How To Know If Unknown Wire Is "neutral Or Ground"?

handyman99

I'm telling you this house is wired. I don't do electrical that much, I specialize in plumbing.

I tested a hot wire with this wire and it produces 120 volts. However, if I'm correct, that just means that the wire could be neutral or ground.

Can you help me? How can I find out if the wire his neutral or ground?

oldfrt

About time to shut down this thread.

He's not listening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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JumboJack

Dude there is NO way in the world I would tell you how to do this...
Call a pro......

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handyman99

How come nobody can answer this question? Is it really hard to figure it out. I'm sure somebody can figure this out.

JumboJack

The thing is it is NOT very hard to figure out.If you know what you are doing..YOU don't..Please call a pro and stay away from wires...

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

handyman99

We tried that. A professional will not touch this wiring because it's not code compliant. They want to rewire the whole house at some $5,000.

All I want to know if how to figure out if this wire is ground or neutral?

ChrWright

You CANNOT install a receptacle to the wires you describe. Just because someone is willing to pay you to do something, doesn't make it the right thing to do.

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MALCO.New.York

This entire Thread is a ruse!

No way could a "20 Year Electrical Tinker" be that dumb. Nor would one stick around this long after so much abuse!

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handyman99

A professional is staying away from this job. They only want to rewire the whole duplex. The wiring has been fine for the last 15 years, so I'm not worried that anything will go wrong. I just want to find out if the wire is neutral or ground?

K2

They go to the same place. Why worry about the little details and forget about the really big details??

ChrWright

I agree... Lock this down... It's not a funny joke.

People DIE from hacks hooking sh** up to any old wire.

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handyman99

If the wire is a neutral, it will be easy to install a outlet here. If the wire is ground then you are right, I cannot install a outlet here.

That the reason I am trying to figure out if this wire is ground or neutral. HOw do I figure it out.

oldfrt

In this area all rental property has to be inspected prior to new tennants.
It's done for a reason.
Code compliance.
Not to mention protection of life and limb.
I'm sure their Ins.Co would not cover their property if the worst should happen.
Getting the drift yet?

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JumboJack

You very well could be right..I almost want to ask him a few questions about said wires just to see if he is for real.....ALMOST

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

handyman99

I know they go to the same place. However the ground and neutral are still different. So do you think it's a ground or neutral? Or it doesn't matter.

JumboJack

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

handyman99

Believe it or not, the insurance company just inspected the circuit breakers. However, the inspector didn't take the panal off the circuit breaker, therefore he couldn't tell it was not code compliant. Instead, the inspector was just making sure the house was circuit breaker and not fuses.

K2

It only matters in compliant or semi compliant installations. Sounds like you just need to hook it up.

oldfrt

This is what they told you there but you were misdirected as you are not a professional.


This site is for DIY - Homeowners
It is not for installing non-code compliant wiring
Nor is it for people who do this as a living
Please visit the Contractors site

And judging by the responses,should know no one will answer this ?

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skyhook

I hope your plumbing is better than your electrical work.

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