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You never switch a neutral wire, only hots. hooking both hot and neutral to the same switch will result in a short when the swith is turned on.
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Why would a circuit breaker switch spark?
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Why does the light switch pop the circuit breaker after a period of time?
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When is the neutral grounded in an electrical circuit?
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