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The white wire, regardless of outlets or ceiling, is often the neutral wire. the black wire is also often a hot wire tho this may not always seem the case. ex: in a ''switch leg" (wires to turn on and off a light switch) the black is often the hot from the loop circuit coming to the light switch. To insert the switch the black is broken and you send the black down to the light switch. Then a "red" goes up from the switch and is connected to the hot side of the light, completing the circuit. This known as a switch leg... In three wire bundles with a ground wire, red can also be used as a hot, as long as you label it.
Red and black often hot wires, white is often neutral. If a white wire needs to be used as a hot it must be marked by wrapping it in black tape and this is sometimes the case in 3- way wiring circuits.
Safety note: don't ever assume a wire is not a "hot wire" just because it has a certain color!
Nor should anyone ever assume what a wire is being used for just because of its color!
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Is the red wire hot or common?
If wired correctly the red wire will be hot, but any wire can be hot regardless of colour if done incorrectly.
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.
When wiring a house do you have to use the black wire as the hot wire?
No, there are different occasions when the red of a three wire cable gets used as a hot wire. There also times when the white wire gets used as a hot but has to be re identified as a hot with marking tape. When wiring baseboard heaters the cable used is red and black with no white wire in the set.
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.
If there are a red wire a black wire and a bare wire in a 120 volt supply wire which is the hot wire?
Where there is a red wire involved that usually indicates some type of special switching arrangement or more likely a 240 Volt circuit. In this case there will be 240 volts across the red and black and they will both be hot. Normally for 120 Volts the black is hot, the white is common and the bare wire is ground.
Is the red wire hot or common?
If wired correctly the red wire will be hot, but any wire can be hot regardless of colour if done incorrectly.
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.
When was Red Hot TV - Canada - created?
Red Hot TV - Canada - was created in 2003.
Is the red wire the negitave on your battery?
No Red is positive and it is hot
What wire is the hot wire on your 1995 Honda accord lx for the horn the blue and red wire or the white?
normally the blue and red wires are hot white is standaed for nutral,
A light switch has three wire colors red and white and green which is the hot wire and which is the neutral?
Red is hot Green is ground White is neutral
Where can I find a wiring diagram for a 1979 Trans Am to find the hot wire color?
red is usually the hot wire.
When wiring a house do you have to use the black wire as the hot wire?
No, there are different occasions when the red of a three wire cable gets used as a hot wire. There also times when the white wire gets used as a hot but has to be re identified as a hot with marking tape. When wiring baseboard heaters the cable used is red and black with no white wire in the set.
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.
If there are a red wire a black wire and a bare wire in a 120 volt supply wire which is the hot wire?
Where there is a red wire involved that usually indicates some type of special switching arrangement or more likely a 240 Volt circuit. In this case there will be 240 volts across the red and black and they will both be hot. Normally for 120 Volts the black is hot, the white is common and the bare wire is ground.
What wire color is hot or power lead?
red
What color is hot wire for reverse lights?
red
