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Question: Can Knob and Tube Wiring Be Grounded?
Top Answer (66% of 15 votes): No.

Answer: Yes
Explanation: Yes, knob-and-tube wiring can sometimes be upgraded to provide grounding, but you generally cannot simply attach a ground wire to the existing knob-and-tube wiring and call the circuit grounded. The original knob-and-tube system typically has two ungrounded conductors (hot and neutral) and no equipment grounding conductor.
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Answer: No
Explanation: Technically, yes, but highly illegal.
G & H Electrical Services, LLC
Answer: Yes
Explanation: A separate ground wire can be ran to ground an outlet.
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Answer: No
Explanation: It has no ground
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