bbiandov
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Hi everyone,
I have seen so much convoluted content on this topic which leads me to believe that my sources are bad, comprised of those who really don't know the answer and divert attention away from the touchy topic:
Is the green ground wire the same as the white neutral wire? The criteria here is resistance between the two - if it's close to zero then a rational answer should be YES. And yes it should be since the utility company, at some point or another, does connect a grounding rod directly into the neutral wire right after the transformer so any possible resistance that one could measure at the house would be between their grounding rod and mine?
My objective is to answer a more practical question: in the absence of green wire in the electrical conduit is it OK to connect the available white neutral wire to both the neutral AND ground terminals on a 3-prong outlet?
I have seen so much convoluted content on this topic which leads me to believe that my sources are bad, comprised of those who really don't know the answer and divert attention away from the touchy topic:
Is the green ground wire the same as the white neutral wire? The criteria here is resistance between the two - if it's close to zero then a rational answer should be YES. And yes it should be since the utility company, at some point or another, does connect a grounding rod directly into the neutral wire right after the transformer so any possible resistance that one could measure at the house would be between their grounding rod and mine?
My objective is to answer a more practical question: in the absence of green wire in the electrical conduit is it OK to connect the available white neutral wire to both the neutral AND ground terminals on a 3-prong outlet?