Then to a grounding rod that's outside

Are there no ground wires to start? Is this a metal box? Have you checked to see if a ground exists at the first outlet? Measure voltage between a black and the metal box. What do you get? 120VAC? Then you have a ground. Older outlets had no ground and a ground was run to the box unless this is very old knob and tube. Please explain why you need or think you need a ground rod.

Are you attempting to make a two prong receptacle into a 3 prong?

No ground to start -- 2 wire aluminum not metal box - no exsisting ground that I'm aware of . I just bought this house the inspector is telling me the outlets are not grounded I'm remodeling and do not want to open walls later - safety reasons I guess have a baby or is it not a big deal - idid have a new 200 amp panel installed everythimg works fine - but it was brought up in the inspection report

Want to cover all the insade the wall issues now

TK or one of the electricians can tell us the code but I am sure the ground wire must be inside the same cable or conduit as the hot and neutral back to the panel. You can make your outlets into 3 prong by replacing the receptacles with GFCI receptacle, however they won't be truly grounded but will be ground faulted. Bedrooms in new or significantly remodeled homes need ARC fault receptacles. Is this a pre-closing home inspection or is it the city building inspector talking to you about your remodel. Do you know about alumium wire and how connections must be done?

Do not start a new thread with each question, it just confuses us old folks. Put you reply in the box at the bottm of your other older post.

Ballengerb1 is correct.

The equipment grounding conductor has to originate at the main service panel or a secondary panelboard.

The entire circuit would have to be re-run from the panelboard with 14/2 or 12/2 depending on what the amperage of the circuit is.

14/2 is used for 15 amp and 12/2 is used for 20 amp.

The alternative that Bob is speaking of is to use a GFCI receptacle. That would give ground fault protection. The receptacle would have to be labeled as ungrounded.

If you need the code citation, I will be happy to get it for you.

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If you have aluminum wire and are remodeling, pull out the old stuff and rewire.

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Find a few periods and capital letters for your post.

An updated service panel isn't really going to do you much good with outdated, ungrounded branch circuits