Shared, common neutral

btkalcec Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Oct 14, 2009, 07:39 PM

Shared, common neutral

In residential, how many circuits can share a neutral
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stanfortyman Posts: 5,598, Reputation: 279

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Oct 14, 2009, 08:02 PM

Two.

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