karl1043
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Can dedicated receptacle circuits have shared neutral?
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And I see it just the opposite.A dedicated vs separate circuit is the argument-- As I seeit a dedicated circuit should not share a neutral and a separate circuit may share it. Others may disagree.
And I see it just the opposite.
Neither the phrase "dedicated circuit" nor the phrase "separate circuit" has any standard meaning. The NEC will not have any answers.
FWIW, the individual branch circuit definition and use of the term throughout the Code does not limit such circuit to using a non-shared neutral (or grounded) conductor. From this perspective, a dedicated circuit is essentially an individual branch circuit and vice versa.IMO, dedicated circuit means it only powers a single piece of utilization equipment. Wiring can be either individual branch circuit or as part of a multiwire branch circuit.
So my answer to the OP is, the neutral conductor can be either shared or not.
A MWBC is one circuit. An individual branch circuit can supply only one utilization equipment. Since a MWBC must necessarily supply more than one utilization equipment, a circuit cannot be both an individual branch circuit and a MWBC.
I don't think that that is entirely true...
210.4 Multiwire Branch Circuits. (A) General. ...A multiwire circuit shall be permitted to be considered as multiple circuits.