Fixing Damaged Electrical Wires (How To)

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Hello there, i have a question or two pertaining to non grounded older homes.

What can you do with an old house without grounded wiring ?

GFCI outlets can be used to replace 2 prong outlets. But there's still no ground. So I'm assuming you can't use typical "surge protection" power strips (or likely no type of modern day power strip of any kind) because they rely on shunting to ground. Which a non grounded homes wiring doesn't have.

Also, if the house doesn't have grounded wiring. Would a whole house surge protector at the service box actually still protect the home (I'm assuming no) ?

It seems like the only thing I can think of as far as protection for a non grounded home. Is something like a "Zero Surge" product. As they filter through their built in capacitors. & are filtered back through the neutral once the charge has slowed down to a safe level. At least that's what they claim to do.

So in that situation I'd have to assume maybe in an ungrounded home. Your only choice outside of a complete rewire upgrade. Is a GFCI outlet with a Zero Surge power strip plugged into it (pretty expensive solution still).

Or is there another way to have protection in an non grounded home. Besides a GFCI + Zero Surge combination. Or just updating the whole home with a full rewire ?

Thanks !