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Old 11-07-2009, 03:29 AM   #1
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I am under full NEC 2008 regs here, and am trying to figure out exactly how to wire my panel in my new detached garage. I am going to be pulling directly off the meter socket. Specifically, I am confused on the grounds and neutrals. Do I run the main, rod, and rebar grounds to the grounding bar? How are the neutrals tied in then, thru the panel itself?
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Old 11-07-2009, 06:45 AM   #2
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At a main panel (panel with the main disconnecting means) the grounds and neutrals are bonded together. The neutral bus also is bonded to the panel box.
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I am going to be pulling directly off the meter socket.
Explain exactly what you mean by that.

Detached garages are normally subpanels fed from the house panel.

But if you have a separate service at the garage, it could be a main panel.
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:17 PM   #4
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Install a grounding terminal terminal strip and land both grounding and bonding wires to it. Connect the neutral to the neutral lug and do not install the green bonding screw that came with the panel. If the green screw is installed remove it. This screw bonds the neutral lug and terminals to the enclosure. You do not want to bond the neutral at the sub panel. The grounding strip is bonded to the enclosure. It is important that they stay separated. Put all the bare grounds (EGC) on the grounding terminal strip. Put all the white neutrals on the neutral terminal strip.

By design the neutral terminal strip is insulated from the enclosure. The green bonding screw that came with the panel is for bonding this terminal strip. In this instance you will not use it.

Ps.....You cannot run a feeder directly from the meter for a sub panel. It must be fed from a circuit breaker or fuses. The best place to feed the sub panel is from the existing main panel in the house.

What size wire did you pull? That looks like a 100 amp panel. If it is you need #3 Cu for the two hots and a #8 for the ground (EGC).
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This isnt a sub-panel. It is not connected to the house panel at all, in no way, shape, or form. The power will be coming directly from the meter socket. One lug in the meter socket goes inside the house, the other lug feeds my garage panel. The Inspector knows about this, and it is legal.

http://www.milbankmfg.com/products/c...pConnector.pdf

I have been searching around all morning. I am even more confused now! Two electricians, and the inspector said this would be code-legal, but everything I seem to find says that I should be doing a sub-panel, or that this is not legal?

The main panel in the house only has 2 slots left in it, and I am trying to avoid putting more holes in the side of the house, and filling up the panel in the house. I was told that using the item linked above, would allow me to skip going into the house, and give me true 100amp service in the garage, instead of sharing the 150amp service in the house. Im so lost right now.
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Ok. I think I understand it now. What was throwing me off is that ground in the main feed. When I originally (nearly a year ago) pulled those feeds, I planned on tapping into the main panel in the house. Then I learned about the load-tap connectors.

I dont need the grounding bar kit on the left side of the panel. I connect everything like a main panel in a house. I wonder what the inspector wants me to do with the rouge ground wire?
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Dual lug meter feeds are OK to use as your Inspector has indicated
He's the one that does the Inspection

I'm not sure what you mean by Rouge ground wire?

Copper wire goes to the ground lug on the panel
Any other ground should also go to lug/bus grounding location
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i meant the ground wire coming in with the main feeds. It was no longer needed with the meter feed. I hope I did everything right!

The pic was taken before I marked the 240v white wire as hot with black tape.
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I wonder what the inspector wants me to do with the rouge ground wire?
Probably get rid of it. Connecting it would create a parallel neutral path.
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thats what I did. I pulled it completely out of the conduit.
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