Can I Add A Ground Wire To An Outlet. The Following will assist you with your electrical question. The grounding wire nut shown has a hole in its top that makes installing a pigtail easier.
Two-prong outlets have no ground wire without which the risk of electrocution and appliance damage is substantial. I will give you two options. This wiring will only have a hot and neutral wire and no ground wire.
Next unscrew the mounting screws located at the top and bottom of the receptacle and pull it out.
The only legal way to install a 3 wire outlet without a ground is to feed it from a GFCI. Electrical code has required that not only outlets be grounded but that outlets in areas with water present have a GFCI. Code only says the new wire can be run but not the path that it needs to take. I will give you two options.
