Moderator Edit: This was split from here: http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=14393
I bought a Lutron wireless switch to control a ceiling fan.
I need to cover up the switch with a painting and wanted to put in wireless since the switch would be inaccessible. So the wireless switch requires a Neutral since I suppose it needs a little power to run the radio and maybe trip a relay.
My original switch does not have a neutral. It's just a dumb switch that switches the hot wire and has a ground.
What would be the real life ramifications of using the ground as the neutral.
I bought a Lutron wireless switch to control a ceiling fan.
I need to cover up the switch with a painting and wanted to put in wireless since the switch would be inaccessible. So the wireless switch requires a Neutral since I suppose it needs a little power to run the radio and maybe trip a relay.
My original switch does not have a neutral. It's just a dumb switch that switches the hot wire and has a ground.
What would be the real life ramifications of using the ground as the neutral.
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