Electrical Wiring Residential
19th Edition
ISBN: 9781337101837
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 17R
When a metal junction box is installed as part of the cable wiring to a clothes dryer or electric range, may this box be grounded to the circuit neutral conductor?
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