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Wiring 2 outlets to 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits with a single 10/3 electrical wire.

Here's an idea (and it is code compliant), using one 10/3 romex electrical wire (three insulated conductors, and a bare ground wire - 10 gauge), you can wire two outlets to a double pole breaker (and yes the legs would not be the same, which on a quiet electrical system is not a big deal).
 

In this situation, 2 hot wires from the outlets would be wired directly to each of the circuit breakers, the neutral would be bridged between the two outlets and then connected to the appropriate spot on the panel, and the grounds for each outlet would be attached to the single ground wire that goes back to the panel.  This would all appear within a quad outlet wall panel (ie. Two 20 amp outlets side-by-side)

For a long 70 foot run this seems prudent thing to do, less costly and kosher.

emergingsoul
rbertalotto
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THANK YOU!

One thing that still confuses me about running 12/4 or 10/4 for two circuits. Seems the issue is one neutral back to the electric cabinet for both circuits.....But are not the neutrals all combined back at the cabinet anyways?

emergingsoul OP
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it’s the push/pull activity along the hot wires that affects the return of any current to the neutral. Because each leg for the double pole breaker is not in the same phase with the other Circuit it creates a push pull current flow across the outlets. And any imbalance between the current draw from either outlet goes through the neutral - sort of like relieving the pressure I guess.

Which basically means you have current flow going to the first outlet along the Hotwire and then current crosses over to the second outlet by way of the neutral wire which connects the two outlets, and then the hot wire from the second outlet has current flow back to the 2nd breaker of the double pole breaker. It is a circular flow back to the panel in this double pole configuration

emergingsoul OP
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mwh777 create

I totally disagree with your comment about electricity 101. To say that people should be somewhat educated about electricity before they ask merit filled questions is disappointing.

It’s my view the answers should be structured in layman terms. Otherwise how are the common folk people supposed to understand it.

It’s still troubling that the flow of electricity through a multi branch circuit is still confused.  the nature of how the Circuit flows back to the panel  on the second hot wire is difficult to understand for us layman without a better understanding of the push pull activity due to different phases on the circuit panel. Further, when there are imbalances in Energy demand from the two outlets, as there always is, how does this impact the return flow back to the panel in light of the different phases used for each outlet.

This can be confusing for us Laymen and while I think I sort of understand it, it is still a little bit foggy.

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