Electrical Wiring Residential
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ISBN: 9781285170954
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 23R
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Explain whether it is allowed to connect the receptacle’s equipment grounding terminal with the white-grounded circuit conductor.
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