Short Wires
 

I NEED TO UPDATE MY ELECTRICAL PANEL. I FIND THAT SOME OF MY NEUTRAL AND GROUND AND HOT WIRES ARE A BIT SHORT OF REACHING THE GROUNDING BAR AND FOR THE BREAKERS. HOW DO I EXTEND THESE WIRES? CAN I ADD PIG TAILS TO EACH WIRE, USING WIRE NUTS?

Thanks in advance for any help or reply

You can pigtail in the panel using wire nuts, however an alternative strategy that may be better is to add a junction box outside the panel with perhaps an outlet, and run a new cable into the panel from there.

Just splice them in the panel... simple and effective.

If you are in the USA.

Well, dont leave me hanging... embrace my quest for knowledge and spill the beans already. :)

In Canada the CEC does not allow splices in a panel.

Sucks to be them. :)

Thanks every one for your help and replies.

And thank you for finding the caps lock key.....

Good luck

If you are replacing the panel look into Cutler Hammer. They have a new panel intended for replacements. It has a ground/neutral bar at the top of the panel.

Electures.,

IIRC they are called Renovation panels and some of them only have 5 blocks that you can able tie the conductor in ( I used 2 of them and they are ok to me ) and some models the tub width is narrower than standard tub what we are used to it.

Merci,
Marc

Pretty sure we're allowed panel spliced. Not on feeders though with some exceptions. I know at one point you were only allowed two in a tub but from what I recall as long as box fill rules are applied its alright.

Thanks every one for your help and replies