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Default Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

In article , "Existential Angst" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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If the two hots are on the *same* leg of the service, then the neutral could
be overloaded, because it will carry the *sum* of the currents in the hot
wires. This is a fire hazard.


Heh.... could always breaker the neutral!


How do you plan to do that?