06-23-2006, 05:12 PM
I believe that for three prong outlets to actually work correctly there needs to be appropriate wiring - a third wire running to the outlet to actually safety ground the outlet. You can install a three prong outlet, but it won't be any better than the ones there now - in fact, they may be less safe because someone using them may assume they actually do have a saftey ground when they don't. It would be very expensive to redo the wiring, so I suspect your best bet is to use the adapters but be extra careful about using electric devices, especially those with a metal casing or other metal parts that you might touch when plugged in.