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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:53 PM
    Do you hook up the neutral or the hot wires first when tying into a service
    When hooking up my house service cable to the local electric company do I hook up the neutral first or the hot wires. Thank you
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:55 PM

    Since it will be dead it should not matter, but by practice I always do neutral then hots.

    May I ask WHY you are doing this and not the power company?
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    Sep 15, 2010, 05:00 PM

    Yes, Stan asks the right question you do not do this connection and the power company will have somethuing to say about it. Can you give more details?
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