Home Wiring Questions: Hot, Neutral, Ground Voltage

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The discussion clarifies that in standard residential wiring, there is 120VAC between hot and neutral, as well as between hot and ground. However, there is no voltage between neutral and ground because they are bonded together at the service entrance. Current flows from hot to neutral due to this bonding, and while AC allows current to flow in both directions, the design ensures that current primarily flows from hot to neutral. This topic has been frequently addressed in various threads on the forum.

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There is supposed to be 120VAC between hot and neutral as well as between hot and ground. Why is there no voltage between neutral and ground though? Why does current only flow from hot to neutral and not neutral to hot? Is neutral grounded?
 
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What makes you think current does not flow from neutral to hot? It IS AC remember. Current can flow between hot and ground because ground and neutral are tied together at the service entrance. Do a search, this sort of thing has been discussed MANY times on this forum.
 
...but yes, the neutral and ground are connected at the panel.
 

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