Timeline for using load center ground bars for neutrals
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| Jun 22 at 19:42 | comment | added | RustyShackleford | Yeah, could be. Might just add the heat shrink after inspection. Or not at all. Speaking of extending wires, probably silly question but ... is a solder joint, covered by heat-shrink, allowable ? | |
| Jun 21 at 16:22 | comment | added | FreeMan | @RustyShackleford, I don't think heat-shrink over the Wago meets code, since that doesn't comply with installation instructions. | |
| Jun 21 at 16:22 | comment | added | FreeMan | #TIL about those in-line Wagos! It's a good day! | |
| May 9 at 5:16 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @Rusty Either bring the home-run cable there and land it there, or since you have to extend it anyway, extend it via the conduit into that box, have your A/GFCI there, and then back to the panel to land on a plain breaker or tandem. | |
| May 7 at 23:30 | comment | added | RustyShackleford | @Harper I'm still trying to grok the last paragraph of your answer. Are you saying just splice the not-long-enough neutral there, or are you saying bring the home-run there ? If the latter, then the metal continuity satisfies EGC, so you just bring a neutral and hot (of convenient length) into the panel-proper. And you put an AFCI/GFCI receptacle (or dead-front there) so you can use an ordinary breaker. | |
| Apr 23 at 3:39 | comment | added | RustyShackleford | Jumpers seem questionable for sure. But my setup will allow 4awg jumpers, same amount of copper as six 12awg. Which is no more neutrals that I'm thinking of landing there (in the ground bars I add near the bottom of the picture) for convenience. | |
| Apr 22 at 19:27 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @someone I believe Code has a rule allowing that but specifying the size of the neutral jumper based on the size of the service (reasonable) but disturbingly small IMO (not good). As such I don't recommend it (partly out of fear I misunderstood it). And UL will have required enough neutral spots for any listed use. But also, what Ecnerwal says re: labeling/instructions. | |
| Apr 20 at 14:38 | vote | accept | RustyShackleford | ||
| Apr 20 at 14:38 | comment | added | RustyShackleford | Yes, I will have a stash of inline Wagos. Thinking heat-shrink over them too, veyr secure. AHJ can't see the Wago, but he seems to trust me. | |
| Apr 20 at 14:37 | comment | added | RustyShackleford | That was exactly my (un-stated) thinking: ground only needs to carry fault current, but neutral is more-or-less continuously carrying its circuit's full current. | |
| Apr 20 at 11:27 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | That does not meet the instuctions/labeling or code, (which requires following the instructions) @SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica • 4th paragraph. | |
| Apr 20 at 9:54 | comment | added | SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica | This doesn't appear to address the suggestion of running a suitable high-current jumper from the neutral bar. Do you have an opinion on that option? | |
| Apr 20 at 6:29 | history | answered | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |