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TOPIC: Eletrical panel questions

Re: Eletrical panel questions 15 years 3 months ago #4868

I post the following illustration in my clients report.

John the pics you posted look fine.

On the one I posted the neutral was attached with a ground. 


Yes I was just trying to bring to light a question I have had in the past.  I guess I'm looking to see what other inspectors say about this because there's still a little inkling of a question in my mind about this.  If you look at the pic you just posted, all grounds are on one bar and all neutrals are on the other.  And the two bars should be bonded together with a bonding bar. 

What I have found when trying to research this,  mixing the grounds and neutrals isn't against code, its just sloppy.  As an inspector, I try to point things like this out because there are many building, plumbing electrical, etc. techniques that meet code but not necessarily the best practice to use in that particular field. 

In short, its cutting corners!  Oh and I like that pic, I may have to borrow it from ya.   ;)

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Re: Eletrical panel questions 15 years 3 months ago #4875

What I am saying is that at the very first disconnect N & G go together. If it happens to be in a breaker panel, then so be it. If it's within a main disconnect box, then that is where the bonding takes place. Past that initial point, they are kept separate.

What is the difference between a "main" and a "sub"? Some folks say there is no such thing as a sub panel... or all panels are subs. It is all about the main disconnect. That is where the bonding takes place. After that everything is the same.

Regarding mixing G & N on bars in the main, It's ok to mix, so I don't write it up.

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