Alwayslearningelec
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One of the ungrounded conductors to the receptacle is switched to provide the control for half of the receptacle.Is that one neutral? I guess your right there is one coming in. Also I guess just one hot too? hmmmmm!!
I'm referring to the wires between the dotted-line J-box and the split-wired receptacle.Is that one neutral? I guess your right there is one coming in. Also I guess just one hot too? hmmmmm!!
The drawing clearly shows two hots and two neutrals feeding the receptacle which is the basis for your question. Only one neutral is required to feed the receptacle. Unless the tab is removed on the neutral side of the receptacle the two neutrals violate the parallel conductor rules.Is that one neutral? I guess your right there is one coming in. Also I guess just one hot too? hmmmmm!!
So I'm clear your saying it does show two neutrals but only one is required, correct? So they are depicting the wiring incorrectly? From a techinical stand point why is only one neutral required? I know generally speaking it's one circuit thus one neutral, correct?The drawing clearly shows two hots and two neutrals feeding the receptacle which is the basis for your question. Only one neutral is required to feed the receptacle. Unless the tab is removed on the neutral side of the receptacle the two neutrals violate the parallel conductor rules.
Yes the receptacle only requires a single neutral, the same neutral feeding the junction box from the branch circuit.So I'm clear your saying it does show two neutrals but only one is required, correct? So they are depicting the wiring incorrectly? From a techinical stand point why is only one neutral required? I know generally speaking it's one circuit thus one neutral, correct?
So are two hots or in other words a switched hot and constant hot required?
No the drawing shows only one 2 wire branch circuit. Has one branch neutral and one hot but the device is switching the one hot to half the duplex, and half the duplex is fed direct from the branch circuit.So I'm clear your saying it does show two neutrals but only one is required, correct? So they are depicting the wiring incorrectly? From a techinical stand point why is only one neutral required? I know generally speaking it's one circuit thus one neutral, correct?
So are two hots or in other words a switched hot and constant hot required?
We're saying that, since both neutral (white) wires to the receptacle come from the same point, there is no reason for there to be two. One could run to both receptacle halves.So I'm clear your saying it does show two neutrals but only one is required, correct? So they are depicting the wiring incorrectly? From a techinical stand point why is only one neutral required? I know generally speaking it's one circuit thus one neutral, correct?
They are only required because the designer of the circuit chose for there to be both a switched half of a receptacle and an un-switched half of a receptacle.So are two hots or in other words a switched hot and constant hot required?