Why would one of the two ground wires be hot

doden Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Mar 18, 2011, 09:03 AM

Why would one of the two ground wires be hot

donf Posts: 5,679, Reputation: 582

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Mar 18, 2011, 09:22 AM

Ground wires should never be, "Hot".

Can you please be more descriptive with your problem.

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