Ryan780
October 12, 2018, 6:44am
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GROUND AS YOUR NEUTRAL??? Wow…not a good idea. From our own @JDRoberts
Continuing the discussion from Current Device Deals & Best Prices :
They are both wires, but they serve very different purposes in a residential home circuit. One is grounded and one is grounding.
If most of your experience has been with battery operated devices, or in a physics lab, you are generally working with direct-current, and,the ground and the neutral may well work in a very similar way. In these environments you do sometimes hear the statement that the ground and neutral are interchangeable.
However, in a house, the ground will often be connected to a metal appliance such as a washing machine or a toaster, and normally carries very little current. Its purpose is to be used when there is a fault in the normal live circuit so that the extra current has someplace to go.
The ne…
Your are intentionally sending current through metal in your house. The potential for electrocution or fire is extremely high. Electricians can lose their license over doing something like that.
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