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		jhayward on Aug 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why we ground electrical systems (2015) > Two wires run to it, the hot and the neutral Standard US residential is 240V split phase, with two hot and one neutral conductor from the transformer. So three wires, minimum. Unless you have a very old feed.

jessaustin on Aug 2, 2019 [–]

Ah, yes, well spotted. That was an oversimplification. Two hots, one neutral, zero "grounds".

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