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    Aug 5, 2010, 03:29 AM
    Transitioning from ungrounded to grounded wire in a 100 year old home with lathe & pl
    I have taken out a wall in an old home with lathe and plaster wall. The existing wire is the old ungrounded wire. I want to transition this wire to a new outlet. It appears that the old wire has been stapled to the studs during installation. Any ideas on how to transition the old wire using 12-2 wire to an outlet?
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    Aug 5, 2010, 08:06 AM

    My opinion would be to to pull a new home run from the panel and then rewire the entire room, if you are up to that type of work. If you have done 60% or more of renovation to the room, then you are required to bring that room up-to code. NEC 2008 code also requires that you use a AFCI on most rooms no-a-days.

    However, there is an easier way, again depending on the percentage of renovation you are doing. You can replace the existing receptacle with a GFCI receptacle and notate on the new receptacle that there is no equipment ground.
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