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Q: Which is the hot wire if there are both black and red wires?
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How do you wire a light switch with only black and red wires?

Connect the black wire to the incoming hot wire and the red wire to the out going load.


What to do with the white wire in track light with black green and white wires if the house does not have a white one?

The white is neutral. The house does have a neutral wire even though it may be black. One of those black wires is the neutral and the other is the hot wire. You will have to determine which is hot and which is neutral. You can easily do this with a voltage tester. The wire that lights the tester is the hot. When you wire the light simply wire the hot to hot, and the white and green to the other wire.


Which is the Hot wire and which is the Neutral wire if the wires you see are a Black a Red and a Yellow wire?

Black red and yellow is three-phase. there is no neutral.


Which wire is hot with two black wires and one green on extension cord?

Electrical plug hot wireThe smaller blade of the plug is the hot wire, but both wires are in a way hot. This is because you are working with alternating current. Alternating current changes its direction of flow 120 times a second in the United States. An electrical cord can have different plug types. The most popular are the two and three prong type with the three prong type the smaller straight piece is hot, the larger straight piece is called neutral and the round one is ground. With the two prong you don't have a ground.


Is black the neutral wire?

no in resd. it's hot normally but if wired oppisate 2006 irc code

Related questions

Which wire is hot black with a white stripe or solid black?

The normal practice is for the black (or at least darker) wire to be hot. However, given the consequences of guessing wrong, they should be tested and both wires should be treated as "hot" until you find out differently.


How do you wire a light switch with only black and red wires?

Connect the black wire to the incoming hot wire and the red wire to the out going load.


Which of the two wires is hot which is neutral?

If this is a home wiring question and the wires are black and white then black is Hot and white is Neutral. If you also have a red wire, it is the other hot wire, and either the black or the red wire to the white one would be 120 volts, and red to black would be 240 volts.


What to do with the white wire in track light with black green and white wires if the house does not have a white one?

The white is neutral. The house does have a neutral wire even though it may be black. One of those black wires is the neutral and the other is the hot wire. You will have to determine which is hot and which is neutral. You can easily do this with a voltage tester. The wire that lights the tester is the hot. When you wire the light simply wire the hot to hot, and the white and green to the other wire.


Which is the Hot wire and which is the Neutral wire if the wires you see are a Black a Red and a Yellow wire?

Black red and yellow is three-phase. there is no neutral.


Should grooved wire be connected to white wire?

If you are referring to lamp cord type wire where both wires are brown then yes, connect the wire with the groves to the white neutral and the smooth wire to the black hot wire.


Can 1 0 wire be used for both hot wires and ground in a service entrance?

Yes 1/0 wire can be used for both ungrounded( hot wires) and the grounded conductor (neutral).


How do you wire 220V with 2 black 1 white wire?

Your black wires are your hot wires. The white is your neutral or common. It would be best to run an equipment ground (green wire) too.


Which wire is hot with two black wires and one green on extension cord?

Electrical plug hot wireThe smaller blade of the plug is the hot wire, but both wires are in a way hot. This is because you are working with alternating current. Alternating current changes its direction of flow 120 times a second in the United States. An electrical cord can have different plug types. The most popular are the two and three prong type with the three prong type the smaller straight piece is hot, the larger straight piece is called neutral and the round one is ground. With the two prong you don't have a ground.


Is the black wire in a computer the hot wire?

Computers are not dryers; they do not have a "hot wire."A standard desktop PC power supply unit uses this color code:The black wires is ground (zero V).The red wires provide +5 V.Yellow wires provide a +12 V to a device.


Is black the neutral wire?

no in resd. it's hot normally but if wired oppisate 2006 irc code


Would the black wire be line 1 on 240V line in?

On a 240 volt circuit both line wires are hot, so they may both be black, depending on the wire used. There is normally no neutral required unless you are also tapping off 120 volts between hot and neutral.