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You'll have to explain your problem better.If HOT black and Neutral White in your house wiring are both hot then Neutral is NOT bounded to ground in main panel and neutral could be floating. There should be no voltage between Neutral and Ground (Bare wire in panel). By code if there are multiple panels Ground is only bonded to Neutral in th emain entry panel. I have seen cases where this bonding was not done. At your main panel check voltage between neutral and ground. It should be zero.
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How do you determine hot to neutral?
How do you determine what? If you are asking how do you measure the voltage between Hot and Neutral, I suggest a voltmeter. If you are asking how do you differentiate between Hot and Neutral in home wiring, the Hot is Black and Neutral is White.
In what type of system must the switch always interrupt the hot wire?
You switch the hot side instead of neutral, because there is a shock hazard otherwise. If a fault caused hot to connect to a metal part on the device, you would get shocked touching the metal part. Sometimes a double pole switch will switch both hot and neutral in special applications. It is never a good idea just to switch neutral.
What wire on lighter adapter is hot when both wires are black?
Assuming you are talking about lamp cord wire. The ribbed conductor or the one with the writing on it will be the hot, the other will be the neutral. You can verify this with an electrical meter that can measure ohms. the center of you light socket should be the hot and the shell should be the neutral. Also if your plug is polarized (one wide and one narrow blade) the wide blade is the neutral and the narrow is the hot.
Would the black wire be line 1 on 240V line in?
On a 240 volt circuit both line wires are hot, so they may both be black, depending on the wire used. There is normally no neutral required unless you are also tapping off 120 volts between hot and neutral.
What to do with the white wire in track light with black green and white wires if the house does not have a white one?
The white is neutral. The house does have a neutral wire even though it may be black. One of those black wires is the neutral and the other is the hot wire. You will have to determine which is hot and which is neutral. You can easily do this with a voltage tester. The wire that lights the tester is the hot. When you wire the light simply wire the hot to hot, and the white and green to the other wire.
How do you determine hot to neutral?
How do you determine what? If you are asking how do you measure the voltage between Hot and Neutral, I suggest a voltmeter. If you are asking how do you differentiate between Hot and Neutral in home wiring, the Hot is Black and Neutral is White.
What is it called when hot and cold water mix?
the hot and cold water become together then they make an equal tempature. warm :)
Can 1 0 wire be used for both hot wires and ground in a service entrance?
Yes 1/0 wire can be used for both ungrounded( hot wires) and the grounded conductor (neutral).
In what type of system must the switch always interrupt the hot wire?
You switch the hot side instead of neutral, because there is a shock hazard otherwise. If a fault caused hot to connect to a metal part on the device, you would get shocked touching the metal part. Sometimes a double pole switch will switch both hot and neutral in special applications. It is never a good idea just to switch neutral.
What wire on lighter adapter is hot when both wires are black?
Assuming you are talking about lamp cord wire. The ribbed conductor or the one with the writing on it will be the hot, the other will be the neutral. You can verify this with an electrical meter that can measure ohms. the center of you light socket should be the hot and the shell should be the neutral. Also if your plug is polarized (one wide and one narrow blade) the wide blade is the neutral and the narrow is the hot.
Do you need a neutral wire to a switch when they both are hot wires?
It depends on the circuit used, but usually, yes.
How many wires are needed for a single phase 220 volt application?
Hot and neutral, or hot and hot, plus ground. (2 + 1) 2 hots a neutral and a ground 3+1
What happens if neutral and hot touch each other?
If a "hot" wire contacts the "neutral" or ground wire, electrical current flows to the ground.
Is warm between hot and cold?
Yes, one may consider warm to be between hot and cold. One may also consider warm to bebetween neutral and hot. The terms cold, neutral, warm, and hot are relative terms.
Will an outlet fry if both hot and neutral are connected to silver terminals?
No, it will just trip the breaker as you have a dead short.
Would the black wire be line 1 on 240V line in?
On a 240 volt circuit both line wires are hot, so they may both be black, depending on the wire used. There is normally no neutral required unless you are also tapping off 120 volts between hot and neutral.
A light switch has three wire colors red and white and green which is the hot wire and which is the neutral?
Red is hot Green is ground White is neutral
