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    liane01 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 11, 2012, 10:03 PM
    What causes neutral wires to become hot?
    What causes neutral at a switch to become hot?
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    Jan 12, 2012, 04:22 AM
    Is the neutral hooked up to the switch?if so it's being backfed somewhere to be used as a hot feed. Which is allowed as long as its reidentified as a hot wire.
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    Jan 12, 2012, 04:31 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Hotwire713 View Post
    Is the neutral hooked up to the switch?if so it's being backfed somewhere to be used as a hot feed. Which is allowed as long as its reidentified as a hot wire.
    In which case it is not a neutral, but simply a white wire.

    If this is what you mean liane then it could be something a simple as a loose connection.
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    Jan 13, 2012, 07:59 AM
    Are you referring to electrically charged "hot" or hot to the touch?
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    Jan 13, 2012, 06:04 PM
    Sounds like it's being used as a switch leg. I.E. black hot to switch,then white to light for power. Does it become hot only with the switch in the "on" position? If this is the case, it is not a neutral at all.
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