"Tman" wrote in message
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RBM wrote:

It was acceptable when installed as others have described, it's no
longer acceptable in NEW installations, but since there aren't piles of
electrocuted housewives across the country, existing installations are
still acceptable

My house was built in 2000, fwiw.
Also, BTW there is a non-trivial 120v load through that neutral -- not
just the timer motor, but also both main motors (mine is a combined washer
/ dryer stacked unit)...
T


You are quite correct, it was not I that suggested it was only the timer
motor. Clearly there have been few incidents as a result of the wiring
method or the NEC would have demanded it be changed years ago