"resrfglc" wrote in message
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OK, let's get off this "You're Right, He's Wrong" track for a moment.


That's ok, but only up to the point where mis-information is being given.

Let's say you call your County Electrical Code Inspector and tell him you
want to run a 240VAC Circuit from your Main Breaker Box (say sixty-feet?)
out to your Garage/Shop. what size conductors you should pull for a
(40AMP?)
load and see what he recommends.

My point being that, given that information, e.g. MAX 40AMP load @ 220VAC
he's likely to suggest you pull the three conductors and the mechanical
ground.

Your point is incorrect. You might want to try exactly what you propose and
see what your county inspector suggests.


I agree he will, if pressed, allow that - if the circuit is dedicated to a
water heater, for instance, that you only need pull the two conductors and
the mechanical ground.

I think you are assuming too much with this position.


And, of course, the same would apply were you to specify the circuit would
be dedicated to a specific electrical motor.


Ok, so now we are back to the beginning of this thread. It seems you have
arrived at the same conclusion that your adversaries were at when this
started.

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-Mike-