"John G" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 9:39:45 AM UTC-4, TomR wrote:
This question was posted in another forum by someone that I know and I
thought that I would try posting it here to get some feedback on his
behalf:

He wrote,

"In a house that has ungrounded, 2 prong outlets, with wiring in good
condition, is it acceptable (and allowed by current electrical code) to
run
a separate ground wire from the outlets back to the ground at the panel,
in
order to be able to replace the 2 prong outlets with 3 prong outlets?
Existing wiring is in very good shape."

*Article 250.130(C) in the National Electrical Code gives the options, but
the short answer is yes.

Thanks John and all for your replies. I passed on the information. I had
also mentioned to him that depending on the location of the outlets, it may
be almost just as easy to run new NM wiring to the outlets as it would to
run separate ground wires to the same outlets. And, I mentioned the option
of replacing 2-prong outlets with 3-prong GFCI outlets, without running any
new ground wires etc., as long as the GFCI had a sticker that said "No
equipment ground"

As it turned out, the outlets in question were first floor outlets above an
open ceiling basement. So, he ended up having an electrician just run all
new NM wiring to those outlets on the first floor -- basically because the
electrician said that it would take almost the same amount of effort to do
that as it would to run separate ground wires.