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    Apr 27, 2015, 05:34 AM
    2 hot wires in a switch box
    Is it ever OK to have 2 hots in a switch box, 1 for each swicth? How about if 1 hot powers both switches and the other is junctioned securely in the same box, is that OK?
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    Apr 27, 2015, 06:16 AM
    Either condition is fine. However, the norm is to use one supply to feed both switches via a pigtail arrangement.
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