Neutral / Ground Question
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Neutral / Ground Question
The neutral and the ground in the main box in my house were put on a common bar. The bond screw to the box housing is in place and it appears the box has holes for a ground bar to attach, this just seemed to be an easier? solution to whoever originally wired it. This setup passed inspection at the time (1984). There appear to be enough spaces on the bar for everything going to it (however some of the neutrals are double-tapped anyway -- looking at the circuits they appear to be part of the house originals too).
Is there any reason to add a proper ground bar to the box at this point and pull all the grounds over to it, other than just making the inside of the box less spaghetti like? This is complicated by the fact that the box was made by Sylvania, whom I understand quit making boxes and would make finding the proper ground bar difficult, if not impossible.
Is there any reason to add a proper ground bar to the box at this point and pull all the grounds over to it, other than just making the inside of the box less spaghetti like? This is complicated by the fact that the box was made by Sylvania, whom I understand quit making boxes and would make finding the proper ground bar difficult, if not impossible.
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It is proper for the neutral and ground to be connected in the main panel.
It is against code for there to be two neutral wires under a single screw, so you should fix this problem.
It is against code for there to be two neutral wires under a single screw, so you should fix this problem.
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Originally Posted by WMW
Is there any reason to add a proper ground bar to the box at this point and pull all the grounds over to it, other than just making the inside of the box less spaghetti like?
Otherwise, if you undouble the neutrals and everything else is tight, why mess with it?
This is complicated by the fact that the box was made by Sylvania, who I understand quit making boxes and would make finding the proper ground bar difficult, if not impossible.
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Originally Posted by WMW
This is complicated by the fact that the box was made by Sylvania, whom I understand quit making boxes and would make finding the proper ground bar difficult, if not impossible.