be considered absolutely
necessary because houses with two wire outlets are tyically deficient
in those locations.