On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 4:42:12 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 15:47:54 -0400, Bo
wrote:


Code aside, if it's safe to connect the neutral to ground on an electric
stove then it should be just as safe to connect the neutral to ground on
a standard wall receptacle.

Not exactly. The line to neutral load on a dryer or range circuit is a
fraction of what it is in a pure 120v circuit, compared to wire size,
so the voltage drop on the neutral (rise above ground in this case) is
far less. There is also the problem on a 120v circuit that if someone
swapped neutral and ground along the way, you are putting 120v
directly on the case of your equipment and a 3 light tester will still
say "OK".

And the probability of something coming loose on a typical Daisy chained circuit is a lot higher than with a homerun dryer circuit.