madpenguin
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Not only do I keep seeing this in the field but I occasionally get into an argument over this. It seems pretty cut and dry in the NEC. Please clarify if I'm wrong.
In laymans terms, you can make white conductor hot (of any gauge), but you can't make a black conductor a neutral unless it's #6 or larger. Correct?
I have argued with people who insisted you can't phase tape a once grounded conductor to indicate that it is now an ungrounded conductor(of any size), but IMO, that's a good way to kill someone, or at the very least, zap the hell out of them.
Same reason why I get snippy with people for using a SP T-stat on 240v baseboard heaters.....
My interpretation of 200.6 and 200.7 is correct, yes?
Thanks guys.
In laymans terms, you can make white conductor hot (of any gauge), but you can't make a black conductor a neutral unless it's #6 or larger. Correct?
I have argued with people who insisted you can't phase tape a once grounded conductor to indicate that it is now an ungrounded conductor(of any size), but IMO, that's a good way to kill someone, or at the very least, zap the hell out of them.
Same reason why I get snippy with people for using a SP T-stat on 240v baseboard heaters.....
My interpretation of 200.6 and 200.7 is correct, yes?
Thanks guys.