I did not know this about sub panels I see alot of times where the electricians run the ground and neutral into the same hole Im guessing in this case calling in that electrician to investigate wouldnt do alot of good but since theyre bonded at the service panel if they do that is it OK?
On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Seth Mattinen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/16/17 08:38, Chuck McCown wrote: > >> But they run back to two different bars. The neutral bar and the ground >> bar. Then normally those two are bonded and the ground bar goes to the >> building entrance ground rod. Any bad connection coupled with decent >> amount of current causes voltage differences. >> > > > Bonded only at the service entrance and separate at sub-panels; that's > important. > > Also worth considering: there was a time when separate ground conductors > wasn't required and it was OK to use the metal conduit itself as the ground > path. This is no longer allowed because over time conduit fittings can > loosen and make the ground bad, possibly intermittently. > > ~Seth > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
