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Why does Can I add another ground bar to my old Crouse-Hinds main electric panel only have one ground bar?

The main panel on my house looks like a hot mess. I'm slowly rewiring the house and every time I have to move a breaker, connecting a ground is a nightmare because it's so crowded. Can I put another ground bar on the left side and make some space in here? I'm really fighting replacing the whole panel and simply don't have the funds or time to do that right now. Hoping there's an option to add another ground bar and just make some space.

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I was able to find the best start is just some help identifying this panel cover. Yes, it was uncovered when we bought the house. Crouse-Hinds Company is the manufacturer so. The sticker attached below suggests space where an EQPT ground bar could be installed. I canassume this means "equipment", but I'm unclear what that actually means. Is this diagram suggestion an additional 4 ground bars could be installed? I only need one more info onsmall one to mount my subpanel neutral wire.

As far as I can tell, Murray is the manufacturer to look at for the ground bar. Any help there?I'm going to take these photos to our local electric supply and see if we can fit something based on the dimensions of the mounting holes.

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Why does my main electric panel only have one ground bar?

The main panel on my house looks like a hot mess. I'm slowly rewiring the house and every time I have to move a breaker, connecting a ground is a nightmare because it's so crowded. Can I put another ground bar on the left side and make some space in here? I'm really fighting replacing the whole panel and simply don't have the funds or time to do that right now. Hoping there's an option to add another ground bar and just make some space.

Maybe the best start is just some help identifying this panel manufacturer so I can more info on the ground bar. Any help there?

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Can I add another ground bar to my old Crouse-Hinds main panel?

The main panel on my house looks like a hot mess. I'm slowly rewiring the house and every time I have to move a breaker, connecting a ground is a nightmare because it's so crowded. Can I put another ground bar on the left side and make some space in here? I'm really fighting replacing the whole panel and simply don't have the funds or time to do that right now. Hoping there's an option to add another ground bar and just make some space.

enter image description here

UPDATE:

I was able to find the panel cover. Yes, it was uncovered when we bought the house. Crouse-Hinds Company is the manufacturer. The sticker attached below suggests space where an EQPT ground bar could be installed. I assume this means "equipment", but I'm unclear what that actually means. Is this diagram suggestion an additional 4 ground bars could be installed? I only need one more small one to mount my subpanel neutral wire.

As far as I can tell, Murray is the manufacturer to look at for the ground bar. I'm going to take these photos to our local electric supply and see if we can fit something based on the dimensions of the mounting holes.

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Why does my main electric panel only have one ground bar?

The main panel on my house looks like a hot mess. I'm slowly rewiring the house and every time I have to move a breaker, connecting a ground is a nightmare because it's so crowded. Can I put another ground bar on the left side and make some space in here? I'm really fighting replacing the whole panel and simply don't have the funds or time to do that right now. Hoping there's an option to add another ground bar and just make some space.

Maybe the best start is just some help identifying this panel manufacturer so I can more info on the ground bar. Any help there?

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