When both grounds and neutrals are bonded together at the service panel and both run back to the utility pole, they are functionally equivalent at the surface level in terms of test values, even though grounds and neutrals are not the same thing electrically.

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every ground that's run out to something is running back to the neutral up at the pole not at your panel made well if it's a service panel yeah they're going to be touching we always Bond our neutrals and grounds together out at the service

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What is the Difference Between a Short Circuit and a Ground Fault?Electrician U
Created: 8/13/2026, 7:44:34 AM

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