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Want to know if gray cable can be used with a GFCI Breaker acting as neutral cable, while a Red Cable is the Hot Cable.
Please advise, I know is Friday night but my report needs to go out tomorrow and I don't feel confortable with this, and have no asnwer neither finding support documents. Thanks |
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Yes,
Light Grey can be used for Neutral. |
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Please Note:
bkelly1 is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Typically it means 277 volt here, but I believe it can be used as well in residential 120 volt systems.
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Those appear to be AFCI breakers, not GFCI's. There's a difference, but that does not change the answer to your question.
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Jeffry, Ben y Patrick thanks to you all for the info, that was my pending item since I feel not confortable with this.
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Green or bare for ground wires ... white or grey for neutral wires ... and anything else can be used for hot wires (red, purple, or whatever floats your boat). The IRC has a short and sweet section on this for houses.
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Robert O'Connor, PE Consulting Engineer & Inspector LIU CW Post Adjunct Professor NACHI Education Committee www.reporthost.com/-rjo I am absolutely amazed sometimes by how much thought goes into doing things wrong ... |
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