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Using a white #12 wire marked as a hot for 220 applications

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Jhon123

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Im being told I cannot phase a white wire (12/2 romex) going to ac disconnect with no neutral required but i understand that as long as is cable,permanently marked with like phase marker we should be good ? 200.7
 

infinity

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Yes you can re-identify a white conductor within a cable as an ungrounded conductor. This is done everyday with 240 volt circuits.

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roger

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Im being told I cannot phase a white wire (12/2 romex) going to ac disconnect with no neutral required but i understand that as long as is cable,permanently marked with like phase marker we should be good ? 200.7
You should be careful about taking advice from whoever told you that.
As Infinity said, the correct term would be re-identify.
 
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